Northern Moor
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Northern Moor is an area of Manchester, England, north of
The area has grown since the 1930s and 1940s to cover the area of the old Tatton family estate and farms.
In 1926, Mr.Tatton (
TV programmes
The ITV documentary seriesThe Duchess On The Estate, filmed between February and July 2009 in Northern Moor, was shown on TV on Tuesday 18 August and Tuesday 25 August 2009.
The
Education
Dixons Brooklands Academy is the nearest secondary school serving Northern Moor. It is located on the south border of the area.[4]
Northern Moor was also home to the Northenden campus of The Manchester College. This was formerly Yew Tree High School. It closed in 2022 and is being turned into a housing estate.
Transport
Tram: Northern Moor has two tram stops:
Northern Moor is on the 41 bus route linking Sale and Manchester. Northern Moor is also on the number 19 bus route (to Manchester Airport) and the 108 route (to Wythenshawe Hospital). Northern Moor has road links with both the M60 and M56 motorways. Manchester Airport is a 10-minute drive away.
Religion
Local churches include Lawton Moor Methodist Church, St. Michael's Anglican church (Lawton Moor), St Aidan's Roman Catholic church and Northern Moor Community Church.[6]
St Aidan's Catholic school opened in 1938 with the church being built in 1955. St. Michael Church is a Grade II listed building and opened in 1937,[7] the Church building was built in a shape of a star.
Economy
Northern Moor has two main shopping areas, a restaurant and two pubs. One shopping area is Sale Circle and the other is Moor Croft where the Tesco supermarket was opened in 2019.
Northern Moor is mainly a residential area and most working people who live there travel to Manchester Airport, Manchester, Sale or Warrington to work.
Notable past residents
- Caroline Aherne, actress
- Billy Duffy, musician
- Steve Hanley, musician
- Sid Little, comedian
- Desmond Noonan, gangster
- Marcus Rashford, Manchester United footballer
- Marc Riley. bass guitarist and guitarist in The Fall and DJ on BBC Radio 6 Music
- Kirsty Howard, children's hospice advocate and activist known for her fundraising work for Francis House Children's Hospice
References
- ^ Flanagan, Gerry. "St. Hilda & St. Aidan's Parish". wythcc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Buchanan, Sarah (1 September 2015). "Callum Logan torments the Platts in explosive trailer for Coronation Street live episode". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ "Rack House Primary School | Contributing to the child, the citizen, the community". rackhouseschool.org.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Manchester Health Academy". www.manchesterhealthacademy.org.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "Northern Moor tram stop". Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "Home page | Northern Moor Community Church". Home page | Northern Moor Community Church. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "Welcome to St Michael's". The Church of England in Wythenshawe. Retrieved 31 December 2017.