Openshaw

Coordinates: 53°28′N 2°10′W / 53.47°N 2.17°W / 53.47; -2.17

Openshaw
Openshaw  Openshaw shown within Greater Manchester
OS grid reference	SJ885975
Metropolitan borough	City of Manchester
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MANCHESTER
Postcode district	M11
Dialling code	0161
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Manchester Central
List of places: UK • England • Greater Manchester

Openshaw is a ward of the city of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, North West England. It lies about two miles east of Manchester city centre. Historically a part of Lancashire, Openshaw was incorporated into the city of Manchester in 1890. Its name derives from the Old English Opinschawe, which means an open wood or coppice.^[1] The ward forms part of the specially designated New East Manchester area, and is currently undergoing extensive redevelopment under the East Manchester Regeneration Scheme ^[2]

It was not therefore coincidental that Socialism and Trades Unionism saw a fertile breeding ground in the area, and in 1910 the Openshaw Socialists were formed, with Kier Hardie (founder of the Labour Party) as their inaugural guest speaker. Annie Lee went on to become Manchester's first socialist woman alderman in 1936, having been secretary of the Openshaw Independent Labour Party since its earliest days in the 1890s.

The ordinance works closed down after the end of the First World War, and later the railway yards were closed and as a result, today's Openshaw has a population only a fraction of that a century ago. Nowadays there is very little industry in the district, and fortunately, Openshaw falls within the East Manchester Regeneration Scheme and has already begun to see new business moving into the area as a result

Education

There are four primary schools in Openshaw, St Clement's C of E Primary School on Abbey Hey Lane, Varna Street Primary School, Higher Openshaw Community School (formerly Clayton Brook Primary School) off High Leigh Road and St Barnabas C of E on Parkhouse Street.

Openshaw currently has no high school although Wright Robinson Sports College and Fairfield High School for Girls is nearby.

The Openshaw Campus of MANCAT (Manchester College of Arts and Technology) College on Whitworth Street (M11 2WH) near Ashton Old Road (A635) specialises in new technical and industrial training - including construction craft and building services, motor engineering and computer technology.

It is the site of the Openshaw Citadel.

Openshaw is home for one of the biggest Morrisons super markets built in 2010 and opened november 15th.

References

1. ^ http://www.manchester2002-uk.com/districts/openshaw.html
2. ^ http://www.neweastmanchester.com/area_map/15_-_openshaw_west/area_map/15_-_openshaw_west/area_map/15_-_openshaw_west/the-vision.aspx

External links

• Industry in 20th Century Openshaw