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This blue commemorative plaque records: St Leonard's Square. Once a focal point for the old town which before the Industrial Revolution occupied the ridge towards Rochdale. Nearby street names - High Street and Cheapside - identify the old town. Cottage silk weaving was practised in the surrounding area. Recorded plaque organisation: Middleton Civic Association.
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