Retirement Properties Spotlight in Radcliffe

Radcliffe was mentioned in Domesday as Radecline and lies about six miles west of Bury and nine miles northwest of Manchester on the River Irwell. With such a power source the town expanded with the industrial revolution becoming an important mill and coal mining centre in the 19th century. All that remains of the 15th century home of the Radcliffes is the tower which is a Grade I listed building. The town has a good range of shops with restaurants, cafes, pubs, supermarkets and banks.

Manchester was known as Mamucium to the Romans and in Domesday as Mamcestre. The town was associated with the textile industry since the 14th century when Flemish weavers arrived and subsequently transformed when the industrial revolution began and the opening of the Manchester Ship Canal made it an inland port. The mainly perpendicular cathedral survived the Second World War and also Chetham's hospital with its famous library thought to be the first public library in Europe.