page_title: Failsworth
section_title: Notable people
hierarchical_section_title: Failsworth / Notable people
caption_attribution_description: English: Ben Brierley Statue at Failsworth.
context_page_description: Failsworth, a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, lies 3.7 miles north-east of Manchester city centre and 2.9 miles south-west of Oldham. The orbital M60 motorway skirts it to the east. The population at the 2011 census was 20,680. Historically part of Lancashire, Failsworth until the 19th century was a farming township linked ecclesiastically with Manchester. Locals upped their farming income with domestic hand-loom weaving. The ideal humid climate, availability of labour and coal led to mass manufacturing in textiles, as a Lancashire Mill Town.
  A central landmark is the Failsworth Pole. Daisy Nook is a public country park along the southern boundary with Droylsden.
context_section_description: In 1745, "Bonnie Prince Charlie" stayed overnight at the Bull's Head public house.
  The weaver, poet, essayist and writer Benjamin Brierley was born in Failsworth and famed for his work in the Lancashire dialect. A statue of him was erected in 1898 in Queens Park, Manchester. There is a bronze statue of him is in the public gardens by The Pole.
  In politics, Sir Elkanah Armitage was a 19th-century industrialist, Liberal Party politician and former Lord Mayor of Manchester.
  In present-day politics, Jim McMahon MP represents the Oldham West and Royton parliamentary constituency for the Labour Party. He was formerly leader of Oldham Council
  Gary Mounfield is a musician who formerly with the band the Stone Roses during the Madchester period and later joined Primal Scream.
  Dale Longworth is a musician and producer with the electronic music group, N-Trance, which found fame with the record Set You Free. James Mudriczki, Lowell Killen, Kevin Matthews, Tony Szuminski (and former member Neil McDonald) make up the line-up for the Alternative rock band Puressence.
  The Lancashire folk singer Harry Boardman was born in Failsworth.
  The Broadcaster, journalist and cricketer Mike Atherton, was brought up in the Lord Lane area of town. The former Lancashire and England captain has a road, Atherton Close, named after him, opposite the cricket club in Woodhouses where he played in his youth.
  Boxer Anthony Farnell, is a former WBU Middleweight champion known as the Woodhouse Warrior. Retiring at 25, Farnell has since become a fight trainer and owns a gym (Arnie's Gym) in nearby Newton Heath, where he has tutored David Barnes (BBBofC Light welterweight champion), Anthony Crolla (2006 ABA Lightweight champion) and Frankie Gavin (2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships gold medal winner).
  Former Manchester United footballer Ronnie Wallwork lived in Woodhouses.
  Supermodel Agyness Deyn was brought up in the area before her family moved to Ramsbottom.
  Masters Athlete Mike Coogan, lived in Failsworth, attending St Mary's RC Primary School. He was the 2019 British, European and World 200m Champion.
caption: Benjamin Brierley statue at Failsworth
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