Harpurhey
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| Harpurhey | |
  Harpurhey shown within Greater Manchester |
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| Population | 8,834 (2001 Census) |
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| Metropolitan borough | City of Manchester |
| Metropolitan county | Greater Manchester |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MANCHESTER |
| Postcode district | M9 |
| Dialling code | 0161 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Manchester Blackley |
| List of places: UK • England • Greater Manchester | |
Harpurhey is a district of the city of Manchester, in North West England. It is approximately three miles north east of Manchester city centre.
Notable attractions include Bernard Manning's "World Famous Embassy Club".
It serves as the centre for this suburb, with a large daily market and shopping district, as well as local police station and leisure centre. Areas of Harpurhey included Kingsbridge Estate, Barnes Green, Shiredale Estate and Baywood Estate.
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[edit] History
Harpurhey is recorded in 1320 as Harpourhey, meaning "hedged enclosure by a man called Harpour", who owned the area in the 14th century.[1]
In 1868, Harpurhey Cemetery became the final resting place of Hannah Beswick, the Manchester Mummy.[2]
[edit] Governance
Harpurhey is represented on Manchester City Council by three Labour Party councillors:
- Patrick Karney
- Joanne Green
- Paul Fairweather
More information on these councillors can be found on the Manchester City Council website [1]
[edit] Geography
[edit] Transport
Harpurhey is served by a number of bus services on the main Rochdale Road corridor, as well as non-radial services to and from Salford and Oldham.
Additionally when the Manchester Metrolink light rail tram system is installed on the Manchester to Rochdale via Oldham Line railway line, two stations are proposed close to Harpurhey - one at Monsall and one at Central Park (North Manchester Business Park, which borders Newton Heath) [3].
[edit] Notable people
Harpurhey was the birthplace of the novelist Anthony Burgess.
[edit] Trivia
- The Little and Large comic duo started their careers in Harpurhey.[citation needed]
(Little and Large started in Norbrook Boys' Club where they met)
- Les Dawson worked as a butcher in Harpurhey before his comedy career blossomed.
- Freddie Garrity lived in Brewery (now renamed Brewster) Street.
[edit] References
- ^ Mills, A D (1997). Dictionary of English Place-Names (2nd ed). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-280074-4.
- ^ Greater Manchester's Mysterious Sites (HTTP). Mysterious Britain Gazetteer. Retrieved on 2007-05-16.
- ^ Metrolink Phase 3 - Rochdale, July 2006 (PDF). GMPTE. Retrieved on 2007-07-30.
