Heywood
Heywood is regarded as a town plus unparished area within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England.[1] In times past part of Lancashire, at the 2001 census it had a populace 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 of the city of Manchester. The town of Middleton is to the south, whereas to the north is the Cheesden Valley, open moorland, along with the Pennines. Heywood's nickname is Monkey Town, a name known to date as far back as 1857.