Manchester

United Kingdom / England / Cheadle and Gatley /

Home of the world famous Manchester United football club and the world's longest running soap opera "Coronation Street". Albert Einstein presented his first lecture in Britain at the University of Manchester's Whitworth Hall in 1921. The recent series 'Life on Mars' is also set in Manchester.

Greater Manchester is the third largest urban area in England with a population of over 2.2 million. The actual city has a population of 460,000 - many parts of the urban area are considered seperate: e.g. Salford, Stockport and Oldham.

Manchester has Roman Origins, it was built by the Romans as a fort called Mamucium, also known as Mancunium. Today, 'Mancunian' is still used to describe anything Manchester related. After the Romans it slowly grew as a town and by 1540 it was the largest town in Lancashire, its home county.

Manchester played a key part in the Industrial revolution, where the city grew and became very industrial. The city grew wealthy but there was much poverty. After the Second World War, its industry fell into decline but later regeneration took place during the 1980s. This continued in the late 1990s, with large parts of the town centre dating from the 1960s being demolished or completely renovated. It contests with Birmingham for being the 'UK's Second City'. In Welsh it is known as Manceinion.
www.roman-britain.org/places/mamucium.htm
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Coordinates:   53°26'24"N   2°14'15"W

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  • Great city!
  • In fact, is also home of Man City!
  • Life on Mars if of course the most noteworthy thig about Manchester >.<
  • My dream is to visit this beautful city.
  • Manchester is the most likely place to be the UK's second city. Despite this, it is the 9th biggest city in the UK. A lot of the urban area belongs to the city of Salford, as well as places like Stockport and Oldham. By urban area, Manchester is the 3rd biggest, still behind Birmingham. But that doesn't stop Manchester from being a great place to visit!
  • What about all the great music to come out of this wonderful city.
  • manchester united! red devils rule! i'd like to visit old trafford.
  • Great city - especially for it's music and sport. Birthplace of the Gallaghers! Manchester is close to being the second city. It is booming as a king of skyscrapers along with London (just look behind Piccadilly Station in a few years). Famous for Manchester United and the madchester music scene. Population isn't really the most important factor. But for now, the capital of the North!
  • My friend PG stays here
  • ^^^ and Chelsea lost to United in Moscow. 'Nuff said.
  • hi all..can any1 tell me where is Marsden Heights College in manchester?? i would appreciate..thnx all
  • wheres the polygon, i would like to see it
  • Polygon by wikimapper!
  • Outline map: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pbc/review_areas/Greater_Manchester_Boroughs/images/Manchester_OM_FR.jpg
  • Home of the Sumner, Hook, Morris and Gilbert. Nuf said!
  • Manchester City new tees rocks! 2009/2010 City Season! Cheers!
  • Nuf said!
  • good city, just not good footy team
  • good town...as i visited once
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