Middleton is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the river Irk, 5 miles south-west of Rochdale and 5 miles north-east of Manchester, with Blackley t
St Leonard's Parish Church
Warwick Mill is a former cotton mill in Middleton
Parkfield House
The coat of arms of the former Middleton Municipal Borough Council, granted by the College of Arms on 28 January 1887; the motto Fortis in Arduis is Latin for "Strength in difficulties"
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Liam James Fray is an English musician, best known as the founder and frontman of Manchester-based indie rock band Courteeners, which was formed in 2006. Fray hails from Middleton, Greater Manchester
Middleton, Greater Manchester
…BBC Radio 1Xtra's DJ Semtex is also from the town All four members of the indie-rock group The Courteeners are also from the area, including frontman Liam Fray (born 1985) The Chameleons, a post-punk band, was formed locally in 1981 and was described by the Middleton Guardian as "Middleton's most famous export…
Fray with the Courteeners performing at the Oxegen 2008 festival