Ardwick

Ardwick
Ardwick Green Park
Ardwick is located in Greater Manchester
Ardwick
Ardwick
Location within Greater Manchester
Population19,250 (2011 Census
OS grid referenceSJ856975
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMANCHESTER
Postcode districtM12 M13
Dialling code0161
PoliceGreater Manchester
FireGreater Manchester
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
Councillors
  • Mavis Smitheman (Labour)
  • Bernard Priest (Labour)
  • Tina Hewitson (Labour)
List of places
UK
England
Greater Manchester
53°28′20″N 02°12′58″W / 53.47222°N 2.21611°W / 53.47222; -2.21611

Ardwick is an area of Manchester, in the county of Greater Manchester, England, one mile south-east of the city centre. The population at the 2011 census was 19,250.[1]

Historically in Lancashire, by the mid-nineteenth century Ardwick had grown from being a village into a pleasant and wealthy suburb of Manchester, but by the end of that century became heavily industrialised.[2][3] When its industries fell into decline so did Ardwick, becoming one of the city's most deprived areas. Substantial development has since taken place, including the construction of facilities for the 2002 Commonwealth Games at the nearby City of Manchester Stadium.

In the late nineteenth century, Ardwick had many places of entertainment, but the only remnant of that today is the Art Deco-style Manchester Apollo, a venue for pop and rock music concerts.[3]

  1. ^ "City of Manchester Ward 2011". Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  2. ^ Lewis, Samuel (1848). "Appleford – Ardwick". A Topographical Dictionary of England. British History Online. pp. 66–69. Archived from the original on 6 June 2007. Retrieved 4 May 2007.
  3. ^ a b "Ardwick". Districts & Suburbs of Manchester. Manchester 2002. 2002. Archived from the original on 2 April 2003. Retrieved 4 May 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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