Radcliffe

Radcliffe, a town of south-east Lancashire, on the Irwell, $2\backslash frac\{1\}\{2\}$ miles SSW. of Bury and 7 NNW. of Manchester. It has an ancient parish church (restored 1873), a ruined tower, a market-hall (1852), a co-operative hall (1878), cotton and calico works, bleachfields, and coal-mining in the neighbourhood. Pop. (1851) 5002; (1881) 16,267; (1891) 20,020.