Heywood
Heywood is really a town as well as unparished area within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England.[1] Typically part of Lancashire, at the 2001 census it possessed a population of 28,024.[2] The town lies on the south bank of the River Roch and it's 2.4 miles (3.9 km) east of Bury, 3.7 miles (6.0 km) west-southwest of Rochdale, and 7.4 miles (11.9 km) north from the city of Manchester. The town of Middleton sits to the south, whilst towards the north is the Cheesden Valley, open moorland, as well as the Pennines. Heywood's nickname is Monkey Town, an identity known to date as far back as 1857.