Abbey Hey

Abbey Hey
Tower blocks near Abbey Hey
Abbey Hey Location within Greater Manchester
OS grid reference	SJ875965
Metropolitan borough	Manchester
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MANCHESTER
Postcode district	M18
Dialling code	0161
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Manchester Gorton
List of places UK England Greater Manchester 53°28′05″N2°09′36″W / 53.4680°N 2.16°W / 53.4680; -2.16

Abbey Hey is an area of Gorton, in the city of Manchester, England. It is known mainly for Debdale Park and Wright Robinson College.

Borders

The neighbourhood is bordered on the east by the former Stockport Branch Canal (now Yellow Brick Road, a cycle path ^[1] ), on the north by the Hope Valley line/Glossop line, on the south and west side by the former Fallowfield Loop railway line (now Fallowfield Loop. The police district is slightly bigger, incorporating the area between the Canal and Chapman Street and the area north of the Gorton Reservoirs in Debdale Park. ^[2]

Sports

Although it is located just outside the boundaries, the local football club is Abbey Hey F.C.

Transport

Fallowfield Loop. See the spur between Hyde Road Station and Gorton

Its location causes easy transport to Manchester City Centre to be provided by rail at the Gorton railway station and by a variety of Bee Network bus routes.

The Fallowfield Loop railway line had a loop back to Manchester along Vine Street. This spur is now filled in and partly park and partly housing. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Governance

The area is in the Manchester Gorton parliamentary constituency, which has been represented in Westminster by Afzal Khan since June 2017. ^[6]

Following a boundary review in 2017, the Local Government Boundary Commission for England announced that Abbey Hey would form part of a new electoral ward named Gorton and Abbey Hey for the local elections 2018. Abbey Hey had previously been part of Gorton North electoral ward. ^[7]

Gallery

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  The bridge over the former Stockport Branch Canal on Abbey Hey Lane
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  The now demolished Abbey Hay Hotel ^[8]
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  The former Methodist Church on Harrop Street
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  Former Church of St George the Martyr
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  Abbey Hey War Memorial

References

1. Scheme Manchester Cycleway - Yellow Brick Road
2. Greater Manchester Police - Abbey Hey
3. The Opposite Spur - through Abbey Hey - back towards Manchester
4. Vine Street Community Park
5. Planning application Vine Street 2014
6. "Afzal Khan MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament . Retrieved 3 February 2018.
7. LGBCE (April 2017). Final recommendations on the new electoral arrangements for Manchester City Council (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2018.
8. Joy for residents as hotel is demolished