page_title: Failsworth
section_title: Economy
hierarchical_section_title: Failsworth / Economy
caption_attribution_description: Tesco store in Failsworth, Greater Manchester, England.
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: Failsworth is a centre for hat-making. This began as a cottage industry before the firm of Failsworth Hats was set up in 1903 to manufacture silk hats. For a time the company had a factory near the former Failsworth Council offices and it remains in the area to this day. Other activities include electrical goods manufacture (such as Russell Hobbs) by Spectrum Brands, formerly Pifco Ltd), and plastic production and distribution by Hubron Ltd. Many Failsworth people work in Manchester: the strong transport links include a tram service from Failsworth Metrolink station on the Oldham–Rochdale line.
  In July 2007, the Tesco supermarket chain a 24-hour Extra branch on the banks of a regenerated "wharf". The move has not been welcomed by shop-owners, who claim they have lost customers and may be forced to close. Tesco's arrival had been expected to be a catalyst bringing other stores, bars and restaurants to Failsworth. The only other large store is a branch of Morrisons housed in a building constructed on the demolished site of Marlborough No. 2 Mill.
  Oldham Caravans, a subsidiary of Glossop Caravans, has an outlet in Oldham Road.
caption: The new Tesco supermarket viewed from Ash Street
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