Blackley
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![Hexagon Tower, Blackley](/Images/godic/202412/24/Hexagon_Tower,_Blackley,_Manchester_-_geograph.org.uk_-_340463207.jpg")
![Rochdale Road (A664) in Blackley looking towards Manchester city centre](/Images/godic/202412/24/BlackleyA6643207.JPG")
Blackley /ˈbleɪkli/ is an area of the city of Manchester, England. Historically in Lancashire, it is 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Manchester city centre, by a meander of the River Irk. Further north is Middleton. It is crossed by a main arterial road from the city centre; Rochdale Road (A664), to Middleton.