Langley, Greater Manchester

Langley is an suburb near Middleton, Greater Manchester, England, 4.4 miles (7.1 km) southwest of Rochdale and 5.5 miles (8.9 km) northeast of Manchester city centre.

Langley
High-rise accommodation in Langley. The flats pictured here have since been demolished.
Langley is located in Greater Manchester
Langley
Langley
Location within Greater Manchester
OS grid referenceSD865065
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMANCHESTER
Postcode districtM24
Dialling code0161
PoliceGreater Manchester
FireGreater Manchester
AmbulanceNorth West
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UK
England
Greater Manchester
53°33′19″N 2°12′11″W / 53.55516°N 2.20305°W / 53.55516; -2.20305

Langley is an overspill estate, created in the 1950s for Manchester City Council.[1] Families moved into the new housing from the slum clearance areas of Manchester, the eventual population of about 25,000 doubling that of Middleton.[1]

All the street names are adopted from different areas of the Lake District.

In 1990, Langley estate was the focus of a satanic panic[2] and in 2006 twelve of the now-adult victims sued Rochdale Council for compensation.

The Ken Loach film Raining Stones was filmed in and around Langley in 1993.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Spotlight on Middleton". manchesteronline.co.uk. 11 June 2006. Retrieved 15 November 2007.
  2. ^ "Lost years of 'satanic panic' children". BBC News. 11 January 2006.