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Gorton North

Gorton North is a local government ward in the Gorton area of the City of Manchester. The ward contains the former Belle Vue (zoo, amusement park and greyhound racing track). Politically, the area is dominated by the Labour party. The Conservative Party is not represented in Gorton. The city councillors for the ward are John Hughes (Labour), Nilofar Siddiqi (Labour) and Afia Kamal (Labour).

Located at 53.46, -2.17 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Manchester City Council Wards, Living people

Gorton railway station

Gorton railway station serves Gorton district of the city of Manchester, England. The station is on the Manchester-Glossop Line and the 2½ miles (4 km) east of Manchester Piccadilly. It was opened by the Great Central Railway (GCR) on 25 August 1906 and replaced an earlier station that had opened on the line on 23 May 1842. From 1 January 1923, the station was operated by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER).

Located at 53.4689, -2.16778 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Railway stations in Manchester, Former Great Central Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1842, Railway stations served by Northern Rail, DfT Category E stations

Manchester Higher Openshaw

Manchester Higher Openshaw was the 15th Salvation Army corps opened in Manchester, in 1903, in Fairfield Road. The corps is currently the home of the Eden Project, a partnership between the Salvation Army and The Message Trust. The project was formed in 2000 by Gary Bishop. Author of "Darkest England & The Way Back In", Gary Bishop lead the project until February 2007 before handing the leadership on to Sam Ward.

Located at 53.473, -2.163 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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The Salvation Army, Christianity in Manchester

Crossbank

Crossbank is an area of Lees, a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. Historically a part of Lancashire, the name Crossbank is thought to derive from the days of the Knights Templar when a cross was etched into an earthen bank to denote lands granted to them. Prior to 1894, Crossbank had formed a hamlet linked with the parish of Ashton-under-Lyne, and lying within the Oldham parliamentary borough.

Located at 53.46, -2.17 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Areas of Greater Manchester, Geography of Oldham

Limehurst Rural District

Limehurst was, from 1894 to 1954, a rural district in the administrative county of Lancashire, England.

Located at 53.46, -2.17 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894, History of Lancashire, Rural districts of England

Gorton locomotive works

Gorton Locomotive Works, known locally as Gorton Tank was located in Openshaw near Manchester, England and was completed in 1848 by the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway. Even in the 1960s the number of men who worked there was large enough to support nine public houses in the nearby Ogden Lane.

Located at 53.4704, -2.1723 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Railway workshops in Great Britain, Great Central Railway, Buildings and structures in Manchester

Debdale Park

Debdale Park is an inner city park, located in the Gorton area of Manchester, England. At around 45 acres, it is one of the largest inner city parks in the City of Manchester. Located in the grounds of Debdale Park there is a large secondary school, Wright Robinson College, and also a bowling green, sports centre and an 18 hole golf course and club. It is also the home to Debdale Outdoor Center which specialises in watersports.

Located at 53.46, -2.16 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Parks and commons in Manchester, 1843 establishments in England

Wheler Street Moravian Church

Wheler Street Moravian Church was founded in 1899 through outreach work from the nearby Fairfield Moravian Settlement. The new church stood at Wheler Street in Higher Openshaw, Manchester, England.

Located at 53.476, -2.16598 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Congregations of the British Province of the Moravian Church

Gorton Heritage Trail

Gorton Heritage Trail is located approximately 3 miles from the centre of Manchester and is situated on the banks of Gore Brook. It runs for approximately three quarters of a mile through the Gore Brook Valley Conservation Area, from Sunny Brow Park to Gorton Lower Reservoir. The trail links up several areas that are rich in plants, trees, wildlife and history.

Located at 53.4598, -2.1659 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Visitor attractions in Manchester

Alhambra Theatre, Manchester

The Alhambra Theatre in Higher Openshaw, Manchester, England, was opened in 1910, part of the H. D. Moorhouse Theatre Circuit, but it had been converted to a cinema by the outbreak of the First World War in 1914. The cinema was converted into a bingo hall in the early 1960s. The auditorium was finally used as a sporting club,{{#invoke:Footnotes|sfn}} and what remained of the building was used as a restaurant, storage space and glass works.

Located at 53.473, -2.1644 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Theatres in Manchester, 1910 establishments in England, Demolished buildings and structures in England

Peacock Mausoleum

The Peacock Mausoleum is a Victorian Gothic memorial to Richard Peacock (1820–1889), engineer and Liberal MP for Manchester, and to his son, Joseph Peacock. It is situated in the cemetery of Brookfield Unitarian Church, Gorton, Manchester. The mausoleum was designed by the prolific Manchester architect Thomas Worthington. It was made a Grade II* listed structure on 3 October 1974. Pevsner's The Buildings of England describes the memorial as "a large three-bay shrine of white stone.

Located at 53.4599, -2.1688 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Grade II* listed buildings in Manchester, Mausoleums in the United Kingdom, Monuments and memorials in Greater Manchester

Brookfield Unitarian Church

Brookfield Unitarian Church, Gorton, Manchester, is a Victorian Gothic church built between 1869–71. It was commissioned by Richard Peacock (1820–1889), engineer and Liberal MP for Manchester and designed by the prolific Manchester architect Thomas Worthington. The church cost Peacock £12,000. It was designated a Grade II* listed building on 3 October 1974. The churchyard lodges and the Sunday School are also listed buildings.

Located at 53.4599, -2.1685 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Churches in Manchester, Unitarian chapels in England, Grade II* listed buildings in Manchester