Abbey Hey is an area of

Gorton Gorton is an area of Manchester in Greater Manchester, England. It is to the southeast of Manchester city centre. The population at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census was 36,055. Neighbouring areas include Levenshulme and Openshaw. A ...

, in the city of

Manchester Manchester () is a city and the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It had an estimated population of in . Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92&nbs ...

, England. It is known mainly for

Debdale Park Debdale Park is an inner-city park, located in the Gorton area of Manchester, England. At around , it is one of the largest inner-city parks in the Manchester, City of Manchester. Located in the grounds of Debdale Park there is a members only b ...

and Wright Robinson College.

Borders

The neighbourhood is bordered on the east by the former Stockport Branch Canal (now Yellow Brick Road, a cycle path), on the north by the

Hope Valley line The Hope Valley line is a trans-Pennine railway line in Northern England, linking Manchester with Sheffield. It was completed in 1894. Passenger services on the line are operated by Northern Trains, East Midlands Railway and TransPennine ...

Glossop line The Glossop line is a railway line connecting the city of Manchester with the towns of Hadfield, Derbyshire, Hadfield and Glossop in Derbyshire, England. It formed part of the historic Great Central Main Line between Manchester Piccadilly rail ...

, on the south and west side by the former Fallowfield Loop railway line (now Fallowfield Loop). The police district is slightly bigger, incorporating the area between the Canal and Chapman Street and the area north of the Gorton Reservoirs in

Sports

Although it is located just outside the boundaries, the local football club is Abbey Hey F.C.

Transport

Its location causes easy transport to

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to be provided by rail at the Gorton railway station and by a variety of Bee Network bus routes. The Fallowfield Loop railway line had a loop back to Manchester along Vine Street. This spur is now filled in and partly park and partly housing.

Governance

The area is in the Manchester Gorton parliamentary constituency, which has been represented in

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by Afzal Khan since June 2017. Following a boundary review in 2017, the

Local Government Boundary Commission for England The Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) is a parliamentary body established by statute to conduct boundary, electoral and structural reviews of local government areas in England. The LGBCE is independent of government and po ...

announced that Abbey Hey would form part of a new electoral ward named Gorton and Abbey Hey for the local elections 2018. Abbey Hey had previously been part of Gorton North electoral ward.

Gallery

File:Abbey Hey - geograph.org.uk - 4445151.jpg, The bridge over the former Stockport Branch Canal on Abbey Hey Lane File:Abbey Hey Hotel - geograph.org.uk - 1159292.jpg, The now demolished Abbey Hey HotelJoy for residents as hotel is demolished
/ref> File:Abbey Hey Methodist Church - geograph.org.uk - 1817497.jpg, The former Methodist Church on Harrop Street File:Church of St George the Martyr, Abbey Hey - geograph.org.uk - 2411740.jpg, Former Church of St George the Martyr File:Abbey Hey War Memorial.jpg, Abbey Hey War Memorial

References

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