New Islington
| New Islington | |
 Will Alsop's Chips development, New Islington, and lock 2 on the Ashton Canal. |
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  New Islington New Islington shown within Greater Manchester | |
| Metropolitan borough | Manchester |
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| Metropolitan county | Greater Manchester |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MANCHESTER |
| Postcode district | M4 |
| Dialling code | 0161 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
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New Islington is an inner city area of Manchester, in North West England. Historically in Lancashire and part of Ancoats, it has taken a separate identity to reflect its changed status as a regeneration area.
History
The name "New Islington" appeared on the 1840 Ordnance Survey map and there is also a street bearing the name.[1] However, the name for the area fell out of usage. From its attempted regeneration in the 1970s to its current redevelopment it was known as the Cardroom Estate. It was one of several millennium village projects around seeking to regenerate inner-city areas. The name New Islington was also the local residents' choice of name for the area when the prospect of regeneration was raised.
New Islington is one of the seven Millennium Communities Programme areas. Funding for the area was secured in 2002 and property developers Urban Splash have been at the forefront of developments including the Chips building.
New Islington is bounded by Great Ancoats Street (west), New Union Street and New Islington (north-east), Weybridge Road (east) and Pollard Street (south). The area is now served by New Islington Metrolink station, adjacent to Pollard Street. The stop opened in February 2013.
Image gallery
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Islington Wharf
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Chips
References
- ↑ "Living in New Islington". EastManchester.com. Retrieved 4 January 2014.