Editing Audenshaw

{{Short description|Town in Greater Manchester, England}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country                  = England
| coordinates              = {{coord|53.473|-2.122|display=inline,title}}
| population               = 11,419
| population_ref           = (2011)
| official_name            = Audenshaw
| metropolitan_borough     = [[Tameside]]
| region                   = North West England
| metropolitan_county      = [[Greater Manchester]]
| constituency_westminster = [[Denton and Reddish (UK Parliament constituency)|Denton and Reddish]]
| post_town                = MANCHESTER
| postcode_district        = M34
| postcode_area            = M
| dial_code                = 0161
| os_grid_reference        = SJ925975
| london_distance          = {{convert|160|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} [[Boxing the compass|SSE]]
| static_image_name        = Audenshaw Town Centre.jpg
| static_image_caption     = Audenshaw Cemetery
}}
'''Audenshaw''' is a town in [[Tameside]], [[Greater Manchester]], England, {{convert|4.9|mi|km|1}} east of [[Manchester]]. [[Historic counties of England|Historically]] part of [[Lancashire]], in [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011]] it had a population of 11,419.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/north-west-e12000002#sthash.tIBIDQfl.a79GHvrg.dpbs|title=2011 census|access-date=5 February 2015|archive-date=4 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204225052/http://www.ukcensusdata.com/north-west-e12000002#sthash.tIBIDQfl.a79GHvrg.dpbs|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The name derives from Aldwin, a [[Saxons|Saxon]] personal name, and the [[Old English]] suffix ''shagh'' meaning "Woodland". [[Nico Ditch]], an [[Early Middle Ages|early-medieval]] linear earthwork possibly built as a defensive barrier against [[Vikings]], runs through the area. Medieval Audenshaw was a division of the [[Township (England)|township]] of [[Ashton-under-Lyne|Ashton]] in the county of [[Lancashire]].<ref name="GM Gazetteer">{{citation|url=http://www.gmcro.co.uk/Guides/Gazeteer/gazza.htm |title=Greater Manchester Gazetteer |publisher=Greater Manchester County Record Office |access-date=4 September 2009 |at=Places names – A |archive-date=18 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718144214/http://www.gmcro.co.uk/Guides/Gazeteer/gazza.htm |url-status = dead|df=dmy }}</ref> Audenshaw expanded as a centre for [[textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution]] and the [[Victorian era]] with inhabitants employed in hat-making, cotton-spinning, calico-printing, and silk-weaving.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/entry_page.jsp?text_id=879460&word=NULL|work=A vision of Britain through time|access-date=4 September 2009|title=Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Audenshaw|author=Great Britain Historical GIS Project|year=2004|publisher=University of Portsmouth}}</ref> In 1974, Audenshaw [[Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland)|Urban District]] became part of the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside.

==History==
[[File:Audenshaw Reservoir, 2005.jpg|thumb|Audenshaw Reservoir]]
The name Audenshaw is a corruption of its earlier name ''Aldwinshagh'' which derives from Aldwin, a [[Saxons|Saxon]] personal name, combined with the [[Old English]] suffix ''shagh'' meaning "Woodland".<ref name="Lewis 1848">{{harvnb|Lewis|1848|pp=112–116}}.</ref>

[[Nico Ditch]], a medieval linear [[Earthworks (engineering)|earthwork]], runs through the area. Stretching {{convert|6|mi}} from Ashton Moss in the east to just east of [[Stretford]] in the west, the origin of the ditch is unclear.<ref>{{harvnb|Nevell|1998|p=40}}.</ref> According to legend, it was completed in a single night by the inhabitants of Manchester, as a protection against Viking invaders in 869–870,<ref>{{harvnb|Hylton|2003|p=8}}.</ref> and that it was the site of a bloody battle between Saxons and Danes and that [[Gorton]] and [[Reddish]] got their name from the battle, "Gore Town" and "Red-Ditch".<ref>{{harvnb|Booker|1857|p=197}}.</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Harland|Wilkinson|1993|pp=26–29}}.</ref> Despite the legend, the U-shape of the ditch&nbsp;– as opposed to the usual V-shape of military earthworks&nbsp;– and the absence of an associated bank indicates that Nico Ditch was probably a boundary marker.<ref>{{harvnb|Nevell|1998|pp=40–41}}.</ref> Although it is thought to be earlier, the earliest documented reference to Nico Ditch is in a charter detailing the granting of land in Audenshaw to the monks of the [[Kersal Cell]]. In the document, dating from 1190 to 1212, the ditch is referred to as "Mykelldiche", and a magnum fossatum, Latin for "large ditch".<ref>{{harvnb|Nevell|1992|p=78}}.</ref>

In 1877, part of the original village of Audenshaw was demolished to make way for the three [[Audenshaw Reservoirs]]. Also destroyed to allow the construction of the reservoirs was a section of Nico Ditch.<ref>{{harvnb|Nevell|1992|p=81}}.</ref>

==Governance==
[[File:Audenshaw Urban District Council - coat of arms.jpg|thumb|right|upright|The [[coat of arms]] of the former Audenshaw Urban District Council, which was granted by the [[College of Arms]] in 1950. The arms are emblematic of Audenshaw's history and geography, incorporating in its design references to industry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk/lancs_pre74.html|title = Civic Heraldry of England and Wales - Lancashire (Pre 1974)}}</ref>]]
During the [[Early Middle Ages]] Audenshaw is supposed to have been a
[[thanage]] held by [[Saxons]],<ref name="Lewis 1848"/> but following the [[Norman conquest of England]] fell within the [[Historic counties of England|historic county boundaries]] of [[Lancashire]], and noted as a division of [[Ashton-under-Lyne|Ashton]], an ancient [[Township (England)|township]] and parish within the [[Salford (hundred)|hundred of Salford]].<ref name="GM Gazetteer"/> The division of Audenshaw spanned the village of Audenshaw, and the outlying settlements of Danehead, Hooleyhill, Littlemoss, North-street, Walkmill, Waterhouses and Woodhouses.<ref name="Lewis 1848"/> This arrangement persisted until the creation of Audenshaw's first local authority, a [[local board of health]] in 1870.<ref name="GM Gazetteer"/> Audenshaw Local Board of Health was a regulatory body responsible for standards of hygiene and sanitation in the locality. Under the [[Local Government Act 1894]], the area of the local board became the [[Audenshaw Urban District]], a local government district in the Ashton-under-Lyne [[Poor Law Union]] and [[Administrative counties of England|administrative county]] of Lancashire.<ref name="GM Gazetteer"/> Under the [[Local Government Act 1972]], the Audenshaw Urban District was abolished, and Audenshaw has, since 1 April 1974, formed an [[unparished area]] of the [[Metropolitan Borough of Tameside]], within the [[Metropolitan county]] of [[Greater Manchester]].<ref name="GM Gazetteer"/>

Audenshaw was previously represented in [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]] by the [[Denton and Reddish (UK Parliament constituency)|Denton and Reddish constituency]]. Since its creation in 1983, the constituency has been held by the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]], 
At {{coord|53|28|27.5|N|2|6|44|W|type:city}} (53.4743°, −2.1122°), {{convert|160|mi|km|0}} north-northwest of [[central London]] and {{convert|5|mi|km|0}} east of Manchester, Audenshaw stands at the head of the Dane valley.<ref name="Lewis 1848"/> [[Guide Bridge]] is an area of Audenshaw.<ref name="GM Gazetteer2">{{citation |url=http://www.gmcro.co.uk/Guides/Gazeteer/gazzg.htm |title=Greater Manchester Gazetteer |publisher=Greater Manchester County Record Office|access-date=12 February 2011|at=Places names – G to H|archive-date=18 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718144437/http://www.gmcro.co.uk/Guides/Gazeteer/gazzg.htm}}</ref>

Since the [[2023 review of Westminster constituencies]], Audenshaw has been represented by [[Angela Rayner]] of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] as part of the [[Ashton-under-Lyne (UK Parliament constituency)|Ashton-under-Lyne]] constituency. In the [[2024 United Kingdom general election]], her majority over the second-placed [[Reform UK]] candidate was 6,971.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
! Constituency
! Holder
|-
! style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| Ashton-under-Lyne
| [[Angela Rayner]]
|}

'''Audenshaw''' is an [[ward (politics)|electoral ward]] of [[Tameside]], England.<ref>{{cite web|title= Your Councillors by Ward |url=http://tameside.moderngov.co.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?FN=WARD&VW=LIST&PIC=0 | website = tameside.moderngov.co.uk |date = 21 July 2006| publisher = [[Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council]] | access-date = 3 January 2018}}</ref>

The ward is represented by three councillors: Oliver Ryan (Lab),<ref>{{cite web | title = Councillor Oliver Ryan | url = http://tameside.moderngov.co.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=144 | website = tameside.moderngov.co.uk | date = 21 July 2006 | publisher = [[Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council]] | access-date = 3 January 2018 | archive-date = 4 January 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180104132350/http://tameside.moderngov.co.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=144 | url-status = dead }}</ref> Maria Bailey (Lab),<ref>{{cite web | title = Councillor Maria Bailey | url = http://tameside.moderngov.co.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=118 | website = tameside.moderngov.co.uk | date = 21 July 2006 | publisher = [[Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council]] | access-date = 3 January 2018 | archive-date = 4 January 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180104073344/http://tameside.moderngov.co.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=118 | url-status = dead }}</ref> and Teresa Smith (Lab)<ref>.{{cite web | title = Councillor Teresa Smith | url = http://tameside.moderngov.co.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=143 | website = tameside.moderngov.co.uk |date = 21 July 2006| publisher = [[Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council]] | access-date = 3 January 2018}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Election!!colspan="2"|Councillor!!colspan="2"|Councillor!!colspan="2"|Councillor
|-
| [[2004 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election|2004]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" |
| bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Allison Seabourne ([[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Lib Dem]])
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" |
| bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Peter Wright ([[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Lib Dem]])
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" |
| bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Karen Wright ([[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Lib Dem]])
|-
| [[2006 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election|2006]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Colin White ([[Labour Party (UK)|Lab]])
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" |
| Peter Wright ([[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Lib Dem]])
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" |
| Karen Wright ([[Labour Party (UK)|Lib Dem]])
|-
| [[2007 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election|2007]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| Colin White ([[Labour Party (UK)|Lab]])
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Wendy Brelsford ([[Labour Party (UK)|Lab]])
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" |
| Karen Wright ([[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Lib Dem]])
|-
| [[2008 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election|2008]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| Colin White ([[Labour Party (UK)|Lab]])
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| Wendy Brelsford ([[Labour Party (UK)|Lab]])
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Jean Brazil ([[Labour Party (UK)|Lab]])
|-
| [[2010 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election|2010]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Colin White ([[Labour Party (UK)|Lab]])
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| Wendy Brelsford ([[Labour Party (UK)|Lab]])
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| Jean Brazil ([[Labour Party (UK)|Lab]])
|-
| [[2011 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election|2011]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| Colin White ([[Labour Party (UK)|Lab]])
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Maria Bailey ([[Labour Party (UK)|Lab]])
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| Jean Brazil ([[Labour Party (UK)|Lab]])
|-
| [[2012 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election|2012]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| Colin White ([[Labour Party (UK)|Lab]])
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| Maria Bailey ([[Labour Party (UK)|Lab]])
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Teresa Smith ([[Labour Party (UK)|Lab]])
|-
| [[2014 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election|2014]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Oliver Ryan ([[Labour Party (UK)|Lab]])
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| Maria Bailey ([[Labour Party (UK)|Lab]])
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| Teresa Smith ([[Labour Party (UK)|Lab]])
|-
| [[2015 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election|2015]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| Oliver Ryan ([[Labour Party (UK)|Lab]])
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Maria Bailey ([[Labour Party (UK)|Lab]])
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| Teresa Smith ([[Labour Party (UK)|Lab]])
|-
| [[2016 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election|2016]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| Oliver Ryan ([[Labour Party (UK)|Lab]])
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| Maria Bailey ([[Labour Party (UK)|Lab]])
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Teresa Smith ([[Labour Party (UK)|Lab]])
|-
| [[2018 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council election|2018]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Oliver Ryan ([[Labour Party (UK)|Lab]])
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| Maria Bailey ([[Labour Party (UK)|Lab]])
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| Teresa Smith ([[Labour Party (UK)|Lab]])
|}
{{Color box|#99CCFF|border=darkgray}} indicates seat up for re-election.

{{Geographic Location
|title     = '''Neighbouring districts and places.'''
|North = [[Ashton-under-Lyne]]
|West      = [[Fairfield, Tameside]]
|Centre    = Audenshaw
|East      = [[Stalybridge]]
|South     = [[Denton, Greater Manchester|Denton]]
}}

==Demography==
{{further|Demographics of Greater Manchester}}
{| class="wikitable" style="float: right; margin-left: 2em; width: 40%; font-size: 90%;" cellspacing="3"
!colspan="4"|'''Audenshaw compared'''
|-
|'''2001 UK census'''||'''Audenshaw'''<ref>{{citation |title=Census 2001 Key Statistics – Urban area results by population size of urban area |publisher=Office for National Statistics |url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77-211152 |date=22 July 2004 |access-date=3 September 2009 |work=ons.gov.uk|at=[http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/census-2001-key-statistics/urban-area-results-by-population-size-of-urban-area/urban-area-results-by-population-size-of-urban-area-ks06--ethnic-group.xls KS06 Ethnic group] {{XLSlink}}}}</ref>||'''Tameside'''<ref name="Tameside neighbourhood stats">{{citation |title=Tameside Metropolitan Borough key statistics |publisher=Statistics.gov.uk |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=276783&c=Tameside&d=13&e=16&g=355472&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1221178894406&enc=1 |access-date=3 September 2009 }}</ref>
||'''England'''
|-
|Total population||12,790||213,043||49,138,831
|-
|White||96.5%||91.2%||91%
|-
|Asian||1.6%||5.6%||4.6%
|-
|Black||0.3%||1.2%||2.3%
|}
According to the [[Office for National Statistics]], at the time of the [[United Kingdom Census 2001]], Audenshaw had a population of 12,790. The 2001 population density was {{convert|10860|PD/sqmi|0}}, with a 100 to 93.2 female-to-male ratio.<ref>{{citation |title=Census 2001 Key Statistics – Urban area results by population size of urban area |publisher=Office for National Statistics |url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77-211152 |date=22 July 2004 |access-date=3 September 2009 |work=ons.gov.uk|at=[http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/census-2001-key-statistics/urban-area-results-by-population-size-of-urban-area/urban-area-results-by-population-size-of-urban-area-ks01-usual-resident-population.xls KS01 Usual resident population] {{XLSlink}}}}</ref> Of those over 16&nbsp;years old, 28.4% were single (never married), 43.3% married, and 8.8% divorced.<ref>{{citation |title=Census 2001 Key Statistics – Urban area results by population size of urban area |publisher=Office for National Statistics |url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77-211152 |date=22 July 2004 |access-date=3 September 2009 |work=ons.gov.uk|at=[http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/census-2001-key-statistics/urban-area-results-by-population-size-of-urban-area/urban-area-results-by-population-size-of-urban-area-ks04--marital-status.xls KS04 Marital status] {{XLSlink}}}}</ref> Audenshaw's 5,260&nbsp;households included 29.0% one-person, 38.5% married couples living together, 8.8% were [[cohabitation|co-habiting]] couples, and 11.4% single parents with their children.<ref>{{citation |title=Census 2001 Key Statistics – Urban area results by population size of urban area |publisher=Office for National Statistics |url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77-211152 |date=22 July 2004 |access-date=3 September 2009 |work=ons.gov.uk|at=[http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/census-2001-key-statistics/urban-area-results-by-population-size-of-urban-area/urban-area-results-by-population-size-of-urban-area-ks20--household-composition.xls KS20 Household composition] {{XLSlink}}}}</ref> Of those aged 16–74, 33.4% had no [[National Qualifications Framework|academic qualifications]], similar to the Tameside average (35.2%), but above that of England (28.9%).<ref name="Tameside neighbourhood stats"/><ref>{{citation |title=Census 2001 Key Statistics – Urban area results by population size of urban area |publisher=Office for National Statistics |url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77-211152|date=22 July 2004 |access-date=3 September 2009 |work=ons.gov.uk|at=[http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/census-2001-key-statistics/urban-area-results-by-population-size-of-urban-area/urban-area-results-by-population-size-of-urban-area-ks13--qualifications-and-students.xls KS13 Qualifications and students] {{XLSlink}}}}</ref>

In 1951 the breakdown of social class in Audenshaw was recorded as 22.7% middle class and 19.3% working class. By 1971, this had changed to 23.4 middle class and 17.2% working class. The rest of the population was made up of clerical workers and skilled manual workers.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_page.jsp?data_theme=T_SOC&data_cube=N_RGSOC_GROUP&u_id=10185518&c_id=10001043&add=Y |title=Audenshaw UD through time. Social Structure Statistics. Grouped Social Class |publisher=University of Portsmouth |access-date=3 September 2009 |author=Great Britain Historical GIS Project|year=2004|work=A vision of Britain through time}}</ref>

At the 2001 UK census, 80.28% of Audenshaw's residents reported themselves as being Christian, 1.1% Muslim, 0.6% Hindu, 0.3% Buddhist, and 0.1% Sikh. The census recorded 11.0% as having no religion, 0.2% had an alternative religion and 6.7% did not state their religion.<ref>{{citation |title=Census 2001 Key Statistics – Urban area results by population size of urban area |publisher=Office for National Statistics |url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77-211152 |date=22 July 2004 |access-date=3 September 2009 |work=ons.gov.uk|at=[http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/census-2001-key-statistics/urban-area-results-by-population-size-of-urban-area/urban-area-results-by-population-size-of-urban-area-ks07--religion.xls KS07 Religion] {{XLSlink}}}}</ref>

===Population change===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;width:70%;border:0px;text-align:center;line-height:120%;"
! colspan="22" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;"|[[Population growth]] in Audenshaw since 1801
|-
! style="background: #99CCCC; color: #000080" height="17" | Year
! style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;" | 1801
! style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;" | 1811
! style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;" | 1821
! style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;" | 1831
! style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;" | 1841
! style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;" | 1851
! style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;" | 1861
! style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;" | 1871
! style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;" | 1881
! style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;" | 1891
! style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;" | 1901
! style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;" | 1911
! style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;" | 1921
! style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;" | 1931
! style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;" | 1939
! style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;" | 1951
! style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;" | 1961
! style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;" | 1971
! style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;" | 1981
! style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;" | 1991
! style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000080;" | 2001
|- Align="center"
! style="background: #99CCCC; color: #000080" height="17" | Population
| style="background: #FFFFFF; color: black;" | 2,275
| style="background: #FFFFFF; color: black;" | 2,772
| style="background: #FFFFFF; color: black;" | 3,781
| style="background: #FFFFFF; color: black;" | 4,891
| style="background: #FFFFFF; color: black;" | 5,374
| style="background: #FFFFFF; color: black;" | 5,427
| style="background: #FFFFFF; color: black;" | 6,327
| style="background: #FFFFFF; color: black;" | 7,024
| style="background: #FFFFFF; color: black;" | 7,308
| style="background: #FFFFFF; color: black;" | 7,958
| style="background: #FFFFFF; color: black;" | 7,216
| style="background: #FFFFFF; color: black;" | 7,977
| style="background: #FFFFFF; color: black;" | 7,876
| style="background: #FFFFFF; color: black;" | 8,461
| style="background: #FFFFFF; color: black;" | 12,015
| style="background: #FFFFFF; color: black;" | 12,661
| style="background: #FFFFFF; color: black;" | 12,122
| style="background: #FFFFFF; color: black;" | 11,901
| style="background: #FFFFFF; color: black;" | 10,771
| style="background: #FFFFFF; color: black;" | 13,173
| style="background: #FFFFFF; color: black;" | 12,790
|-
| colspan="22" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;"|<small>'''Source:'''A Vision of Britain through Time</small><ref>{{harvnb|Nevell|1993|p=12}}.</ref><ref>{{citation |url=http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/greater_manchester_urban_area.asp |title=Greater Manchester Urban Area 1991 Census |publisher=National Statistics |access-date=7 December 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{citation |title=1981 Key Statistics for Urban Areas: The North Table 1 |publisher=Office for National Statistics |year=1981 }}</ref>
|}

==Notable people==
*[[Matthew Hughes (politician)|Matthew Hughes]] (born 1950): politician, born in Audenshaw; Was the distinguished Principal of John Septamus Roe in Perth who grew the school from a small school in Mirrabooka to the largest private school in the state of WA. Matthew went on to become the first Labor party Member of the Legislative Assembly for the electorate of Kalamunda.
* [[Lonelady]]: 21st-century singer and guitarist, real name Julie Campbell, comes from Audenshaw
*[[Ellis Plummer]] (born 1994): [[Manchester City F.C|Manchester City]] footballer; born in Audenshaw<ref>[[Ellis Plummer]] (Footballer) for Manchester City</ref>
*[[Brooke Vincent]] (born 1992): actress, Sophie Webster in ''Coronation Street''; born in Audenshaw
* [[Mick Hucknall]] (born 1960): singer, went to school at [[Audenshaw School]]
* [[Austin Hopkinson]] (born 1879–1962) Audenshaw MDC Councillor, MP, Founder of Audenshaw engineering firm, Pikrose, benefactor, donated his home Ryecroft Hall to the people of Audenshaw.

==Transport==
The area is served by [[Guide Bridge railway station]], which is a stop on the [[Glossop line|Glossop]] and [[Hope Valley line|Hope Valley lines]]. [[Northern Trains]] provides regular services to {{rws|Manchester Piccadilly}}, {{rws|Glossop}}, {{rws|Hadfield}} and {{rws|Rose Hill Marple}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Timetables and engineering information for travel with Northern |work=Northern Railway |date=2 June 2024 |access-date=9 August 2024 |url= https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/travel/timetables |quote=}}</ref>

[[Audenshaw railway station]] used to serve the town. It opened on 1 November 1887, shortly after the [[London & North Western Railway]] opened the Denton and Dukinfield branch from Denton Junction to [[Dukinfield Central railway station|Dukinfield station]] on the [[Great Central Railway]].{{sfn|Quick|2023|pp=60 & 610}} It was closed in 1950.{{sfn|Quick|2023|p=60}}

The area is now served by [[Audenshaw tram stop]] on the [[East Manchester line]] of the [[Manchester Metrolink]]; it provides services westbound to [[Eccles tram stop|Eccles]] and [[MediaCityUK tram stop|MediaCityUK]] and eastbound to [[Ashton-under-Lyne tram stop|Ashton-under-Lyne]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tram service frequency |work=Transport for Greater Manchester |date=2024 |access-date=9 August 2024 |url= https://tfgm.com/plan-a-journey/schedules/tram-schedule |quote=}}</ref>

Bus services are operated by [[Stagecoach Manchester]]; key routes that serve the area include:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Audenshaw Bus Services |work=Bus Times |date=2025 |access-date=3 May 2025 |url= https://bustimes.org/localities/audenshaw |quote=}}</ref>
* 220: [[Manchester city centre]] - [[Stalybridge]], via [[Openshaw]] and [[Dukinfield]]
* 221: Dukinfield - Manchester city centre, via Openshaw
* 345: Ashton-under-Lyne - [[Denton, Greater Manchester|Denton]], via Dukinfield
* 347: Ashton-under-Lyne - [[Haughton Green]], via [[Guide Bridge]] and Denton.

==Economy==
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!colspan="4"|'''Audenshaw compared'''
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|'''[[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 UK Census]]'''||'''Audenshaw'''<ref name="employment">{{citation |title=Census 2001 Key Statistics – Urban area results by population size of urban area |publisher=Office for National Statistics |url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77-211152|date=22 July 2004 |access-date=3 September 2009 |work=ons.gov.uk|at=[http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/census-2001-key-statistics/urban-area-results-by-population-size-of-urban-area/urban-area-results-by-population-size-of-urban-area-ks09a--economic-activity---all-people.xls KS09a Economic activity – all people] {{XLSlink}}}}</ref>||'''Tameside'''<ref name="Tameside economic activity">{{citation |title=Tameside Local Authority economic activity |publisher=Statistics.gov.uk |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=276783&c=Tameside&d=13&e=16&g=355472&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1221504109232&enc=1&dsFamilyId=107 |access-date=3 September 2009 }}</ref>||'''England'''
|-
|Population of working age||9,151||152,313||35,532,091
|-
|Full-time employment||45.9%||43.5%||40.8%
|-
|Part-time employment||11.9%||11.5%||11.8%
|-
|Self-employed||6.8%||6.5%||8.3%
|-
|Unemployed||2.8%||3.3%||3.3%
|-
|Retired||13.5%||13.3%||13.5%
|}
Prior to the [[Industrial Revolution]], the main occupation in Audenshaw was that of farming. The earliest recorded agriculture in the Tameside area was in Audenshaw in the period 1190–1212.<ref>{{harvnb|Nevell|1991|p=52}}.</ref> As was the case in neighbouring [[Denton, Greater Manchester|Denton]], in the 19th century most of Audenshaw's residents were occupied in the hatting industry, the manufacture of cotton and silk, and [[Calico (textile)|calico]] printing.<ref name="Lewis 1848"/>

According to the 2001 UK census, the industry of employment Audenshaw's residents aged 16–74 was 20.3% manufacturing, 18.7% retail and wholesale, 10.1% property and business services, 9.0% health and social work, 8.2% construction, 6.8% transport and communications, 6.3% education, 6.2% public administration, 5.2% finance, 3.8% hotels and restaurants, 0.9% energy and water supply, 0.4% agriculture, 0.1% mining, and 4.0% other. Compared with national figures, the town had a relatively high percentage of residents working in manufacturing (14.8% in England).<ref>{{citation |title=Census 2001 Key Statistics – Urban area results by population size of urban area |publisher=Office for National Statistics |url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77-211152 |date=22 July 2004 |access-date=3 September 2009 |work=ons.gov.uk|at=[http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/census-2001-key-statistics/urban-area-results-by-population-size-of-urban-area/urban-area-results-by-population-size-of-urban-area-ks11a--industry-of-employment---all-people.xls KS11a Industry of employment – all people] {{XLSlink}}}}</ref>

The census recorded the economic activity of residents aged 16–74, 2.2% students were with jobs, 3.0% students without jobs, 4.7% looking after home or family, 6.5% permanently sick or disabled, and 2.7% economically inactive for other reasons.<ref name="employment"/>

==Landmarks==
[[File:St. Stephen's Church, Audenshaw, 2005.jpg|thumb|St Stephen's Church]]
There are nine Grade II [[listed building]]s in Audenshaw*.<ref>Select "Audenshaw" from the district drop-down menu. {{citation |url=http://public.tameside.gov.uk/forms/listedbuildings.asp |title=Listed buildings |publisher=Tameside.gov.uk |author=Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council |access-date=4 September 2009 }}</ref> These include two lodges which were originally a single barn,<ref>{{citation |url=http://public.tameside.gov.uk/forms/listedbuildings.asp?propno=0167600142000&district=Audenshaw&address= |title=1 Audenshaw Lodge Cornhill Lane Audenshaw Tameside M34 5PG |publisher=Tameside.gov.uk |author=Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council |access-date=4 September 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=http://public.tameside.gov.uk/forms/listedbuildings.asp?propno=0167600152000&district=Audenshaw&address= |title=2 Audenshaw Lodge Cornhill Lane Audenshaw Tameside M34 5PG |publisher=Tameside.gov.uk |author=Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council |access-date=4 September 2009 }}</ref> a trough and pillar,<ref>{{citation |url=http://public.tameside.gov.uk/forms/listedbuildings.asp?propno=0419801222000&district=Audenshaw&address= |title=Trough And Pillar (Structure) Manchester Road Audenshaw Tameside |publisher=Tameside.gov.uk |author=Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council |access-date=4 September 2009 }}</ref> and St Stephen's Church. The church was constructed in 1846, at a cost of £2,900 (equivalent to £{{formatnum:{{Inflation|UK|2900|1846|r=-4}}|0}} in {{CURRENTYEAR}}){{Inflation-fn|UK|df=y}} and provided space for a congregation of 750.<ref name="Audenshaw facts">{{citation |url=http://www.tameside.gov.uk/audenshaw/facts |title=Facts about Audenshaw |publisher=Tameside.gov.uk |author=Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council |access-date=3 September 2009 }}</ref>

[[File:Ryecroft Hall - geograph.org.uk - 1176911.jpg|thumb|right|Ryecroft Hall]]
[[Ryecroft Hall]], a Grade II listed building,<ref>{{citation |url=http://public.tameside.gov.uk/forms/listedbuildings.asp?propno=0419802622000&district=Audenshaw&address= |title=Ryecroft Hall Manchester Road Audenshaw Tameside M34 5GJ |publisher=Tameside.gov.uk |author=Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council |access-date=4 September 2009 }}</ref> was donated to the people of Audenshaw by the local Member of Parliament, [[Austin Hopkinson]], in 1921.

The war memorial at the entrance to Audenshaw Cemetery is also a Grade II listed building and commemorates the 140&nbsp;men from Audenshaw who lost their lives in [[World War I]]. Standing {{convert|15|ft}}, it features a bronze statue of a soldier standing on top of a square column; the sculptor was [[Percy George Bentham]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=AUDENSHAW|url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/3267|url-status=live|website=Imperial War Museums|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108205159/https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/3267 |archive-date=8 November 2019 }}</ref> There are slabs of black granite on the fours sides of the column with the names of the deceased. Unveiled in 1920 before a 10,000 strong crowd, it cost £1,300 (£{{formatnum:{{Inflation|UK|1300|1920|r=-4}}|0}} in {{CURRENTYEAR}}).{{Inflation-fn|UK|df=y}}<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.tameside.gov.uk/warmemorial/audenshaw |publisher=Tameside.gov.uk |author=Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council |date=5 June 2007 |title=Audenshaw War Memorial |access-date=1 July 2013}}</ref>

==Education==
[[File:Audenshaw Grammer School.jpg|thumb|Audenshaw Grammar School]]
{{see also|List of schools in Tameside}}
There are two nursery schools,<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.tameside.gov.uk/schools/nursery/area |title=Nursery Schools List by Area |publisher=Tameside.gov.uk |access-date=4 September 2009 }}</ref> five primary schools,<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.tameside.gov.uk/schools/primary/area |title=Primary Schools List by Area |publisher=Tameside.gov.uk |access-date=4 September 2009 }}</ref> and one secondary school in Audenshaw.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.tameside.gov.uk/schools/secondary/area |title=High Schools List by Area |publisher=Tameside.gov.uk |access-date=4 September 2009 }}</ref> Opened in 1932 as Audenshaw Grammar School for Boys,<ref name="Audenshaw facts"/> [[Audenshaw School]] is now the only secondary school in the town. In 2008, the school was the most successful in the borough in terms of proportion of pupils attaining five or more A*–C grades at [[General Certificate of Secondary Education]] (GCSE) including maths and English (64% in Audenshaw School compared with the average of 41.8% for Tameside and 47.6% for England)<ref>{{citation |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7827275.stm |title=How different areas performed  |work=BBC News |date=15 January 2009 |access-date=2 September 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/08/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/357_gcse_lea.stm |title=Secondary schools in Tameside |work=BBC News |date=15 January 2009 |access-date=2 September 2009 }}</ref> and most points per pupil at [[GCE Advanced Level|A-level]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/08/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/357_alevel_lea.stm |title=Secondary schools in Tameside |work=BBC News |date=15 January 2009 |access-date=2 September 2009 }}</ref> It is a specialist [[technology college]].<ref>{{citation |url=https://secure.ssatrust.org.uk/registration/schoolsearch.aspx?id=3575400 |title=Audenshaw School |publisher=Specialist Schools and Academies Trust |access-date=4 September 2009 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Until 1964, secondary education was also provided by Poplar Street Primary School which was built in 1914, although its primary school still exists.<ref name="Audenshaw facts"/>

==Sport==
The [[Audenshaw Greyhound Racing and Sports Ground]] existed from the turn of the 20th century, initially as an athletic and [[coursing]] ground and then as a [[Harness racing|trotting track]], [[Motorcycle speedway|speedway dirt track]] and [[Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom|greyhound racing]] track until 1934. This is not to be confused with the Athletics stadium that existed on the south side of the Manchester Road.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.old-maps.co.uk/#/Map/391696/398186/12/101328|title=OS County Series Lancashire and Furness (partial) 1934|publisher=old-maps.co.uk}}</ref> Audenshaw is also home to the historic rugby club Aldwinians RUFC, once captain by England's [[rugby union]] captain from 1956 to 1958, [[Eric Evans (rugby union, born 1921)|Eric Evans]] [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]].

==See also==
{{portal|Greater Manchester}}
*[[Listed buildings in Audenshaw]]
*[[List of mills in Tameside]]
*[[List of people from Tameside]]
*[[Audenshaw Junction rail accident]]

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==External links==
{{commons category|Audenshaw}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150103042926/http://www.e-tameside.co.uk/ e-tameside.co.uk] – Guide to Tameside online
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050307000438/http://www.tameside.gov.uk/corpgen/new/audmenu.html The Government Site]
*[http://www.audenshawlocalhistory.org Audenshaw Local History]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120210191510/http://www.audenshaw.demon.co.uk/ Audenshaw Libraries, a history]
*[http://www.sainthildas.net St Hilda's Church, Audenshaw]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140516192528/http://audenshaw-scene.co.uk/ Audenshaw Booklets]
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