Newton Heath

urban area of the city of Manchester, England

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

A view over Newton Heath
Newton Heath is located in Greater Manchester
Newton Heath
Newton Heath
Location within Greater Manchester
OS grid referenceSD878004
• London163 mi (262 km) SSE
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMANCHESTER
Postcode districtM40
Dialling code0161
PoliceGreater Manchester
FireGreater Manchester
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Greater Manchester
53°30′00″N 2°11′00″W / 53.4999°N 2.1833°W / 53.4999; -2.1833

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.

References

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