Openshaw

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Openshaw
Openshaw (Greater Manchester)
Openshaw

Openshaw shown within Greater Manchester
OS grid reference SJ885975
Metropolitan borough City of Manchester
Metropolitan county Greater Manchester
Region North West
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town MANCHESTER
Postcode district M11
Dialling code 0161
Police Greater Manchester
Fire Greater Manchester
Ambulance North West
European Parliament North West England
UK Parliament Manchester Central
List of places: UKEnglandGreater Manchester

Coordinates: 53°28′N 2°10′W / 53.47, -2.17

Openshaw is an area of the City of Manchester, in North West England. It lies about two miles east of Manchester City Centre, within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire

Education

There are three primary schools in Openshaw St Clement's CofE primary school on Abbey Hey Lane, Varna Street primary school and St Barnabas CofE on Parkhouse Street.

Openshaw currently has no High School although Wright Robinson Sports College and Fairfield High school for girls is nearby.

MANCAT (Manchester College of Art and Technology) college on Whitworth Street near Ashton Old Road specialises in new technical and industrial training - including construction craft and building services, motor engineering and computer technology.

It is the site of the Openshaw Citadel.

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