Norden is a suburb

Suburb

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an village within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale

Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale

The Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England. It is named after its largest town, Rochdale, but spans a far larger area which includes the towns of Middleton, Heywood, Littleborough and Milnrow, and the village of Wardle.The borough was...

, in Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester

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, England. It is situated on the western edge of Rochdale

Rochdale

Rochdale is a large market town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the foothills of the Pennines on the River Roch, north-northwest of Oldham, and north-northeast of the city of Manchester. Rochdale is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan...

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As a result of changes to boundaries, Norden ward

Wards of the United Kingdom

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 is divided between Heywood and Middleton and Rochdale

Rochdale (UK Parliament constituency)

Rochdale is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...

 constituencies, represented in Parliament

Parliament of the United Kingdom

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 by Jim Dobbin

Jim Dobbin

James "Jim" Dobbin is a British Labour Co-operative politician and microbiologist, who has been the Member of Parliament for Heywood and Middleton since 1997.-Education and career:...

 (of the Labour Party

Labour Party (UK)

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) and Simon Danczuk

Simon Danczuk

Simon Christopher Danczuk is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Rochdale since 2010.-Early life and career:...

 (also of the Labout Party.

The main road through the village is the A680 Edenfield Road, which runs from Rochdale town centre to the village of Edenfield

Edenfield

Edenfield is a village within the Rossendale borough of Lancashire, England. Lying on the River Irwell, it is around north of Ramsbottom, south of Rawtenstall, and west of Norden, and has a total population of 2,080....

 in Lancashire

Lancashire

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Norden is the home of Norden Cricket Club, who play in the Central Lancashire League.

Taylor Park

Taylor Park

Taylor Park is an area of land located in the area of Norden in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It was originally made into a park because it is situated on a mine shaft for the mine that used to be in operation in the locality and therefore makes it unsuitable...

is an outlying area of Norden.