Rochdale

//ˈɹɒt͡ʃdeɪl// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A town and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England.

Etymology

From the River Roch + dale, although recorded in the Domesday Book (1086) as Recedham (homestead with a hall), which became Rachedal by 1195 (valley of the River Roch).

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