Other current and historical names
Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Littleborough within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Littleborough.-- town with ry. sta., Rochdale par., SE. Lancashire, on river Roch and Rochdale Canal, 3½ miles NE. of Rochdale - pop. 10,406; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks; shares in the manufacturing industries of Rochdale, of which town it is practically a suburb. Littleborough is a local government district.