| Seedley | |
|---|---|
  Seedley Location within Greater Manchester | |
| OS grid reference | SJ805995 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SALFORD |
| Postcode district | M5–M6 |
| Dialling code | 0161 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Seedley is an inner city suburb of Salford, Greater Manchester, England.
The electoral ward of Weaste & Seedley is represented in Westminster by Rebecca Long-Bailey MP for Salford and Eccles. [1]
The ward is represented on Salford City Council by three Labour councillors: Ronnie Wilson, [2] Paul Wilson, [3] and Stephen Hesling. [4]
Buile Hill Park is a large park in Seedley.
Seedley was previously part of the County Borough of Salford in the administrative county of Lancashire.
The area is mostly made up of terraced housing, dating from the late 19th century and early 20th century. Seedley experienced long-term population decline in the 1990s with high levels of crime and poverty and empty in the area. [5] Owners were unable to sell their houses and many remained empty, often subject to arson and vandalism. [6] Local government began regeneration plans in 1999 via the Seedley and Langworthy Initiative, an umbrella organisation of local interest groups. These plans continued under the controversial Housing Market Renewal Initiative scheme introduced later by the national government. [7]
Seedley railway station served the area between 1882 and 1956.
Seedley Baths opened in 1910 [8] and closed in 1978. [9] The building was at the corner of Derby Road and White Street, a junction that no longer exists due to the construction of the M602.
Seedley was formerly home to Seedley Bleach Works, established by Buckley and Brennand in approximately 1856 [10] or 1887 [11] according to differing sources. It is unclear when the site closed but it was still hiring workers until at least 1917. [12] The works was entered via Nona Street to the north, and was bounded by Nansen Street, running diagonally, to the south.
The Nona Street site was previously the location of Seedley Print Works (calico printing), owned by Robert Goulden, social activist and father of Emmeline Pankhurst. It produced textile design patterns as well as printing, and was registered in censuses from 1845 until at least 1870. [13]
The site predates terraced houses immediately surrounding it, which were in the process of being constructed in 1888. [14]
Seedley is not served by the Manchester Metrolink or National Rail.
The following bus routes run through the area:
Alistair Cooke, the broadcaster, lived on Newport Street, and went to the primary school, as did the artist Harold Riley. Emmeline Pankhurst, leader of the British suffragette movement, lived in Seedley.
Salford is a city in Greater Manchester, England. The city is situated in a meander on the western bank of the River Irwell which forms its boundary with Manchester and its city centre. Landmarks in the city include the 100 Greengate skyscraper, the old town hall, cathedral and St Philips Church. It is the main settlement of the wider City of Salford metropolitan borough.
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Langworthy is a tram stop on the Eccles Line of Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system. It opened to passengers on 12 June 1999, as part of Phase 2 of the network's expansion, in the Langworthy area of Salford, in North West England.
The Salford Advertiser is a weekly newspaper serving the villages, suburbs and districts of the City of Salford in Greater Manchester, England.
Pendleton College was a sixth form college in Pendleton, Salford, Greater Manchester, England. It was established in 1973 and merged with Salford College and Eccles College to form Salford City College in 2009.
Salford City Council is the local authority of the City of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. It is a metropolitan borough council, one of ten in Greater Manchester and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England, and provides the majority of local government services in Salford. It is a constituent council of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.
Langworthy is an area of Salford, Greater Manchester. Weaste lies to the west of Langworthy and Pendleton to the east. In 2001 the population of Langworthy was 7,104, increasing to 12,935 at the 2011 Census. It was named after Edward Ryley Langworthy, a former mayor of Salford.
Salix Homes is a housing association in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester and based in the Langworthy area of the city. It manages 10,500 homes in the Central Salford part of the district which includes Claremont, Weaste, Seedley, Kersal, Charlestown, Broughton, Ordsall, Langworthy, Islington and Pendleton.
St Luke's Church is an Anglican church that stands on raised ground in Liverpool Street, Pendleton, Salford. The church, in the parish of Weaste, Seedley and Langworthy, is part of the Salford All Saints Team Ministry in the Salford deanery and the Manchester diocese. It was designated as a Grade II* listed building in 1980.
The Eccles Line is a tram line of the Manchester Metrolink in Greater Manchester running from Manchester to Eccles via Salford Quays, with a short spur to MediaCityUK. It was opened in phases during 1999–2000 as part of the second phase of the system's development. The spur to MediaCityUK was opened in 2010. The line contains a mixture of reserved track beds and a street running section.
Langworthy was an electoral ward of Salford City Council, in North-West England, located in the constituency of Salford and Eccles. A profile of the ward conducted by Salford City Council in 2014 recorded a population of 12,980.
Weaste and Seedley is an electoral ward of Salford, England. It is represented in Westminster by Rebecca Long-Bailey MP for Salford and Eccles. A profile of the ward conducted by Salford City Council in 2014 recorded a population of 12,616.
Ordsall (ward) is an electoral ward of Salford, England. The ward includes Ordsall itself, the Salford Quays redevelopment area and the easternmost part of Salford which adjoins Manchester city centre.
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