Carrington, Greater Manchester
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| Carrington | |
  Carrington shown within Greater Manchester |
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| Population | 396 (2001 Census) |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Metropolitan borough | Trafford |
| Metropolitan county | Greater Manchester |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MANCHESTER |
| Postcode district | M31 |
| Dialling code | 0161 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Stretford and Urmston |
| List of places: UK • England • Greater Manchester | |
Carrington is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England.[1] The village is west of the Manchester conurbation, and is the site of a large gas and chemical works, which produce gases by fractional distillation of liquid air. It used to be the site of Shell Petrochemicals who produced polythene and polystyrene.
Until recent years there was a coal fired power station (located on the south bank of the Manchester Ship Canal. The building work commenced in 1947, although the land for the site was acquired in 1916.[2] The station opened in 1956, and was decommissioned during the late 1980s. The station was demolished using explosives in the mid 1990's having stood empty for several years. All that remains today is a large 400kV switching station. The station had its own railway spur from the Glazebrook to Stockport Tiviot Dale line.[3], evidence of which can still be seen today from the gates where the line crossed Manchester Road.
In July 2007, Bridgestones Developments Ltd acquired planning permission for a new CCGT (Combined Cycle Gas Turbine) power station, to be built on the same site as the old power station, providing sufficient electrical power for up to 350,000 homes, and 40 to 50 new jobs in the area. This was announced in a local newspaper.[4]
Both Manchester United and Manchester City Football Clubs have a training complex in Carrington, as does Sale Sharks Rugby Club.
The village is better known among some groups as the location of the former A6144(M), the Carrington Spur.
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[edit] Demography
As of the 2001 UK census, Carrington had a total population of 396. For every 100 females, there were 110.6 males. The average household size was 2.62.[5] Of those aged 16–74 in Carrington, 53.3% had no academic qualifications or one GCSE, higher than the figures for all of Trafford (40.8%) and in England (45.5%).[6] According to the census, 1.75% were unemployed and 34.39% were economically inactive.[7] 21.72% of the population were under the age of 16 and 6.31% were aged 75 and over; the mean age of the people of Carrington was 37.24. 66.41% of residents described their health as 'good'.[8]
[edit] Population change
| Population growth in Carrington since 1801 | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1801 | 1811 | 1821 | 1831 | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 | 1901 | 1911 | 1921 | 1931 | 1951 | 1961 | 1971 | 2001 |
| Population | 435 | 480 | 531 | 552 | 559 | 536 | 521 | 469 | 438 | 568 | 514 | 522 | 531 | 504 | 627 | 642 | 488 | 396 |
| Source: A Vision of Britain through Time[9] | ||||||||||||||||||
[edit] References
- ^ A select gazetteer of local government areas, Greater Manchester County. Greater Manchester County Records Office. Retrieved on 2007-09-24.
- ^ Power Stations in Greater Manchester (PDF). The Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester. Retrieved on 2007-06-13.
- ^ Station Name: PARTINGTON (2nd site). Disused Stations Site Record. Retrieved on 2007-10-30.
- ^ Manchester Metro News: 15, 2006-07-20
- ^ Carrington civil parish Neighbourhood Statistics. Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2007-09-24.
- ^ Trafford Metropolitan Borough key statistics. Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
- ^ Carrington civil parish work and qualifications. Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2007-09-24.
- ^ Carrington civil parish census data. Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2007-09-24.
- ^ Nevell (1997), p. 87.
[edit] Bibliography
- Nevell, Mike (1997). The Archaeology of Trafford. Trafford Metropolitan Borough with University of Manchester Archaeological Unit. ISBN 1870695259.
