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Manchester is a city in North West England, which in 2002 had a population of approximately 422,302. The city is situated in the centre of the large metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, which has population of 2,513,468. The city was voted England's second city in a poll of British people in 2002 [1], the first time in recent memory that Birmingham had lost this.
In the same way as "London" is used to refer to the entire metropolitan area of London, the term "Manchester" is often used to refer to the Greater Manchester conurbation, rather than the City of Manchester which is a metropolitan borough.290px Manchester Town Hall is a typical example of the Victorian architecture found in Manchester and is the home of Manchester City Council While Greater Manchester contains some towns such as Wigan or Rochdale which clearly have separate identities, it also contains several boroughs such as Salford, Stockport, TamesideTameside is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester in the north west of England. It lies 7 miles east of Manchester and consists of nine towns which were brought together in 1974. It borders onto the county of Derbyshire, and the metropolitan boroug and TraffordTrafford is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. It has a population of about 220,000 and includes the towns of Altrincham, Sale, Stretford, and Urmston. The grounds of Manchester United and Lancashire County Cricket Club are at Old Traf which run directly into the Manchester urban area.
Main article History of ManchesterThe 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. In the 14th Century Manchester became home to a community of Flemish w
The Manchester area was settled in Roman60 and 400 with major cities. During this time only Dacia and Mesopotamia were added to the Empire but were lost before 300. The Roman Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Roman state in the centuries following its reorganization under t times: general AgricolaGnaeus Julius Agricola ( July 13 40 August 23 93 AD) was a Roman general responsible for much of the Roman conquest of Britain. Agricola was born in Gallia Narbonensis (modern southern France), as the son of Julius Graecinus and his wife Procilla. Agricol called a fort he set up there Mamucium, meaning "breast shaped hill". A facsimile of a Roman fort exists in CastlefieldCastlefield in Manchester, UK was a site where the Roman Empire established a fort. A facsimile of part of this Roman fort still exists. The name Castlefield is a short form of 'Castle in the field'. This designation was used after the Romans abandoned th.
| City of Manchester | |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Metropolitan borough, City (1853) |
| RegionRegions of England # London # South East # South West # West Midlands # North West # North East # Yorkshire and the Humber # East Midlands # East of England The region (sometimes known as Government Office Region is currently the highest level of local go: | North West England |
| Ceremonial County: | Greater Manchester |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 228th 115.65 km˛ |
| Admin. HQ: | Manchester |
| ONS code: | 00BN |
| Geographical coordinates: | 53°29'N 2°15'W |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - City ( 2002 est) - Total ( 2002 est) - Density | Ranked 6th 422,302 2,513,468 3,652 / km˛ |
| 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: | Keith Bradley, Paul Goggins, Gerald Kaufman, Tony Lloyd, Graham Stringer |
In the 14th Century Manchester became home to a community of Flemish weavers, who settled in the town to produce wool and linen, thus beginning the tradition of cloth manufacture.
Manchester remained a market town until the Industrial Revolution beginning in the 18th century. Its damp climate made it and the surrounding area ideal for cotton mills, such as Quarry Bank Mill. Its growth was also aided by its proximity to Liverpool's ports and the emerging rail and canal networks.
At 11.20 am on Saturday 15 June 1996, the IRA detonated a bomb containing 1500 kg of explosives in a van on Corporation Street, near the junction with Market Street. This was the largest IRA bomb ever detonated in Great Britain. However, warnings received in the previous hour had allowed the evacuation of the area, but 206 people were recorded by the ambulance service as having been injured, mainly by falling glass and building debris. A large area of the city centre was devastated, and over 50,000 square metres of retail space and 25,000 square metres of office space subsequently had to be rebuilt. Since then the city centre has undergone extensive rejuvenation along with the more general efforts to regenerate previously degenerated areas of the wider city (such as Hulme and Salford).
In 2002, the city hosted the XVII Commonwealth Games very successfully, earning praise from many previously sceptical sources.
In the 1990s, Manchester earned a reputation for gang-related crime, particularly after a spate of shootings involving young men, and reports of teenagers carring handguns as "fashion accessories". Gun-crime is still a problem in Manchester (some have cynically referred to the city as "Gunchester") but a number of initiatives are in place by the Greater Manchester Police to help reduce the number of youths getting involved with gangs and their associated crimes. As a result, gun crime in the area is falling and other cities have overtaken it. The district of Moss Side gained a particular reputation for gang violence, although substantial community and police initiatives have helped rejuvinate the area. The Canal Street area of the city is well known as the 'Gay Village' and the city itself has now been designated as the 'Gay Capital of the UK'.