Newton Heath

Newton Heath is an area of Manchester, England. It is 2.8 miles (4.5 km) north-east of Manchester city centre. Its population is 9,883.[1]

Newton Heath
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A view over Newton Heath
OS grid reference SD878004
    - London  163 mi (262 km) SSE 
Metropolitan borough Manchester
Metropolitan county Greater Manchester
Region North West
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town MANCHESTER
Postcode district M40
Dialling code 0161
Police Greater Manchester
Fire Greater Manchester
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK Parliament Manchester Central
List of places
UK
England
Greater Manchester

Historically it was part of Lancashire. Newton used to be a farming area. It used the factory system after the Industrial Revolution. The main industry in the area became engineering. Many people also worked in the mining and textiles industries in Clayton Vale and Bradford.

An area called Miles Platting which went all the way to Failsworth used to belong to Newton Heath. It had brooks and rivers on all four sides – the River Medlock, Moston Brook, Newton Brook and Shooters Brook. After Miles Platting was created, the rest of Newton became Newton Heath.

Manchester United has strong links with the area. It was formed from the Newton Heath Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Football Club.

Newton Heath Media

References

  1. "Newton Heath". Sustainable Regeneration in East Manchester. New East Manchester. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2008.