Spotland

This article is about the area. For the sports venue, see Spotland Stadium.

Spotland (/ˈspɒtlænd/ SPOT-land) is a district of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England. The Rochdale ward name is Spotland and Falinge. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 10,805.^[1] It lies on the River Spodden, and is the home of Spotland Stadium.

Spotland
A view over Spotland
Spotland Location within Greater Manchester
Population	10,805 (2011.Spotland and Falange Ward)
OS grid reference	SD885135
Metropolitan borough	Rochdale
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ROCHDALE
Postcode district	OL12
Dialling code	01706
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
List of places UK England Greater Manchester 53.618133°N 2.173114°W / 53.618133; -2.173114

Historically a part of Lancashire, Spotland was formerly its own township and chapelry within the ancient parish of Rochdale,^[2] in 1866 Spotland became a separate civil parish,^[3] in 1894 the parish was abolished to form Rochdale, Whitworth, Bacup and Norden.^[4] In 1891 the parish had a population of 37,828.^[5]

The name Spotland means "area around the Spodden", Spodden referring to the River Spodden, which itself means "spouting stream".

Spotland Primary School lies within the locality on Edmund Street.^[6]