▁An cient ▁Par ish ▁of ▁Ro ch dale , ▁Lanc ash ire . ▁ ▁The ▁town ship ▁of ▁Tod m orden ▁and ▁W als den ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 1 ▁by ▁the ▁union ▁of ▁the ▁older ▁villages ▁of ▁Tod m orden ▁and ▁W als den . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁ ▁He avy ▁industry ▁is ▁now ▁part ▁of ▁Tod m orden ' s ▁history , ▁not ▁its ▁present . ▁The ▁industrial ▁chim ne ys ▁have ▁largely ▁gone ▁and ▁the ▁remaining ▁mill s ▁have ▁mostly ▁been ▁converted ▁for ▁other ▁purposes . ▁The ▁town ' s ▁industrial ▁base ▁is ▁much ▁reduced ▁( at ▁one ▁time ▁Tod m orden ▁had ▁the ▁largest ▁we aving ▁shed ▁in ▁the ▁world ). ▁There ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁reg ener ation ▁activity ▁and ▁Tod m orden ▁is ▁now ▁increasing ly ▁a ▁comm uter ▁town ▁for ▁people ▁working ▁in ▁Manchester , ▁Le eds , ▁Brad ford , ▁Hud ders field ▁and ▁smaller ▁towns . ▁Tod m orden ▁also ▁services ▁the ▁local ▁rural ▁area ▁and ▁attract s ▁visitors ▁through ▁its ▁market ▁( indo or ▁and ▁out door ), ▁various ▁events , ▁her itage ▁and ▁the ▁local ▁P enn ine ▁coun tr ys ide . ▁It ▁has ▁for ▁centuries ▁been ▁considered ▁the ▁saf est ▁accessible ▁route ▁directly ▁across ▁the ▁P enn ines . ▁ ▁Night life ▁Pub s ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁centre ▁include ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁York , ▁the ▁Well ington , ▁the ▁Royal ▁George , ▁the ▁Golden ▁Lion , ▁and ▁the ▁White ▁Hart ▁( W eth ers po