| Miles Platting | |
  Miles Platting shown within Greater Manchester |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan borough | City of Manchester |
| Metropolitan county | Greater Manchester |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MANCHESTER |
| Postcode district | M40 |
| 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 | |
Miles Platting is a district of the City of Manchester, in North West England, located approximately one mile east of Manchester City Centre, within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire. Greater Manchester is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2 The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London Greater Manchester is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2 The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one North West England is one of the nine official Regions of England. Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The M postcode area, also known as the Manchester postcode area, is a group of several Postal districts in Greater Manchester, England. The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Greater Manchester Police (" GMP " is the Home Office Police force responsible for policing the Metropolitan county of Greater The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and The Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service is the county-wide statutory emergency fire and rescue service for the Metropolitan county of The North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust was formed on 1 July 2006 as part of Health Minister Lord Warner's plans to reduce the number of NHS North West England is a Constituency of the European Parliament. This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Manchester Blackley is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a partial list of places in Greater Manchester, in North West England. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. North West England is one of the nine official Regions of England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Manchester City Centre is the Central business district of both Manchester and Greater Manchester, in North West England. The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England. Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea It lies along the A62 Oldham Road, its boundaries being marked by that road to the north, Hulme Hall Lane to the east, and Bradford Road with Ancoats Urban Village and New Islington to the south and west, comprising an area of 116 hectares. The A62 is a major Road in England that runs between the two major cities of Manchester and Leeds.
Miles Platting first seems to have appeared on maps in the 1820s, when it had begun to grow rapidly during the industrial revolution. The Industrial Revolution was a period in the late 18th and early 19th centuries when major changes in agriculture manufacturing and transportation had a profound effect on the That industrial growth resulted in a population that became very large for the size of the district, resulting in densely packed back-to-back housing that had degenerated into slums by 1950. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Today, Miles Platting is part of the East Manchester Regeneration Scheme and is undergoing extensive redevelopment and regeneration as some of the last vestiges of the industrial revolution are removed.
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Geography and administration
Geography
Civic history
Miles Platting was incorporated into the City of Manchester in 1838.
Political divisions
History
No early records have been found of Miles Platting, and indeed the area seems not to have appeared on maps until the 1820s. [1] Therefore the origin of the name remains uncertain, but one suggestion is that it may derive from the word platt, meaning a small piece of ground, with miles being a corruption of mills. Hence Miles Platting may mean "mills on a small piece of ground".
Miles Platting certainly did have many mills by the middle of the 19th century; Holland Mill, Victoria Mill and Ducie Mill being amongst the largest. By the 1870s a chemical works, timber yard, gas works and a tannery were also operating in the area alongside the many mills. This volume of industry in such a relatively small area inevitably led to the construction of densely packed back-to-back housing to provide homes for the necessary workforce. By the middle of the 20th century, with the decline in manufacturing industry and the closure of its local industries, Miles Platting had become a slum area inhabited by a deprived, largely white, community. Today, Miles Platting contains just under 2,000 housing units, many of them managed by Manchester City Council, including 12 multi-storey blocks. Manchester City Council is the local authority for the City of Manchester in Greater Manchester, England [2] The area, once recognised as being amongst the most deprived in the UK, has benefited greatly from the very substantial urban regeneration scheme for east Manchester initiated in the late 1990s.
Miles Platting once had a railway station at the junction of the lines from Manchester Victoria to Oldham and Stalybridge, but this closed in 1995, and the station was subsequently demolished. Miles Platting Railway Station served the district of Miles Platting in Manchester from 1844 until closure on 27 May 1995 Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The railway line, which remains open for passenger traffic, separates Miles Platting from Collyhurst and Monsall. Collyhurst is an area of the City of Manchester, in North West England.
Culture
Landmarks and attractions
A prominent building of Miles Platting is Victoria Mill, a huge former cotton mill which looms over the district and now houses offices and apartments. A cotton mill is a Factory housing spinning and Weaving Machinery Cotton was a leading sector in the Industrial Revolution, as cotton Its restoration was directed by Fr Dominic Kirkham of Corpus Christi.
Religion
Historically, much of the population of Miles Platting was of Irish Catholic or Italian descent, as evidenced by the large Corpus Christi Priory on Varley Street. Corpus Christi Priory is a Roman Catholic Premonstratensian Priory in Manchester, England. The basilica has been served since 1889 by the Norbertine (Premonstratensian) Order, becoming an independent canonry of the order in 2004. The Latin word basilica (derived from Greek, Basiliké Stoà, Royal Stoa) was originally used to describe a Roman Due to falling numbers and mounting repair and maintenance costs the basilica is now closed, the final Mass being celebrated by the Bishop of Salford on April 27th 2007.
The future of the basilica remains uncertain. The charity Age Concern has expressed an interest in building an activity centre on the site, as well as residential care, and is also looking at the possibility of building a new headquarters, community rooms and offices for people working and living in the area. Age Concern is the banner title used by a number of charitable organisations ( NGOs specifically concerned with the needs and interests of all older people - those over the age [3]
From 1880, until the slum clearances of the 1970s, a Salvation Army corps existed here in Cash Street. The Salvation Army is a Christian charity and church that is internally organised like a military service.
Miles Platting is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford,[4] and the Church of England Diocese of Manchester. The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican [5]
- Further information: List of churches in Miles Platting
References
- ^ Miles Platting (HTTP). This is a partial list of churches in Greater Manchester, North West England, split according to Metropolitan district. Hypertext Transfer Protocol ( HTTP) is a Communications protocol for the transfer of information on the Internet. Districts & Suburbs of Manchester. Manchester UK. Retrieved on 2007-05-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine.
- ^ Miles Platting (HTTP). Hypertext Transfer Protocol ( HTTP) is a Communications protocol for the transfer of information on the Internet. New East Manchester. Retrieved on 2007-05-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine.
- ^ Basilica closes after 118 years (HTTP). Hypertext Transfer Protocol ( HTTP) is a Communications protocol for the transfer of information on the Internet. BBC. Retrieved on 2007-05-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine.
- ^ Catholic Diocese of Salford (HTTP). Hypertext Transfer Protocol ( HTTP) is a Communications protocol for the transfer of information on the Internet. Retrieved on 2007-05-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses
- ^ The Church of England Diocese of Manchester (HTTP). Hypertext Transfer Protocol ( HTTP) is a Communications protocol for the transfer of information on the Internet. Retrieved on 2007-05-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses
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