Bradford, Manchester
Bradford | ||
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Metropolitan county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | MANCHESTER | |
Postcode district | M11 | |
Dialling code | 0161 | |
Police | Greater Manchester | |
Fire | Greater Manchester | |
Ambulance | North West | |
UK Parliament | ||
Bradford is a district of east
History
The name of the area is ancient and in 1196 the village was recorded as Bradeford,[3] meaning the broad ford. Up to the Industrial Revolution, it was rural with woodland, pastures and brooks. Wolves and eagles once inhabited the woodlands and honey production was part of the local economy.
Coal mining
From
In 1871, the owner of Bradford Colliery was R. T. Parker and the occupier, for rate purposes, was T. & C. Livesey. When deeper pit shafts were sunk, seams of
Coal from the mine was fed to the nearby Stuart Street Power Station via an underground conveyor system.
Other industries
The other large employer in Bradford was Richard Johnson & Nephew (Bradford Ironworks), manufacturers of wire of all kinds. The ironworks was close to the Ashton Canal. In 1869, a
Governance
Bradford was originally a part of the
Under boundary changes by the
Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
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2004 | John Longsden (Lab) | John Smith (Lab) | Neil Swannick (Lab) | |||
2006 | John Longsden (Lab) | John Smith (Lab) | Neil Swannick (Lab) | |||
2007 | John Longsden (Lab) | Rosa Battle (Lab) | Neil Swannick (Lab) | |||
2008 | John Longsden (Lab) | Rosa Battle (Lab) | Neil Swannick (Lab) | |||
2010 | John Longsden (Lab) | Rosa Battle (Lab) | Neil Swannick (Lab) | |||
2011 | John Longsden (Lab) | Rosa Battle (Lab) | Neil Swannick (Lab) | |||
2012 | John Longsden (Lab) | Rosa Battle (Lab) | Neil Swannick (Lab) | |||
2014 | John Longsden (Lab) | Rosa Battle (Lab) | Neil Swannick (Lab) | |||
2015 | John Longsden (Lab) | Rosa Battle (Lab) | Neil Swannick (Lab) | |||
2016 | John Longsden (Lab) | Rosa Battle (Lab) | Emma Taylor (Lab) | |||
2018 | Ward abolished | Ward abolished | Ward abolished |
indicates seat up for re-election. indicates ward abolished and replaced with new wards:
Geography
The Bradford township had an area of 288 acres between the
Regeneration
In addition to the
Bradford was home to the sculpture B of the Bang, built to commemorate the 2002 Commonwealth Games. At the time it was the tallest artwork in the UK, but after suffering structural problems was dismantled in 2009.[5]
References
- ^ "City of Manchester ward population 2011". Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ Bradford profile Archived October 25, 2007, at the Wayback Machine - e-manchester.gov.uk
- ^ a b Farrer, William; Brownbill, J, eds. (1911), "Bradford", A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 4, British History Online, pp. 274–275, retrieved 10 December 2010
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jenkins, Russell (4 August 2009). "It began with a Bang but landmark sculpture is sent for recycling". The Times. London. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
Further reading
- Ed Glinert (24 April 2008). The Manchester Compendium: A Street-by-Street History of England's Greatest Industrial City. Penguin Books Limited. pp. 151–53. ISBN 978-0-14-102930-6.