NationMaster - Encyclopedia: City of Manchester

Manchester is a city in the North West of England. The place is named from the old British name Mamucium plus ceaster, derived from the old Latin "Castra". The metropolitan borough of Manchester, with a population of 437,000, lies at the heart of a large conurbation called Greater Manchester, with a population of 2,539,000 (figures based on 2004 estimates). It is one of England's core cities and is regarded by some as England's second city [1], a title also claimed by Birmingham. Jump to: navigation, search Melbourne, Australia by night For alternate meanings see city (disambiguation) A city is an urban area, differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. ... North West England is one of the regions of England. ... Jump to: navigation, search Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 kmÂ² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK... Jump to: navigation, search Latin is an Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... Originally a castrum is a celtic fortification, which is like a round walled castle in the top of a hill. ... A Metropolitan Borough (or Metropolitan District) is a type of local government district in England, covering urban areas within metropolitan counties. ... A conurbation is an urban area comprising a number of cities or towns which, through population growth and expansion, have physically merged to form one continuous built up area. ... Jump to: navigation, search Greater Manchester, commonly referred to as Manchester, is a metropolitan county in England established in 1974 which covers an area roughly encompassing the conurbation of City of Manchester. ... The English Core Cities Group is an association of eight large regional cities in England: Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, Nottingham and Sheffield. ... The second city of a country is the city that is (or was) the second-most important, usually after the capital or first city, according to some criteria. ... Jump to: navigation, search The city from above Centenary Square. ...

The term "Manchester" is often used to refer to the entire conurbation, much as "London" is usually used to mean Greater London, but many of the constituent parts of Greater Manchester, such as Salford, Wigan and Bolton, are substantial and separate towns (or a separate city in the case of Salford), and retain strong identities. People from Manchester are called Mancunians. London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Jump to: navigation, search Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... Jump to: navigation, search Greater Manchester, commonly referred to as Manchester, is a metropolitan county in England established in 1974 which covers an area roughly encompassing the conurbation of City of Manchester. ... Salford is the main town of the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. ... Jump to: navigation, search Map sources for Wigan at grid reference SD583055 Wigan is a large town in the north-west of England, in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, traditionally, and for postal purposes still, lying in the historic and geographic county of Lancashire. ... This page is about the town of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. ... Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town In American English, a town is usually a municipal corporation that is smaller than a city but larger than a village. ... Historically, city status was associated with the presence of a cathedral, such as York Minster. ...

Manchester Town Hall is an example of the Victorian architecture found in Manchester and is the home of Manchester City Council

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Geography and climate

City of Manchester

Geography
Status:	Metropolitan borough, City (1853)
Region:	North West England
Ceremonial County:	Greater Manchester
Area: - Total	Ranked 228th 115.65 km²
Admin. HQ:	Manchester
ONS code:	00BN
Geographical coordinates:	53°29′ N 2°15′ W
Demographics
Population: - Total (2003 est.) - Density	Ranked 6th 432,474 3,740 / km²
Ethnicity:	81.0% White 9.1% S.Asian 4.5% Afro-Carib. 1.3% Chinese
Politics
Manchester City Council http://www.manchester.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Labour
MPs:	Paul Goggins, Gerald Kaufman, John Leech, Tony Lloyd, Graham Stringer

Manchester is located on the River Irwell and at the foot of the southern slope of a range of hills. It has some geographic features which were influential in its early development as an industrial city. These are its proximity to a sea port at Liverpool, the availabilty of water power from the Pennine mountains and nearby coal reserves. map showing Manchester within England File links The following pages link to this file: Talk:London Manchester Manchester City Centre Categories: GFDL images ... A Metropolitan Borough (or Metropolitan District) is a type of local government district in England, covering urban areas within metropolitan counties. ... Historically, city status was associated with the presence of a cathedral, such as York Minster. ... The region (sometimes known as Government Office Region) is currently the highest tier of local government in England. ... North West England is one of the regions of England. ... Jump to: navigation, search Greater Manchester, commonly referred to as Manchester, is a metropolitan county in England established in 1974 which covers an area roughly encompassing the conurbation of City of Manchester. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a Physical quantity. ... This is a list of districts of England ordered by area. ... To help compare different orders of magnitude and geographical regions, we list here areas between 100 kmÂ² and 1000 kmÂ². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating census and other statistical data. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Density (symbol: Ï - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. ... Jump to: navigation, search This is a list of districts of England ordered by population. ... This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... The United Kingdom is divided into four parts, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... This is a list of MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005 to the House of Commons for the Fifty-Fourth Parliament of the United Kingdom at the United Kingdom general election, 2005, arranged by constituency. ... Paul Francis Goggins (born June 16, 1953, Manchester) is a British politician, and member of Parliament for Wythenshawe and Sale. ... The Right Honourable Sir Gerald Bernard Kaufman (born June 21, 1930) is a British Labour Member of Parliament who was a government minister during the 1970s. ... Jump to: navigation, search John Leech (born 1 April 1971) is the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Manchester Withington. ... Anthony Joseph Lloyd (born 25 February 1950) is a British politician. ... Graham Eric Stringer (born February 17, 1950, Manchester) is a politician in the United Kingdom, and Labour member of Parliament for Manchester Blackley. ... The River Irwell is a river in Lancashire in England that flows through central Manchester before joining the River Mersey, and one of the rivers that drove the Industrial Revolution. ... Seaport, a painting by Claude Lorrain, 1638 A port is a facility at the edge of an ocean, river, or lake for receiving ships and transferring cargo and persons to them. ... Jump to: navigation, search Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Northwest England, on the north side of the Mersey estuary. ...

Manchester has a damp climate and a reputation as a rather rainy city. The average annual rainfall is 809mm, meaning that this reputation is undeserved. This total is less than Plymouth, Cardiff, Glasgow, and Edinburgh for example. In international terms, Manchester receives substantially less rain than New York City, which receives 1200mm of rain in an average year and the average annual rainfall total is comparable with that of Rome. Smeatons tower on Plymouth Hoe Plymouth is a city in the South West of England, or alternatively the Westcountry, and is situated within the traditional county of Devon. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Norman Keep, Cardiff Castle Aerial view of the Millennium Stadium The Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay Cardiff (Welsh: Caerdydd) is the capital and largest city of Wales. ... Jump to: navigation, search Glasgows location in Scotland Glasgow (or Glaschu in Gaelic) is Scotlands largest city and unitary council, situated on the River Clyde in the countrys west central lowlands. ... Jump to: navigation, search Edinburghs location in Scotland Edinburgh viewed from Arthurs Seat. ... New York City, officially named the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... Jump to: navigation, search City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus â€“ SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Left-Wing Democrats) Area - City Proper 1290 kmÂ² Population - City (2004) - Metropolitan - Density (city proper) 2,546,807 almost...

History

Main article: History of Manchester

Manchester developed over little more than a century from a minor town into the worlds first industrial city. ...

Earlier history

The Manchester area was settled in Roman times: General Agricola called a fort he set up there Mamucium, meaning "breast shaped hill". A facsimile of a Roman fort exists in Castlefield. Jump to: navigation, search The Roman Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Ancient Roman polity in the centuries following its reorganization under the leadership of Octavian (better known as Caesar Augustus). ... Gnaeus Julius Agricola (July 13, 40 - August 23, 93) was a Roman general responsible for much of the Roman conquest of Britain. ... Castlefield Castlefield in Manchester, UK was a site where the Roman Empire established a fort. ...

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Manchester remained a small market town until the Industrial Revolution, beginning in the 18th century. Its damp climate made it and the surrounding area ideal for cotton processing, and, with the development of steam-powered engines for spinning and weaving, the cotton industry quickly developed throughout the region (eg Quarry Bank Mill in Styal, Cheshire). Manchester quickly grew into the most important industrial centre in the world. Trafford Park, south west of Manchester, became the first industrial estate in the world, feeding Manchester's industrial growth, and is still the biggest in Europe. Trafford Park contains, among others, the Kellogg Company Europe, Rolls Royce, Manchester United Football Club and the Trafford Centre. Trafford Park was also the first place outside North America that the Ford Motor Company produced the Model T car, in 1911. Jump to: navigation, search The Industrial Revolution was the major technological, socioeconomic and cultural change in the late 18th and early 19th century resulting from the replacement of an economy based on manual labor to one dominated by industry and machine manufacture. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... Quarry Bank Mill is an historic factory in Cheshire, England, one of the best preserved of the Industrial Revolution. ... For other things with Kellogg in the name, see Kellogg (disambiguation). ... Jump to: navigation, search Rolls-Royce is a set of companies, all deriving from the British automobile and aero-engine manufacturing company founded by Henry Royce and C.S. Rolls in 1906. ... Jump to: navigation, search Manchester United Football Club is an English football club, based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... The Trafford Centre is a large indoor shopping centre located in Trafford in Greater Manchester, England. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Ford Motor Company (often referred to simply as Ford; sometimes nicknamed FoMoCo, NYSE: F is an automobile maker founded by Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan, and incorporated on June 16, 1903. ... 1908 Ford Model T advertisement The Model T (colloquially known as the Tin Lizzie and the Flivver) was an automobile produced by Henry Fords Ford Motor Company from 1908 through 1928. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...

The Midland Hotel in Manchester, originally built by the Midland Railway company, which owned the adjacent Central Station (now the G-Mex) to attract businessmen to the area, was the building in which Rolls met Royce in 1904, leading to the incorporation of Rolls Royce. The Midland Hotel was also coveted by Hitler as a possible Nazi headquarters in Britain. Manchester's population exploded as people moved away from the surrounding countryside and into the city seeking new opportunities. Its growth was also aided by its proximity to Liverpool's ports and the emerging canal and rail networks. Manchester became the world's first industrial city, and the model for industrial development throughout the western world. The Midland Hotel, Manchester. ... The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom which existed from 1844 to 1922. ... The G-Mex centre or Greater Manchester EXhibition centre is a exhibition and conference centre in Manchester in England. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (April 20, 1889 – April 30, 1945, standard German pronunciation in the IPA) was the Führer (leader) of the National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi Party) and of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. ... Jump to: navigation, search Look up Nazi on Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Jump to: navigation, search Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Northwest England, on the north side of the Mersey estuary. ...

In 1838 Manchester, like many of largest towns during this period, was incorporated as a municipal borough. City status for the borough was conferred in 1853. In 1889, when county councils were created in England, the municipal borough became a county borough with even greater autonomy. In 1974 the county borough was abolished and the Metropolitan Borough of Manchester was created. Jump to: navigation, search 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... A borough is a political division originally used in England. ... Historically, city status was associated with the presence of a cathedral, such as York Minster. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 kmÂ² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK... County borough was a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom to refer to a borough or a city independent of county administration. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...

The proximity of Liverpool and the similarity in size of the two centres has led to a rivalry between the two cities that has not always been amicable.

Recent history

At 11.20 am on Saturday 15 June 1996 the IRA detonated a large bomb in the city centre. The consequent reconstruction has spurred a massive regeneration of the city centre, with complexes such as the Printworks and the Triangle creating new city focal points for both shopping and entertainment. Jump to: navigation, search June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA; more commonly referred to as the IRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the army or the Ra) is an Irish Republican paramilitary organisation. ... The Manchester City Centre bombing was a terrorist attack in Manchester, England by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA). ...

In 2002, the city successfully hosted the XVII Commonwealth Games, earning praise from many previously sceptical sources. The city has twice failed in its bid to host the Olympic Games, losing to Atlanta in 1996 and Sydney in 2000. Jump to: navigation, search 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from July 25 to August 4. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Olympic Games, or Olympics, is an international multi-sport event taking place every two years and alternating between Summer and Winter Games. ... Jump to: navigation, search Atlanta is the capital and largest city of Georgia, a state of the United States of America. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Jump to: navigation, search Sydney is the capital city of the Australian state of New South Wales and Australias largest and oldest city (founded in 1788). ... Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the year 2000. ...

Rapidly developing institutions always attract crime and disorder, and Manchester is no exception. (See main article crime and policing in Manchester) See main articles:Manchester, History of Manchester. ...

Since the regeneration after the 1996 IRA attack and leading up to the XVII Commonwealth Games Manchester has changed significantly. Old 1960's focal points in the city centre were torn down in favour of a new more modern upmarket look. Some areas, like Hulme, have undergone extensive regeneration programs and many million pound lofthouse apartments have since been developed to cater for its growing business class community. The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from July 25 to August 4. ... Hulme today is a suburb of the city of Manchester in England but it was not always so. ...

Culture

Art

There are many art galleries in Manchester, notably: An art gallery or art museum is a space for the exhibition of art, usually visual art, and usually primarily paintings and sculpture. ...

The Lowry in Salford Quays, which houses works by the Salford painter L. S. Lowry
The Athenaeum
Salford Museum and Art Gallery
Manchester Art Gallery
The Whitworth Art Gallery
The Chinese Arts Centre
Cornerhouse
The Castlefield Gallery
Cube Gallery
Comme Ca Art Gallery
The Barn Gallery

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Museums

Museums in Manchester include:

The main entrance of the Imperial War Museum North, with the air shard tower. ... Manchester Jewish Museum tells the story of the Jewish community in Manchester, England over the last 200 years. ... The Manchester Museum is owned by the University of Manchester. ... The Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester, located in Manchester, England, is a large technical museum devoted to the citys not-inconsiderable contributions to the development of science, technology, and industry. ... The Pankhurst Centre in Manchester provides a women-only space that creates a unique environment in which women can learn together, work on projects and socialise. ... The Peoples History Museum in Manchester is the UKs national centre for the collection, conservation, interpretation and study of material relating to the history of working people in Britain. ... The Urbis Centre is a museum of urban life in central Manchester. ...

Classical music

Manchester is home to two symphony orchestras, the Hallé Orchestra and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. There is also a chamber orchestra, the Manchester Camerata. Orchestra at City Hall (Edmonton). ... The HallÃ© Orchestra is one of Britains longest established orchestras, and is based in Manchester. ... The BBC Philharmonic is a professional symphony orchestra based in Manchester, United Kingdom. ... An orchestra is a musical ensemble used most often in classical music. ...

For many years the city's main classical venue was the Free Trade Hall on Peter Street. Since 1996, however, Manchester has had a modern 2,500 seat concert venue called the Bridgewater Hall, which is also home to the Hallé Orchestra. The hall is one of the country's most technically advanced classical music and lecture venues, with an acoustically designed interior and suspended foundations for an optimum sound. Other venues for classical concerts include the RNCM, the Royal Exchange Theatre and Manchester Cathedral. The Free Trade Hall in Manchester, England, was for many years a focal point for public debate and cultural activity in the city. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The Bridgewater Hall is an international concert venue in Manchester, England. ... Royal Northern College of Music The Royal Northern College of Music or RNCM is a conservatoire in Manchester, England. ... Royal Exchange The Royal Exchange Theatre is a producing theatre in Manchester, England. ... Manchester Cathedral Categories: United Kingdom-related stubs | Buildings and structures stubs | British cathedrals | Greater Manchester ...

Manchester is a centre for musical education, being home to the Royal Northern College of Music and Chetham's School of Music. Royal Northern College of Music The Royal Northern College of Music or RNCM is a conservatoire in Manchester, England. ... Chethams School of Music, familiarly known as Chets, is a specialist music school in Manchester. ...

In the 1950s the city was home to the so-called "Manchester School" of classical composers, which comprised Harrison Birtwistle, Peter Maxwell Davies and Alexander Goehr. Jump to: navigation, search // Events and trends The 1950s in Western society was marked with a sharp rise in the economy for the first time in almost 30 years and return to the 1920s-type consumer society built on credit and boom-times, as well as the height of the... Sir Harrison Paul Birtwistle, CH (born July 15, 1934) is a British composer, widely seen as one of the most significant modern composers from that country. ... Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (b. ... Alexander Goehr (born 1932) is an English composer. ...

Popular music

Main article: History of popular music in Manchester

For Mancunians, the popular musical heritage of the city has always been a source of great pride. The city's eclectic mix of music has created the sense among its inhabitants that Manchester is the most important city in world music. For Mancunians the popular musical heritage of the city has always been a source of great pride. ...

Local groups have included The Hollies, 10cc, Buzzcocks, Joy Division, New Order (both on local label Factory Records), The Smiths, M People, Oasis and the Madchester scene bands the Happy Mondays, The Inspiral Carpets, and The Stone Roses. The Hollies The Hollies are a British rock and roll band formed in the early 1960s. ... Jump to: navigation, search 10cc is a British rock music group who achieved their greatest commercial success during the 1970s. ... Buzzcocks were one of the key first generation punk rock bands in the mid to late 1970s. ... Jump to: navigation, search Joy Division was a rock music band formed in 1977 in Manchester, England. ... Jump to: navigation, search New Order are an English rock group formed in 1981 by the surviving members of Joy Division following the suicide of singer Ian Curtis. ... Jump to: navigation, search FAC 115: Factory Records Stationery (1984) Factory Records was a Manchester, England based independent record label, started in 1978 which featured several prominent musical acts, such as Joy Division, New Order, The Durutti Column, Happy Mondays, and (briefly) James and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. ... The Smiths were a British rock group, active from 1982 to 1987. ... M People was a British house music act from Manchester which formed in 1990. ... Jump to: navigation, search The bands nucleus - The Gallagher brothers, Noel (left) and Liam Oasis are a British rock band, originally formed in Manchester. ... Madchester refers to a period during the late 1980s and early 1990s when bands recording for labels such as Manchesters successful Factory Records amongst others began to attract a lot of popularity. ... The Happy Mondays (usually referred to as, simply, Happy Mondays) were a band formed in Manchester, England in 1985. ... The Inspiral Carpets are a band from Oldham in Greater Manchester formed by Graham Lambert in 1986. ... Jump to: navigation, search The classic line-up at the time of the Spike Island concert. ...

Manchester's main popular music venue is the Manchester Evening News Arena, which seats over 21,000, and is the largest arena of its type in Europe. It was voted International Arena Of The Year beating New York's Madison Square Garden in the United States. The Manchester Evening News Arena or MEN Arena is a large indoor arena situated in Manchester, England. ... World map showing Europe (geographically) When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second-smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 kmÂ² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: The Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Senators Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 kmÂ² or 54,556 square miles (27th) - Land... Jump to: navigation, search Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG has been the name of four arenas in New York City, United States. ...

Other major venues include the Manchester Apollo and the Manchester Academy. The many smaller venues throughout the city, such as the Roadhouse and Night and Day Cafe, ensure that Manchester's music scene is always vibrant and interesting. The Carling Apollo Manchester is a concert venue in Manchester. ... Harris Manchester College, formerly Manchester College, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom; it has the emphasis on mature students. ...

See also: List of bands from Manchester

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Literature

Manchester Central Library

Famous writers to come from the Manchester area include Elizabeth Gaskell, and Anthony Burgess who wrote 'A Clockwork Orange', later adapted into a film by Stanley Kubrick. W. G. Sebald lived in Manchester when he first came to England, and it features prominently in his novel The Emigrants. Jeff Noon, the author of Vurt, writes novels which take place in Manchester. Download high resolution version (1000x703, 254 KB)Manchester Central Library in St Peters Square, in central Manchester. ... Download high resolution version (1000x703, 254 KB)Manchester Central Library in St Peters Square, in central Manchester. ... Manchester Central library ( Alternative view) Manchester Central Library is an impressive circular building next to the extended Town Hall in Manchester, England. ... Elizabeth Gaskell Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (September 29, 1810, London â€“ November 12, 1865, Holybourne, Hampshire, England, UK), often referred to simply as Mrs Gaskell, was a British novelist. ... Jump to: navigation, search Anthony Burgess (1917-1993) was an English novelist and critic. ... Jump to: navigation, search A Clockwork Orange book cover A Clockwork Orange is a science fiction 1962 novel by Anthony Burgess, and forms the basis for the 1971 film adaptation by Stanley Kubrick. ... Jump to: navigation, search Stanley Kubrick (July 26, 1928 â€“ March 7, 1999) was an American film director and producer. ... W.G. Sebald W. G. (Winfred Georg Maximilian) Sebald (May 18, 1944, Wertach im AllgÃ¤uâ€“December 14, 2001, Norfolk, United Kingdom) was a writer and academic. ... Jeff Noon Jeff Noon (born in 1957 in Droylsden, England) is a novelist, short story writer and playwright whose works make extensive use of wordplay and fantasy. ... Jeff Noon (born 1957) is a British author, sometimes associated with the science fiction genre, though actually spanning broader themes than conventional sci-fi. ...

The Writer's Bureau also runs its offices from the city. Manchester is home to the Manchester Metropolitan University Writers School, one of the top creative writing schools in the country. Manchester Metropolitan University is a university in Manchester, England. ...

Theatre

Manchester is noted for its excellent theatres, among them:

Contact Theatre, a theatre for young people with a bold contemporary design
The Green Room, a small fringe venue
The Library Theatre, a small producing theatre situated in the basement of the city's central library
The Lowry, a large touring venue in Salford
The Opera House, a commercial theatre promoting large scale touring shows which regularly plays host to touring West End shows
The Palace Theatre, another large scale commercial theatre
The Royal Exchange Theatre, a large producing theatre located in Manchester's former cotton exchange

The city is also home to two highly-regarded drama schools; The Manchester Metropolitan University School of Theatre and the Arden School of Theatre. The Contact Theatre is a theatre owned by The University of Manchester. ... The Green Room is an arts venue in Manchester. ... The Library Theatre is located an the basement of Manchester Central Library and is the home of the respected Library Theatre Company, a Manchester City Council service. ... The entrance to the Lowry Centre ian is the best, he is king The Lowry Centre or The Lowry is a combined ian ,theatre and gallery complex dedicated to L.S. Lowry situated in Salford Quays, Manchester. ... West End is the name of some places in the world, including: The West End of London, England West End Theatre, is where many of Londons major theatres are located and premier cinema screenings take place. ... Notable theatres called the Palace Theatre include: Palace Theatre, London Palace Theatre, Westcliff-on-Sea, EssexA real play house with Edwardian splendour. ... Royal Exchange The Royal Exchange Theatre is a producing theatre in Manchester, England. ... Manchester Metropolitan University is a university in Manchester, England. ...

Media

ITV franchisee Granada Television has its original headquarters on Quay Street in the Castlefield area of the city. The city is the main television production centre outside London and is where programmes including Coronation Street and many CITV presentations are made and produced. Jump to: navigation, search Independent Television (ITV) is the name given to the original network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up to provide competition to the BBC. In England and Wales the channel was recently rebranded ITV1 by ITV plc who own the regional broadcasting licences for the regions. ... Granada TV logo, used from 1956 to 1968. ... Jump to: navigation, search The opening title of Coronation Street, since 2002. ... Jump to: navigation, search The current CiTV logo CiTV (short for Childrens ITV) is ITVs brand for childrens television output on its primary television channel known as ITV1. ...

The BBC has its headquarters for Northern England in New Broadcasting House on Oxford Road in the south of the city. Programmes including A Question of Sport, Mastermind and Real Story are made from here. Jump to: navigation, search Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national broadcaster of the United Kingdom. ... A Question of Sport is a long-running BBC quiz show which started on 5 January 1970 and continues to this day. ... Mastermind is one of the most highly regarded British quiz shows, well-known for its challenging questions, intimidating setting, and air of seriousness. ...

The BBC will soon move:

BBC Sport
Five Live
New Media Services
Childerens Services (CBBC,CBeebies)
and other departments to the city from its bases in London.

When the BBC moves these operations to Manchester which is estimated to be fully moved by 2010, the Oxford Road Studios and Offices will close due to a lack of space. The BBC is therefore currently deciding on which new site to choose for its new base, two of the options are in salford and two are in manchester. Plans for a new 'Media Hub' in the Manchester area have been brought about for years with a supposed deveopment with rival ITV North West operator Granada Television and several other media companies. BBC Radio Five Live is the BBCs radio service providing live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries. ... CBBC (a contraction of the previously-used name Childrens BBC) is the brand for the BBCs childrens television output aimed at children over six, across BBC One, BBC Two and the CBBC Channel. ... CBeebies is a British television channel produced by the BBC and aimed at children under 6. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Jump to: navigation, search Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national broadcaster of the United Kingdom. ... Jump to: navigation, search Independent Television (ITV) is the name given to the original network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up to provide competition to the BBC. In England and Wales the channel was recently rebranded ITV1 by ITV plc who own the regional broadcasting licences for the regions. ... Granada TV logo, used from 1956 to 1968. ...

Channel M, Manchester's own television channel, also broadcasts from the Printworks and Urbis Buildings, in the millennium quarter of the city centre. It is owned by the Guardian Media Group and has operated since 2000. It is available via analogue terrestrial, NTL cable and is expected to launch on Sky TV in 2006. Jump to: navigation, search Channel m is a Manchester based television station. ... The Urbis Centre is a museum of urban life in central Manchester. ... Guardian Media Group plc is a company of the United Kingdom owning various mass media operations including The Guardian, The Observer and the Manchester Evening News. ... Jump to: navigation, search NTL (NASDAQ: NTLI) is a US listed company providing cable services. ... British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB - formerly two companies, Sky Television plc and British Satellite Broadcasting) is a company that operates Sky Digital, the most popular subscription television service in the UK and Ireland. ...

The city is home to local radio stations such as BBC GMR, Key 103, Galaxy, Piccadilly Magic 1152, 105.4 Century FM and 100.4 Smooth FM, Capital Gold 1458, as well as some smaller stations. Xfm is to begin broadcasting later in 2005. There is also a community radio network coordinated by Radio Regen [2], and with stations covering the South Manchester communities of Ardwick, Longsight and Levenshulme (ALL FM 96.9) and Wythenshawe (Wythenshawe FM 97.2) This article is about the Manchester radio station. ... Key 103 FM Key 103 is a radio station that broadcasts on 103 FM, from a 4KW transmitter on Saddleworth Moor, to Manchester and the north west of England. ... Galaxy is a local radio station owned by the Chrysalis Group as part of its Galaxy Network specialising in dance music and RnB. It is based in Manchester, and broadcasts from studios in the Triangle shopping centre, formerly the Corn Exchange. ... Piccadilly Magic 1152 AM Piccadilly Magic 1152 (also known as Magic 1152) ‘Greatest Hits Non-Stop,’ was Manchesters first commercial radio station. ... 105. ... Smooth FM is a independent local radio station based in Manchester. ... Xfm Manchester was awarded the FM radio licence to broadcast to the city of Manchester in North West England on June 9, 2005. ... Community radio is a type of radio service that caters to the interests of a certain area, broadcasting material that is popular to a local audience but is overlooked by more powerful broadcast groups. ... Ardwick is an inner-city district of Manchester, about one mile south east of the city centre. ... Longsight is an area in Manchester, England, around 3 miles south of the city centre. ... Levenshulme is an urban area in Manchester, United Kingdom. ... Wythenshawe is a housing estate to the south of Manchester. ...

The Guardian newspaper was founded in Manchester in 1821 as The Manchester Guardian. Its head office is in Manchester, though many of its management functions were moved to London in 1964. It still shares a Manchester office on Deansgate with its sister publication, the Manchester Evening News, Manchester's biggest-selling daily paper. Free commuting papers include Manchester Evening News Lite and Metro North West, both of which are available from Metrolink stops, rail stations and other busy locations across the city at rush-hour. Jump to: navigation, search The Guardian is a British newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... The Manchester Evening News is a British daily newspaper published each week day evening and on Saturdays. ... Metro is the trading name of a free newspaper published by Associated Newspapers. ... Jump to: navigation, search Map of St. ...

Gay and lesbian

Manchester has the UK's largest gay population outside of London, and is renowned for its gay village; centred around the Canal Street area the gay village is home to various gay shops, restaurants, numerous bars and clubs, and each August bank holiday hosts the Manchester Pride Festival (previously known as Mardi Gras and Gayfest). Manchester's gay culture was brought to mainstream attention in 1999 by the acclaimed and controversial Channel 4 drama series Queer as Folk, which portrayed life in the village. The year round gay and lesbian heritage trail exhibits Manchester's colourful and often dark gay history. Manchester's claim to status of gay capital of the UK was strengthened in 2003 when it played host city to the annual Europride festival. Torontos Church and Wellesley district, one of the largest gay villages in North America Rainbow flags are displayed in the Castro area of San Francisco as a symbol of gay pride The entrance to Chueca metro station in the Plaza de Chueca (Chueca square) in Madrid (Spain), during gay... Canal Street Canal Street looks across the Rochdale Canal into Sackville Park in the centre of Manchester, UK. The street is the main focus of Manchesters gay community and is lined with gay bars, clubs, cafes and shops. ... Jump to: navigation, search Channel 4 is a public service television broadcaster in the United Kingdom (see British television). ... Queer as Folk is a 1999 British television series that chronicles the lives of three gay men let loose in Manchesters gay village around Canal Street. ... // Background Europride is an international Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender event that is hosted by a different European city each year. ...

Education

Universities

Manchester is home to two universities: The University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University. The former is the largest full-time non-collegiate university in Britain, and was created in autumn 2004 by the merger between the former Victoria University of Manchester and UMIST. Also on the other side of the city centre is theUniversity of Salford. Jump to: navigation, search A professor giving a lecture at the Helsinki University of Technology A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees. ... The University of Manchester in Manchester, England is a university that was formed from the merger of the Victoria University of Manchester (commonly known as the University of Manchester before the merger) and UMIST (University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology) on 1 October 2004. ... Manchester Metropolitan University is a university in Manchester, England. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Victoria University of Manchester (almost always referred to as simply the University of Manchester) was a university in Manchester in England. ... UMIST Main Bulding on Whitworth Street The University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) was a university based in the centre of the city of Manchester in England. ... The University of Salford is a large university situated in the city of Salford in North-West England. ...

Together with the University of Bolton and the Royal Northern College of Music nearby, these give the area a student population in excess of 73,000. This is one of the biggest higher education student populations in Europe. Overall this gives manchester a youth focused edge and a nightlife that would give London a run for its money. The University of Bolton (formerly Bolton Institute of Higher Education) is a university in Bolton in the United Kingdom. ... Royal Northern College of Music The Royal Northern College of Music or RNCM is a conservatoire in Manchester, England. ... Higher education is education provided by universities and other institutions that award academic degrees, such as university colleges, and liberal arts colleges. ... World map showing Europe (geographically) When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second-smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 kmÂ² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ...

Manchester's Main two Univercities (The Manchester Metropolitan University and The University of Manchester are grouped together on the south east edge of the city. With the University of Salford towards the North Western fringes. Manchester Metropolitan University is a university in Manchester, England. ... The University of Manchester in Manchester, England is a university that was formed from the merger of the Victoria University of Manchester (commonly known as the University of Manchester before the merger) and UMIST (University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology) on 1 October 2004. ... The University of Salford is a large university situated in the city of Salford in North-West England. ...

Sport

Sport and especially football are an important part of Manchester culture. Two major football clubs, Manchester United and Manchester City, bear the city's name. Manchester United's Old Trafford ground, the largest club football ground in England, is just outside the city proper, in the borough of Trafford. These football teams are just two examples: according to the Urbis centre Manchester has the highest concentration of football clubs per capita of anywhere in the world. Other football teams in Greater Manchester include Oldham Athletic, Stockport County, Bury, Wigan Athletic, Rochdale, Bolton Wanderers and F.C. United of Manchester. Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Confederation of African Football (CAF) Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) The Current Laws of the Game (LOTG) The Rec. ... Jump to: navigation, search Manchester United Football Club is an English football club, based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... Jump to: navigation, search Manchester City Football Club is a football club based in Manchester, United Kingdom. ... Old Trafford Football Stadium (given the nickname The Theatre of Dreams by Bobby Charlton) is the home of Manchester United F.C., which is one of the most famous football clubs in the world. ... Image of Trafford Town Hall Trafford is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. ... The Urbis Centre is a museum of urban life in central Manchester. ... Jump to: navigation, search Oldham Athletic Association Football Club are an English football team currently playing in Football League One. ... Jump to: navigation, search Stockport County Football Club are an English football club playing in the Football League Two, after results in the 2004-05 season were so poor as to ensure their relegation from Football League One. ... Bury Football Club are an English association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. ... Wigan Athletic Football Club is a football team based in Wigan, England and nicknamed the Latics. In 2003, Wigan were promoted to the Football League Championship for the first time, and in 2005 came second in the Coca Cola Championship to gain promotion to the Premiership. ... Rochdale A.F.C. are an English football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. ... Jump to: navigation, search Bolton Wanderers F.C. are an English professional football club. ... Jump to: navigation, search Football Club United of Manchester (FC United of Manchester, FC United or FCUM for short) is an English football club, created by Manchester United supporters opposed to the commercialisation of the game, all-seater stadiums, exhorbitant ticket prices and lack of democracy at the top levels...

The legacy of the Commonwealth Games in 2002 includes many first class sporting facilities such as the Manchester velodrome(otherwise known as The National Cycling Centre), the City of Manchester Stadium (also home to Manchester City, the National Squash Centre and the Manchester Aquatics Centre. Manchester Velodrome is a velodrome in Manchester. ... Built for the Commonwealth Games of 2002, the City of Manchester Stadium (also known as COMS, Eastlands and Sportcity) is located in Manchester, England. ... The Manchester Aquatics Centre is a public aquatic sports facility in Manchester, England. ...

Old Trafford cricket ground, home of Lancashire County Cricket Club, hosts many first-class cricket and important international matches including Test Matches. Old Trafford cricket ground has been the home of Lancashire County Cricket Club since 1856. ... Lancashire County Cricket Club is a first-class cricket club based at Old Trafford cricket ground, Manchester. ... First-class cricket matches are those of at least three days length in which both teams have two innings each, and which involve either international teams or the highest division of domestic competition. ...

Manchester is also represented in rugby union by Sale Sharks, who currently play their home games at Edgeley Park in Stockport and Manchester R.C.; and in Rugby League by Wigan Warriors, who share the JJB Stadium with Wigan Athletic, St Helens RFC is nearby and Salford City Reds, who are currently in the process of constructing a new state-of-the-art stadium not far from Manchester City Centre. Sale Sharks are a professional Rugby Union team who play in England in the Guinness Premiership. ... Stockports Town Hall Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester, in North West England. ... Jump to: navigation, search Wigans traditional shirt design Wigan Warriors is a professional rugby league club based in Wigan, England. ... The JJB Stadium is a sports stadium located within the Robin Park Complex in Wigan, it is the home ground of both Wigan Athletic F.C. and Wigan Warriors rugby league club. ... Saint Helens traditional shirt design Saint Helens or simply Saints are a professional rugby league club from St Helens, Merseyside, England. ... Salford City Reds are a professional rugby league club based in Salford near Manchester. ...

Transport and infrastructure

A Metrolink Tram in Manchester city centre

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Air

Manchester International Airport (formerly Manchester Ringway Airport) is the third-busiest airport in the UK (after Heathrow and Gatwick) in terms of passengers per year. It is served by a dedicated railway station. In 2002 it handled 19 million passengers and provided direct flights to over 180 destinations worldwide by over 90 airlines. Jump to: navigation, search Manchester International Airport (IATA: MAN, ICAO: EGCC) is an airport in Manchester, England. ... Jump to: navigation, search London Heathrow Airport (IATA: LHR, ICAO: EGLL), often referred to simply as Heathrow, is the United Kingdoms busiest and best-connected airport. ... Jump to: navigation, search Gatwick Airport (IATA: LGW, ICAO: EGKK) is Londons second airport and the second busiest airport in the UK after Heathrow in terms of passengers per year. ... Manchesters International Airport has a station built into its terminal buildings, and is currently a 2-platform hub with transport connections to the local bus network. ...

The aiport has been voted the best airport in the UK by: Which Consumer Magazine, Travel Weekly Globe, Business Magazines International and in the Airport World's Service Excellence Awards (European runner up, 2nd only to Copenhagen). Which? is a subscription-only magazine and website run by Consumers Association in the UK. It campaigns on various consumer issues and aims to promote informed consumer choice in the purchase of goods and services, by testing products, highlighting inferior products or services, and raising awareness of consumer rights. ... Copenhagen (Danish: KÃ¸benhavn) is the capital and largest city of Denmark, and the name of the municipality (Danish, kommune) in which it resides. ...

Road

The main roads serving Manchester are the M56, M6, M61, M62 and M66 motorways. Most of these routes link onto the M60 (manchester's orbital motorway). The M56 motorway, also known as the North Cheshire motorway, is a major road in England. ... The M6 motorway is the longest motorway in England. ... The M61 motorway is a major road in England. ... The M62 motorway connects the cities of Liverpool and Hull, in England. ... The M66 motorway is a short motorway in England. ... A motorway (United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, and some Commonwealth nations) is both a type of road and a classification. ... The term M60 can refer to several things: The M60 motorway The M60 Patton tank The M60 machine gun An astronomical object, see Messier 60 BMW M60, a BMW piston engine This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Rail

The city has two main stations, Manchester Victoria and Manchester Piccadilly, linking Manchester to other places in the United Kingdom. There are also many smaller city stations, such as Manchester Oxford Road, Deansgate Station and Salford Central. Manchester Victoria Manchester Victoria railway station is the second of Manchesters mainline railway stations, now being much less important than Manchester Piccadilly station. ... Manchester Piccadilly station is the principal railway station of Manchester, UK. It serves intercity routes to London Euston, Birmingham New Street and the south, Glasgow Central, and routes throughout the north of England. ... Manchester Oxford Road Station is a railway station in Manchester, UK. The station is not actually in Oxford Road but slightly to the north of that thoroughfare, just off (or rather above) Oxford Street, on an elevated track between Deansgate and Piccadilly stations. ... Jump to: navigation, search It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Deansgate railway station. ... Jump to: navigation, search Salford Central is a Station just to the west of Manchester city centre, across the River Irwell so therefore in the City of Salford. ...

Metrolink

Manchester has a tram system called the Metrolink. Operated by Serco, Metrolink links the city centre to Altrincham, Eccles and Bury. It is a high frequency service, with trams running every 6-12 minutes. It carries nearly 20 million passengers a year This article is about light rail systems in general. ... A Metrolink Tram in Manchester city centre Metrolink is the light-rail (tram) system which runs in Greater Manchester, in England, centred on Manchester city centre. ... Serco Group plc is an international company with several branches. ... Location within the British Isles Arms of Altrincham Borough Council Altrincham (population 42,000) (pronounced Oltringum) is a town to the south of Manchester in the Borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... Ian is the best Location within the British Isles Eccles is a small town in Greater Manchester, England that is in the local authority of the City of Salford but not traditionaly part of Salford. ... Location within the British Isles Bury is a town on the northern side of Greater Manchester in North West England, between Rochdale and Bolton and just west of the M66. ...

Plans to extend Manchester Metrolink into the surrounding towns and boroughs that form Greater Manchester have recently been resurrected after an election time U-Turn by the labour government which rejected the plans months earlier. GMPTE (the Passenger Transport Executive responsible for the Greater Manchester area) is leading the fight to ensure that the extensions are built, with significant support from local councils and community. When the desired system (nicknamed the big bang) is completed, passenger numbers will more than double to an estimated 50 million per year. The Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) is the public body (Passenger Transport Executive) responsible for co-ordinating public transport services thoughout Greater Manchester in England. ...

Buses

Manchester and the surrounding area have an extensive bus network, with regular services in and out of the city connecting to all the satellite towns and villages. Maps of bus routes and a public transport journey planner for the Greater Manchester can be found on the GMPTE website.

The city's buses are operated by a range of companies including First Bus, Stagecoach (incorporating the lower-cost Magicbus), Finglands, UK North, and R. Bullock. Most major routes are well provided for, including Oxford Road/Wilmslow Road, one of the busiest routes in Europe, bringing large numbers of students from Fallowfield and Withington to the two universities that have campuses scattered around the city centre. Magicbus is the brand Stagecoach applies to local no-frills bus operations in the UK, usually operated on routes with strong competition from other operators. ... Wilmslow Road is a major thoroughfare in South Manchester running from Parrs Wood to Manchester City Centre. ... Fallowfield is an area of the City of Manchester, England. ... Withington is an area of Manchester, England about 4 miles south of the city centre, intersected by the busy thoroughfare of Wilmslow Road. ...

First Manchester also operates free Metroshuttle services which link important areas of the city like Manchester Victoria, Piccadilly and Oxford Road stations with Chinatown, Deansgate, Salford Central, and Albert Square. These services are very successful and therefore often busy. They run every 5-10 Minutes and are divided in to three routes, complement the metrolink and national rail services and link them with the city's car parks, tourist attractions and Bus Termini. Jump to: navigation, search Metroshuttle is a free bus system that operates in Manchester City Centre. ... Manchester Victoria Manchester Victoria railway station is the second of Manchesters mainline railway stations, now being much less important than Manchester Piccadilly station. ... Manchester Piccadilly station is the principal railway station of Manchester, UK. It serves intercity routes to London Euston, Birmingham New Street and the south, Glasgow Central, and routes throughout the north of England. ... Manchester Oxford Road Station is a railway station in Manchester, UK. The station is not actually in Oxford Road but slightly to the north of that thoroughfare, just off (or rather above) Oxford Street, on an elevated track between Deansgate and Piccadilly stations. ... Jump to: navigation, search Salford Central is a Station just to the west of Manchester city centre, across the River Irwell so therefore in the City of Salford. ...

High frequency Bendy Bus routes include the Bury-Manchester 135 service and the Bolton-Manchester 8 service, which operate every six minutes. Location within the British Isles Bury is a town on the northern side of Greater Manchester in North West England, between Rochdale and Bolton and just west of the M66. ... This page is about the town of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. ...

Water

One legacy of the industrial revolution is an extensive network of canals: the Manchester, Bolton & Bury Canal, Rochdale Canal, Manchester Ship Canal which provides access to the sea, Bridgewater Canal, Ashton Canal and the Leigh Branch of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. Today, most of these canals are used for recreation. The Canal du Midi in Toulouse, France Canals are man-made waterways, usually connecting existing lakes, rivers, or oceans. ... The Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal is a canal in the north west of England, between Salford, Bolton, and Bury. ... The Rochdale Canal is a canal in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, UK. The canal runs between Manchester and Sowerby Bridge in West Yorkshire where it connects with the Calder and Hebble Navigation. ... The canal at its Manchester end, looking towards Old Trafford The Manchester Ship Canal (MSC), affectionately known by locals as The Big Ditch, was opened on 21 May 1894, and is a large canal in north-west England. ... The Bridgewater Canal is a canal in North West England, near Manchester. ... Jockeys Swivel and Footbridge at Lumb Lane, Droylsden, c1900 Portland Basin, Ashton-under-Lyne, with the Tame Aqueduct in the foreground, 1962 The Ashton Canal runs six miles (10 km) from central Manchester to Ashton-under-Lyne and it rises through 18 locks to make a head-on junction... The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a canal in the north of England running from Liverpool, Merseyside to Leeds, West Yorkshire. ...

Commerce

Shopping

Manchester is the only urban area in the country to boast two indoor shopping centres with over 280 stores each. The first is the Arndale Centre in the middle of the city, the largest city-centre shopping centre in Europe. The second is the out-of-town Trafford Centre which boasts a massive food hall, multi-screen cinema and Namco games centre. Other shopping centres are provided, including The Triangle (formerly known as the corn exchange building) which caters for a more youthful and upmarket clientele and Royal Exchange Centre. Major shopping centre in Manchester, England, in continual redevelopment since the 1996 IRA bombing of city centre. ... The Trafford Centre is a large indoor shopping centre located in Trafford in Greater Manchester, England. ... Namco is a company based in Japan, best known for developing video games. ... The logo of The Triangle The Triangle is the independent student newspaper of Drexel University. ...

The city also provides two large Selfridges department stores, a Harvey Nichols store, the largest Marks and Spencer and Next stores in the UK and a large John Lewis department store. There is also a range of designer clothing stores including Tommy Hilfiger, DKNY, and Louis Vuitton. Selfridges is a chain of department stores in the United Kingdom. ... Harvey Nichols is a chain of luxury department stores and fine-dining restaurants based in the United Kingdom. ... Marks and Spencer plc (known also as M&S and sometimes colloquially as Marks and Sparks) is the largest retailer in the United Kingdom by sales. ... Next Group PLC is a British clothes retailer, headquartered in Leicester, England. ... A John Lewis store in Glasgow The John Lewis Partnership is a major United Kingdom retailer, operating department stores and, through its Waitrose subsidiary, upmarket supermarkets. ... Tommy Hilfiger (born one of 9 siblings to a Catholic family in Elmira, New York on March 24, 1951) is a world-famous fashion designer best known for his eponymous Tommy Hilfiger brand. ... This page has been listed on cleanup. ... Louis vuitton was a great man he was born on fh 12 3845. ...

Alternative tastes are catered for by Affleck's Palace, a building which provides low-cost stalls for independent start-up traders and creatives, and has become popular among students and younger Mancunians. Affleck's is located on Oldham Street, in the Northern Quarter, along with a range of music, clothing and assorted other shops. Afflecks Palace is a building located on Oldham Street in The Northern Quarter in Manchester, UK. Mainly people who listen to rock, punk, grunge and heavy metal shop in the building. ... The Northern Quarter is an area in the centre of Manchester, UK, generally marked out between Piccadilly, Victoria and Ancoats, and centred around Oldham Street, just off Picadilly Gardens. ...

Manchester is considered to be the shopping capital of the north, and second in the United Kingdom to London only. London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ...

Food and drink

Manchester has a vibrant and exciting range of restaurants, bars and clubs, spanning the famous curry mile in Rusholme to traditional "grub", China Town, modern bars and bistros at Deansgate Lock in the city centre. Rusholme is a part of Manchester, England, about two miles south of the city centre. ...

Regional favourites include the Eccles cake from Eccles (hence the name) and the traditional pie capital of the UK is supposedly at the heart of Wigan, 15 miles outside the city. Jump to: navigation, search Map sources for Wigan at grid reference SD583055 Wigan is a large town in the north-west of England, in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, traditionally, and for postal purposes still, lying in the historic and geographic county of Lancashire. ...

There is a Hard Rock Cafe, with chain restaurants like Wagamama and bars that include Waxy O'Connors and The Living Room. The coffee chain Starbucks has 12 outlets in a 2 mile radius. With other worldwide and local coffee chains operating cafes around the city. Other, more independent restaurants, bars and clubs can be found in the Northern Quarter area of the city centre. A Hard Rock Cafe sign in Chicago, Illinois The Hard Rock Cafe restaurant chain was founded by Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton, two Americans, on June 14, 1971. ... Jump to: navigation, search For other meanings of the name Starbuck, see Starbuck. ... The Northern Quarter is an area in the centre of Manchester, UK, generally marked out between Piccadilly, Victoria and Ancoats, and centred around Oldham Street, just off Picadilly Gardens. ...

Manchester is also famous for its beer. Although "The Cream of Manchester", Boddingtons may have left the city, there are still many international, local and independent breweries operating in the Greater Manchester area. Jump to: navigation, search Greater Manchester, commonly referred to as Manchester, is a metropolitan county in England established in 1974 which covers an area roughly encompassing the conurbation of City of Manchester. ...

The scene set in Coronation Street of real northern life with a traditional English pub can also be found in the region. Jump to: navigation, search The opening title of Coronation Street, since 2002. ...

Places of interest

Architecture

HSBC Bank

Manchester in the morning.

Piccadilly Gardens, one of the city's main public squares

Manchester has a wide variety of buildings from Victorian architecture through to modern. Much of the architecture in the city harks back to its former days as a global centre for the cotton trade. Many warehouses have now been converted for other uses but the external appearance remains mostly unchanged so the city maintains much of its original character. Download high resolution version (1689x2144, 622 KB)Midland Bank, King Street, Manchester, photograph taken by Lmno on 9 Oct 2004 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (1689x2144, 622 KB)Midland Bank, King Street, Manchester, photograph taken by Lmno on 9 Oct 2004 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Download high resolution version (723x933, 537 KB)A glimpse of Manchester in the morning Picture was taken on March 2003 By Dian Savitri File links The following pages link to this file: Manchester Categories: GFDL images ... Download high resolution version (723x933, 537 KB)A glimpse of Manchester in the morning Picture was taken on March 2003 By Dian Savitri File links The following pages link to this file: Manchester Categories: GFDL images ... Download high resolution version (850x482, 192 KB)Piccadilly Gardens in central Manchester: Photo by G-Man Sept 2004. ... Download high resolution version (850x482, 192 KB)Piccadilly Gardens in central Manchester: Photo by G-Man Sept 2004. ... Jump to: navigation, search Cotton is a soft fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant, a shrub native to the tropical and subtropical regions of both the Old World and the New World. ...

Structures of interest in Manchester include:

The Corn Exchange (now the Triangle shopping centre)
The G-Mex Centre
Imperial War Museum North by Daniel Libeskind and Lowry Footbridge
Beetham Tower, due for completion in 2006
John Rylands Library, Deansgate
London Road Fire Station
Manchester Central Library, St Peter's Square, by E. Vincent Harris
Manchester Town Hall by Alfred Waterhouse, extended by E. Vincent Harris
Midland Bank building (now HSBC), King Street by Sir Edwin Lutyens
The Midland Hotel
Piccadilly Gardens by Tadao Ando
The Portico Library
The Royal Exchange
South Manchester Synagogue
Strangeways Prison by Waterhouse
Sunlight House
Trinity Bridge over River Irwell by Santiago Calatrava
Victoria Station
The Victoria Baths

The Triangle at the Corn Exchange The Corn Exchange in Manchester, England was built in 1897. ... The G-Mex centre or Greater Manchester EXhibition centre is a exhibition and conference centre in Manchester in England. ... The main entrance of the Imperial War Museum North, with the air shard tower. ... Jump to: navigation, search The aluminium clad east face of the Imperial War Museum North in Manchester. ... An artists impression of what Beetham Tower, Birmingham will look like when finished There are three high-rise buildings called Beetham Tower in the United Kingdom, financed and owned by Beetham Organization. ... The John Rylands Library (inaugurated October 1899) is a collection of historic books and manuscripts in Manchester, England. ... The fire station on London Road Designed and built by Woodhouse, Willoughby & Langham from 1904-1906. ... Manchester Central library ( Alternative view) Manchester Central Library is an impressive circular building next to the extended Town Hall in Manchester, England. ... Emanuel Vincent Harris (June 26, 1876 - August 1, 1971) was an English architect who was most famously responsible for the design of several important public buildings. ... Jump to: navigation, search Manchester Town Hall Manchester Town Hall is a building in Manchester, England that houses the citys government and administrative functions. ... The Natural History Museum in South Kensington, London, has an ornate terracotta facade typical of high Victorian architecture. ... The Midland Bank building on King Street, Manchester, was designed by Edwin Lutyens in 1928. ... Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens OM (March 29, 1869 - January 1, 1944), was arguably the greatest British architect of the 20th century (some have said the greatest since Wren, others, simply, the greatest). ... The Midland, Manchester is a hotel in the centre of Manchester, England. ... The Westin Awaji Island designed by Ando The Water Temple in Awaji Shima, Japan Tadao Ando (å®‰è—¤å¿ é›„ AndÅ Tadao, born September 13, 1941 in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese architect whose approach to architecture is sometimes categorised as Critical Regionalism. ... The Portico Library is a subscription library in central Manchester, north-west England. ... Royal Exchange The Royal Exchange is an impressive nineteenth century classical building in Manchester, England. ... The South Manchester Synagogue is a former synagogue in Manchester, England, of diverse stylistic influences and innovative technical construction. ... HM Prison Manchester is a British prison. ... Sunlight House is a fine art deco office building on Quay Street, Manchester, England. ... The River Irwell is a river in Lancashire in England that flows through central Manchester before joining the River Mersey, and one of the rivers that drove the Industrial Revolution. ... Jump to: navigation, search Calatrava is known for his organically inspired designs, such as LUmbracle at his Ciutat de les Arts i les CiÃ¨ncies in Valencia. ... Manchester Victoria Manchester Victoria railway station is the second of Manchesters mainline railway stations, now being much less important than Manchester Piccadilly station. ... The Victoria Baths The Victoria Baths in Manchester, is a Grade II* listed baths complex, which originally had three Edwardian swimming pools and a Turkish Baths. ...

Skyline

The only skyscraper (ie. a habitable building of 150m or greater) outside London in the United Kingdom is currently under construction - the Beetham Hilton tower, on Deansgate. Currently the tallest building is the CIS Tower. Another skyscraper, even taller than the Beetham Hilton tower, has been approved and will be built near to Piccadilly station. Jump to: navigation, search Taipei 101, considered the worlds tallest skyscraper. ... An artists impression of what Beetham Tower, Birmingham will look like when finished There are three high-rise buildings called Beetham Tower in the United Kingdom, financed and owned by Beetham Organization. ... The Manchester Evening News Head Office on Deansgate. ... Jump to: navigation, search The CIS Tower and the solar panels that will be fitted over the next year The CIS Tower is currently the tallest building in Manchester. ... Piccadilly is a major London street, running from Hyde Park Corner in the west to Piccadilly Circus in the east. ...

Public monuments

The Alan Turing Memorial
The Albert Memorial, Albert Square, by Thomas Worthington
B of the Bang, Britain's tallest sculpture
The Queen Victoria statue, Piccadilly Gardens by Edward Onslow Ford
Monument to Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln Square, marking the cotton famine of 1861-5

Alan Turing Memorial Situated in the Sackville Park in memory of the father of modern computing. ... Albert Square is a public plaza in Manchester, England. ... Thomas Worthington (1826 – 1909) was an eminent 19th century English architect, particularly associated with public buildings in his native Manchester. ... B Of The Bang is a sculpture designed by Thomas Heatherwick erected in Manchester, England. ... Fords statue The Snowdrift Edward Onslow Ford (July 27, 1852 - December 23, 1901), English sculptor, was born in London. ... Jump to: navigation, search Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 â€“ April 15, 1865), sometimes called Abe Lincoln and nicknamed Honest Abe, the Rail Splitter, and the Great Emancipator, was the 16th President of the United States (1861 to 1865), and the first president from the Republican Party. ... The cotton famine (1861 â€“ 1865) was a depression in the textile industry in northwest England, brought about by the American Civil War. ...

Streets and plazas

The CIS Tower which is Manchester's tallest building

Albert Square
Canal Street (Gay Village)
Deansgate
Exchange Square featuring a BBC Big Screen
Portland Street
Great Northern Square
King Street
Piccadilly Gardens
Spring Gardens
Wilmslow Road
Cathedral Gardens
Market Street
St Peters Square
St Ann's Square
New Cathedral Street

Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Cisi. ... Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Cisi. ... Albert Square is a public plaza in Manchester, England. ... Canal Street Canal Street looks across the Rochdale Canal into Sackville Park in the centre of Manchester, UK. The street is the main focus of Manchesters gay community and is lined with gay bars, clubs, cafes and shops. ... Torontos Church and Wellesley district, one of the largest gay villages in North America Rainbow flags are displayed in the Castro area of San Francisco as a symbol of gay pride The entrance to Chueca metro station in the Plaza de Chueca (Chueca square) in Madrid (Spain), during gay... The Manchester Evening News Head Office on Deansgate. ... Exchange Square is a building located in Central, Hong Kong. ... Liverpool Big Screen in Clayton Square The BBC Big Screen project is a project involving the British Broadcasting Corporation, Philips and local councils to install large, 25m television screens with sound systems in prominent locations in city centres. ... Portland Street (砵蘭街) is arguably the most famous red light district in Hong Kong. ... King Street, Manchester, England is one of the citys most important throroughfairs. ... // History Manchesters Piccadilly Gardens was the original site of the Manchester Royal Infirmary, the Infirmary occupied the site at Piccadilly from 1752 to 1910 (when it was relocated to its current site on Oxford Road). ... Wilmslow Road is a major thoroughfare in South Manchester running from Parrs Wood to Manchester City Centre. ... Market Street in downtown San Francisco. ...

Religion

The Anglican Diocese of Manchester was established in 1847. Manchester lies within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford (part of the Archdiocese of Liverpool). Manchester is in the Central North Division of the Salvation Army. Manchester has the largest jewish community outside of the capital and there is a large Muslim population. For other Christian diocese with Manchester in their name, see Diocese of Manchester. ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... The Archbishop of Liverpool is the Ordinary of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool in the Region of Great Britain. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian evangelical denomination and, consequently, a charity and social services organization, with international headquarters at 101 Queen Victoria Street London, England. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... Jump to: navigation, search A Muslim (Arabic: Ù…Ø³Ù„Ù…) is an adherent of Islam. ...

See also: The Salvation Army in Manchester

The Salvation Army first came to Manchester in 1878. ...

Government

Greater Manchester

Main article: Greater Manchester

The metropolitan county of Greater Manchester is made up of 10 metropolitan boroughs: Jump to: navigation, search Greater Manchester, commonly referred to as Manchester, is a metropolitan county in England established in 1974 which covers an area roughly encompassing the conurbation of City of Manchester. ...

Towns in the Manchester urban area include Salford, Sale, Altrincham, Cheadle, Stockport, Ashton-under-Lyne, Oldham, Bury, Rochdale, Glossop, Stockport, Middleton and Stretford. Places like Trafford and Salford can be considered part of the Manchester urban area in a way that Wigan or Bolton are not. Image of Trafford Town Hall Trafford is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. ... Tameside is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester in the north west of England. ... Location within the British Isles Bury is a town on the northern side of Greater Manchester in North West England, between Rochdale and Bolton and just west of the M66. ... This page is about the town of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. ... Jump to: navigation, search Location within the British Isles Mumps Bridge, Oldham Oldham is a large town in North West England, on the north-eastern edge of the Greater Manchester conurbation, with a population of around 220,000. ... Jump to: navigation, search Map sources for Wigan at grid reference SD583055 Wigan is a large town in the north-west of England, in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, traditionally, and for postal purposes still, lying in the historic and geographic county of Lancashire. ... This article is about the English town. ... Stockports Town Hall Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester, in North West England. ... Salford is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester in North West England. ... Salford is the main town of the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. ... Location within the British Isles Sale is a town situated in the UK, in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford and the ceremonial county of Greater Manchester. ... Location within the British Isles Arms of Altrincham Borough Council Altrincham (population 42,000) (pronounced Oltringum) is a town to the south of Manchester in the Borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... Cheadle is the name of more than one place: Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England Cheadle, Staffordshire, England This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Stockports Town Hall Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester, in North West England. ... Ashton-under-Lyne is a town in Greater Manchester with a population of 44,400 (2001 estimate). ... Jump to: navigation, search Location within the British Isles Mumps Bridge, Oldham Oldham is a large town in North West England, on the north-eastern edge of the Greater Manchester conurbation, with a population of around 220,000. ... Location within the British Isles Bury is a town on the northern side of Greater Manchester in North West England, between Rochdale and Bolton and just west of the M66. ... This article is about the English town. ... Location within the British Isles Glossop is a town in the Peak District of Derbyshire, England, about 13 miles east of Manchester. ... Stockports Town Hall Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester, in North West England. ... Middleton is the name of several places in the United Kingdom: Middleton, Aberdeenshire Middleton, Angus Middleton, Argyll Middleton, Ayrshire Middleton, Hartlepool, County Durham Middleton-in-Teesdale, County Durham Middleton One Row, County Durham Middleton St George, County Durham Middleton, Cumbria Middleton, Derbyshire Middleton, Dunbartonshire Middleton on the Wolds, East Riding... Location within the British Isles Stretford is a mainly working working class town in Greater Manchester, UK. It is perhaps most famous because of an association with Manchester United Football Club, which calls one end of its Old Trafford ground the Stretford End. Stretford was also the birth place of... Image of Trafford Town Hall Trafford is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. ... Salford is the main town of the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. ... Wigan is a Metropolitan Borough in Greater Manchester, in North West England. ... Bolton is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom. ...

The centre of Salford is adjacent to the centre of Manchester, with only the River Irwell seperating the two. The River Irwell is a river in Lancashire in England that flows through central Manchester before joining the River Mersey, and one of the rivers that drove the Industrial Revolution. ...

Political divisions

The City of Manchester is divided into 32 wards: A ward is an electoral district used in local politics, most notably in England, Scotland, and Wales, as well as Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, and many cities in the United States and the federal district of Washington, DC. Wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes...

Ancoats and Clayton is a politcal ward of Manchester City Council comprising the districts of Ancoats, Clayton and Openshaw. ... Ardwick is an inner-city district of Manchester, about one mile south east of the city centre. ... Bradford is a local government ward in the City of Manchester. ... Brooklands was a motor racing circuit built near Weybridge in Surrey, England. ... Burnage is a small post-industrial suburb of Manchester, England. ... For more related articles, see alternate spelling Charleston Charlestown is the name of several places in the world: Charlestown, Indiana, United States of America Charlestown, Maryland, United States of America Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States of America Charlestown, New Hampshire, United States of America Charlestown, Rhode Island, United States of America... The name Chorlton may refer to: Chorlton-cum-Hardy, a suburb of Manchester, England the protagonist of Chorlton and the Wheelies This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... City of Manchester Manchester City Centre is at the heart of the City of Manchester, in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, North West England. ... Crumpsall is a suburb some 3 miles to the north of Manchester, in the United Kingdom. ... Didsbury East is a local government ward of the City of Manchester and is represented in the Town Hall by Councillors Helen Fisher, Tony Parkinson and David Sandiford. ... Didsbury West is a local government ward of the City of Manchester and is represented in the Town Hall by Councillors Graham Shaw, Neil Trafford and Simon Wheale. ... Fallowfield is an area of the City of Manchester, England. ... Gorton North is a local government ward in the City of Manchester, in the Gorton area of the City. ... Gorton South is a Local Government ward in the City of Manchester. ... Harpurhey is a suburb of Manchester, approximately three miles north of the city centre. ... Hulme today is a suburb of the city of Manchester in England but it was not always so. ... Levenshulme is an urban area in Manchester, United Kingdom. ... Longsight is an area in Manchester, England, around 3 miles south of the city centre. ... Miles Platting & Newton Heath is a local government ward in the City of Manchester. ... Moss Side is an area of Manchester in England. ... Moston is the name of: Moston, Greater Manchester, a suburb in the city of Manchester, UK. Moston (Chester), Cheshire, a Civil Parish north of Chester Moston (Congleton), Cheshire, a Civil Parish west of Sandbach This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share... Northenden is a district of Manchester, seven miles from the city centre. ... Rusholme is a part of Manchester, England, about two miles south of the city centre. ... Jump to: navigation, search Sharston is in the south of the city of Manchester. ... Location within the British Isles Stretford is a mainly working working class town in Greater Manchester, UK. It is perhaps most famous because of an association with Manchester United Football Club, which calls one end of its Old Trafford ground the Stretford End. Stretford was also the birth place of... Whalley Range, a district of Manchester, lies about 1. ... Withington is an area of Manchester, England about 4 miles south of the city centre, intersected by the busy thoroughfare of Wilmslow Road. ...

Law enforcement

Greater Manchester Police Badge

Manchester and its metropolitan conurbation are policed by Greater Manchester Police who are based at Manchesters Chester House Police Station. Manchester's railways are policed by the nationwide British Transport Police. Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Gmp. ... Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Gmp. ... Jump to: navigation, search Caption Caption Greater Manchester Police is the police force currently operating in Manchester, UK and the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester. ... A British Transport Police motorcycle in London The British Transport Police (BTP) is a national police service for the railway system throughout Great Britain. ...

Bibliography

Manchester architecture
- Manchester. Clare Hartwell. Pevsner Architectural Guides ISBN 0300096666
- Manchester: A guide to recent architecture. David Hands and Sarah Parker. Ellipsis. ISBN 1899858776
- Manchester - an Architectural History John Parkinson Bailey. Manchester University Press. ISBN 0719056063
General
- The City Life Guide to Manchester: 6th edition. ISBN 0954446070
- The Mancunian Way Published by Clinamen Press ISBN 1903083818
- Manchester - a Celebration. Brian Redhead. André Deutsch Limited, London. ISBN 0233988165
- Victorian Manchester & Salford. Published in 1988 by Ryburn Publishing Limited. ISBN 1853310069
Manchester culture
- Morrissey's Manchester: The Essential Smiths Tour Phil Gatenby ISBN 1901746283
- Manchester, England. The story of the pop cult city. Dave Haslam ISBN 1841151467
- And God Created Manchester. Sarah Champion. Wordsmith. ISBN 1873205015
- The Hacienda Must be Built. Edited by Jon Savage. International Music Publications ISBN 0863598579
- Shake, Rattle and Rain - Popular Music in Manchester 1955-1995. CP Lee ISBN 1843820498
- Like The Night - Bob Dylan and the road to the Manchester Free Trade Hall. CP Lee ISBN 1900924331

Brian Redhead (28 December 1929 _ 23 January 1994) was a British author, journalist and broadcaster. ... Jump to: navigation, search CP Lee is a Mancunian author, broadcaster and lecturer. ...

External links

Visit Manchester Official tourist board for Greater Manchester
AGMA The Association of Greater Manchester Authorities
Manchester City Council
Manchester Online Manchester Online by the Manchester Evening News: cinema, travel, tourist information and accommodation guide.
Manchester Guide Manchester Guide, for everything that's going on in Manchester
Welcome to Manchester, England Manchester the City and Metropolitan County of Greater Manchester
Photos of Manchester, Salford & conurbation
Manchester Community Forum Discuss all aspects of Manchester life
Virtual Manchester club, pub, restaurant, cinema guides, news and features about Manchester
Manchester Civic Society a charitable civic society "fostering a sense of pride in Manchester"
Manchester Hotels
Manchester Restaurant Guide
LoveMyTown - City of Manchester civic pride facts and organisations in Manchester
Open Guide to Manchester another wiki guide to Manchester
Itchy Manchester Tourist guide catering for younger visitors
homage to the Mancunian Films Studios
Manchester business directory

The Manchester Evening News is a British daily newspaper published each week day evening and on Saturdays. ...

Districts of England - North West England
onmouseover="pv(event, 544)" onmouseout="unpv(544)" style="">Allerdale \| Barrow-in-Furness \| Blackburn with Darwen \| Blackpool \| Bolton \| Burnley \| Bury \| Carlisle \| Chester \| Chorley \| Congleton \| Copeland \| Crewe and Nantwich \| Eden \| Ellesmere Port and Neston \| Fylde \| Halton \| Hyndburn \| Knowsley \| Lancaster \| Liverpool \| Macclesfield \| Manchester \| Oldham \| Pendle \| Preston \| Ribble Valley \| Rochdale \| Rossendale \| St Helens \| Salford \| Sefton \| South Lakeland \| South Ribble \| Stockport \| Tameside \| Trafford \| Vale Royal \| Warrington \| West Lancashire \| Wigan \| Wirral \| Wyre The Districts of England are the lowest level of local government in England, except for civil parishes. ... North West England is one of the regions of England. ... Large sized chicken tender of England/St Georges Cross/State flag of Guernsey, 1936-1985 File links The following pages link to this file: The Ashes Arsenal F.C. Cornwall Cambridgeshire Charlton Athletic F.C. City of London London Borough of Croydon Cheshire Chelsea F.C. Devon England Essex... Allerdale is a local government district and borough in Cumbria, England. ... Barrow-in-Furness is a local government district and borough in Cumbria, England. ... Blackburn with Darwen is a borough in Lancashire, north west England. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Tower, Blackpool Blackpool is a seaside town in England, on the coast of the Irish Sea. ... The Metropolitan borough of Bolton is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. ... Burnley is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire in North West England. ... The Metropolitan borough of Bury is a metropolitan borough in northern Greater Manchester. ... The City of Carlisle is a local government district with city status in Cumbria, in North West England. ... Jump to: navigation, search Chester is a local government district in Cheshire, North West England, with the status of a city. ... Chorley is a local government district with borough status, in Lancashire, England. ... Congleton is a local government district and borough in Cheshire, in North West England. ... Copeland is a local government district and borough in western Cumbria, England. ... Crewe and Nantwich is one of six local government districts in the county of Cheshire, England, with a population (2001 census) of 111,007. ... Eden is a local government district in Cumbria, England. ... Ellesmere Port and Neston is a local government district and borough in Cheshire, England. ... Fylde is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. ... Halton is a borough in North West England, administered by a unitary authority. ... Hyndburn is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. ... Knowsley is a metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. ... The City of Lancaster is a local government district and city in Lancashire in North West England. ... Jump to: navigation, search Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Northwest England, on the north side of the Mersey estuary. ... Macclesfield is a local government district, borough and parliamentary constituency in Cheshire England. ... The Metropolitan borough of Oldham is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. ... Pendle is a district borough of Lancashire, England, on the North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire borders. ... Preston is a city and local government district in North West England. ... Ribble Valley is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. ... The Metropolitan borough of Rochdale is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester in North West England. ... Rossendale is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. ... Jump to: navigation, search St Helens is a metropolitan borough in Merseyside, North West England. ... Salford is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester in North West England. ... Note: See Sefton, Australia for Sefton, Sydney, Australia. ... South Lakeland is a local government district in Cumbria, England. ... South Ribble is a local government district and borough in Lancashire, England. ... The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport is a Metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester. ... Tameside is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester in the north west of England. ... Image of Trafford Town Hall Trafford is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. ... Vale Royal is a local government district and borough in Cheshire, North West England. ... Jump to: navigation, search Warrington, the United Kingdomâ€™s third biggest town (as opposed to city), is a town and borough in North West England, between Manchester and Liverpool. ... West Lancashire is a local government district in Lancashire, England. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Metropolitan Borough of Wigan is a Metropolitan Borough in Greater Manchester, in North West England. ... Wirral is a metropolitan borough in Merseyside, North West England, which occupies part of the Wirral peninsula, more commonly known locally as The Wirral. ... This article is about the district of Wyre in England. ...
Counties with multiple districts: Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... This article is about the English county. ... Cumbria is a administrative county located in the northwest area of England. ... Jump to: navigation, search Greater Manchester, commonly referred to as Manchester, is a metropolitan county in England established in 1974 which covers an area roughly encompassing the conurbation of City of Manchester. ... Jump to: navigation, search Lancashire (archaically, the County of Lancaster) is a county palatine of England, lying on the Irish Sea. ... Jump to: navigation, search Merseyside is a metropolitan county, located in the North West of England. ...

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	Manchester is a city in the North West of England.
	The term "Manchester" is often used to refer to the entire conurbation, much as "London" is usually used to mean Greater London, but many of the constituent parts of Greater Manchester, such as Salford, Wigan and Bolton, are substantial and separate towns (or a separate city in the case of Salford), and retain strong identities.
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	City were promoted at the first attempt, achieved in dramatic fashion in a playoff against Gillingham F.C. Plans to move to a new stadium were announced, and for the first time in many years an air of optimism was present.
	Manchester City's current stadium is the City of Manchester Stadium, a newly constructed state of the art 48,000 seater stadium situated in East Manchester, purchased from Manchester City Council after the 2002 Commonwealth Games.
	Manchester City fans are by no means the only supporters who claim to be loyal in adversity, and such claims form the basis of much debate with fans of other well supported clubs, such as Leeds and Sunderland.

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