Smithy Bridge

Smithy Bridge
Smithy Bridge
Smithy Bridge Location within Greater Manchester
OS grid reference	SD927150
Metropolitan borough	Rochdale
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LITTLEBOROUGH
Postcode district	OL15
Dialling code	01706
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Rochdale
List of places UK England Greater Manchester 53°37′55″N2°06′32″W / 53.632°N 2.109°W / 53.632; -2.109

Smithy Bridge is a suburb of Littleborough in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. Hollingworth Lake Country Park is close by. It also has a link to the Rochdale Canal and has its own railway station. ^[1] It was once a route on the packhorse trip through to Yorkshire.

Smithy Bridge was formerly a part of Butterworth. ^[2]

See also

• Greater Manchester portal

• Listed buildings in Littleborough, Greater Manchester

References

1. "Smithy Bridge Station | National Rail". National Rail. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
2. "Greater Manchester Gazetteer". Greater Manchester County Record Office. Places names - S. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2007.