Crumpsall is an outer

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and

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, in

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, England, north of

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, bordered by

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Blackley Blackley is a suburban area of Manchester, in the county of Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Lancashire, it is approximately north of Manchester city centre, on the River Irk. History The hamlet of Blackley was mentioned in the Do ...

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, Broughton, and Prestwich. The population at the 2011 census was 15,959.

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part of

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, Crumpsall was a township within the parish of

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hundred. North Manchester General Hospital is in Crumpsall.

History

The name Crumpsall derives from old English and means a "crooked piece of land beside a river". Retrieved on 08 September 2009 It is first mentioned in 1291. In 1472, Crumpsall was held in

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by James Radcliffe subject to an annual rent of ten

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s. It later passed to the family of

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who held it until 1789 when it was divided. One part was sold to

Thomas Egerton, 1st Earl of Wilton Thomas Grey Egerton, 1st Earl of Wilton (14 August 1749 – 23 September 1814), known as Sir Thomas Grey Egerton, Bt from 1766 to 1784, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1772 to 1784 when he was raised to the peerage ...

and another, 188 acres, to William Marsden of Liverpool. Marsden's portion was divided into three farms: Boardman's Tenement, Pendleton Tenement and Oldham's Tenement and a dyeworks known as Holland's Tenement. Oldham's Tenement, 45 acres, was sold to the Guardians of the Poor of Manchester in 1855 as a site for the new workhouse, later known as Springfield Hospital. Pendleton Tenement was bought by the Delaunay family and later sold to the Prestwich

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as the site for a workhouse. Crumpsall was

rural In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry are typically desc ...

in character during the early part of the 19th century, however, the necessity to house Manchester's growing population of mill workers saw the area become more urbanised. Crumpsall was incorporated into the city of Manchester in 1890. Crumpsall Hall was the seat of the Chethams and subsequently passed to the Waklyns. The Manchester

workhouse In Britain and Ireland, a workhouse (, lit. "poor-house") was a total institution where those unable to support themselves financially were offered accommodation and employment. In Scotland, they were usually known as Scottish poorhouse, poorh ...

was built after the formation of the

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s in 1837. The

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opened the Crumpsall Biscuit Works in Lower Crumpsall around 1873. Crumpsall is the location of North Manchester General Hospital. This was previously three hospitals: Crumpsall Hospital (a general hospital), Springfield Hospital (a psychiatric hospital) and Delaunay's Hospital (a geriatric hospital). In January 2003 Detective Constable Stephen Oake, a

Greater Manchester Police Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement within the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester in North West England. , Greater Manchester Police employed 6,866 police officers, 3,524 memb ...

officer, was fatally stabbed whilst arresting a suspected terrorist in a house on Crumpsall Lane.

Governance

Crumpsall was formerly a

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in the parish of Manchester, in the

hundred in the historic county of Lancashire. It was part of the Manchester

(PLU) between 1841 and 1850, the Prestwich PLU from 1850 to 1915, and again in the Manchester PLU from 1915 to 1930. In 1854 a Local Board of Health was established for the area of the township. In 1866 Crumpsall became a separate

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

, in 1890 it was incorporated into County Borough of Manchester, on 26 March 1896 the parish was abolished to form

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. In 1891 the parish had a population of 10,371. ;Councillors Crumpsall is represented on

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by two Labour

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, Fiaz Riasat and Nasrin Ali, with a further seat vacant following the resignation of former leader of the council

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on 4 January 2022. indicates seat up for re-election.

Parliament

Crumpsall is part of the Blackley and Broughton parliamentary

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(formerly

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), and has been represented since 1997 by Labour Member of Parliament (MP)

Graham Stringer Graham Eric Stringer (born 17 February 1950) is a British Labour Party (UK), Labour politician who has served as Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament for Blackley and Middleton South since the 2024 United Kingdom general e ...

Geography

Crumpsall is divided into Higher and Lower Crumpsall. Lower Crumpsall is situated in the Irk Valley, which forms its northern boundary with the neighbouring suburb of

at Tetlow Bridge. The main routes through the district are Crescent Road, Cravenwood Road, Delaunay's Road, Cleveland Road, Crumpsall Lane, Middleton Road, Lansdowne Road (the main shopping area with the

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), one half of Bury Old Road between Melton Road and Woodlands Road (the other side of the road being in the

Kersal Kersal is a district of Salford, Greater Manchester, England, northwest of Manchester city centre. History Kersal has been variously known as Kereshale, Kershal, Kereshole, Carshall and Kersall.see'Townships: Broughton', A History of the Coun ...

ward of

) and Ash Tree Road (bounded on the east side by Crumpsall Park).

Demography

According to the 2001 national census, the ward has a population of 11,363,Office for National Statistics: Neighbourhood statistics: Crumspall Ward
Retrieved on 21 September 2008 and religious affiliation was the following: *Christian – 52.05% *Muslim – 17.26% *Jewish – 8.99% *Sikh – 1.00% *No religion or other (including Buddhist and Hindu) – 20.47%

Religion

St Thomas's Church was founded in 1863 and after the closure of St Mark's in Cheetham in 1982 its dedication was changed to St Thomas with St. Mark. There is a war memorial in the churchyard commemorating those who died in the

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. In Higher Crumpsall, there are several places of worship including St Anne's Catholic Church, Crumpsall Methodist Church, St Matthew with St Mary CofE Church and Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue.

Education

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is provided by Bowker Vale Primary School, Cravenwood Primary Academy, Crumpsall Lane Primary School, King David Infant School, King David Junior School, St Anne's RC Primary School and St Thomas Primary School.

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is provided by King David High School. King David Infant School, King David Junior School and King David High School are targeted at Greater Manchester's

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community, whilst St Anne's RC Primary School is a

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institution. Crumpsall Lane Primary School is a two form entry school with two reception classes and a nursery. The head teacher is Sally Barrett. The Abraham Moss Leisure Centre, which is near Abraham Moss Community School, hosts the only college in the area and forms part of the Manchester College network of

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institutions. It was previously part of the network of City College Manchester colleges, before the merger with MANCAT on the 1 August 2008.

Transport

Crumpsall is currently served by three stations on

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's Bury line. Crumpsall Metrolink station on Station Road is located in the centre of the ward, whilst Bowker Vale station lies to the north eastern extremity on Middleton Road and borders

Higher Blackley Higher Blackley is an electoral district or ward in the north of the City of Manchester, England. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 11,688. Heaton Park, one of Europe's largest parks, is in this ward. A new "education villag ...

and Prestwich. The newest station stop is at Abraham Moss next to the Abraham Moss Leisure Centre, Library, Schools and a campus of Manchester College.

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and JPT amongst other private companies operate regular bus services through the ward, via North Manchester General Hospital and onwards to

and other areas of

Voluntary organisations

The Friends of Crumpsall Park oversee the development and well-being of the park in conjunction with the city council, Manchester Leisure and the police. They also organise the annual Crumpsall Carnival which takes place on the last Sunday in June.

Notable people

Sir Humphrey Chetham was born in Crumpsall in 1580, the son of a successful Manchester merchant who lived in Crumpsall Hall. He was responsible for the creation of Chetham's Hospital (now Chetham's School of Music) and

Chetham's Library Chetham's Library in Manchester, England, is the oldest free public reference library in the English-speaking world.Nicholls (2004), p. 20. Chetham's Hospital, which contains both the library and Chetham's School of Music, was established in ...

, the oldest

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in the English-speaking world, which is located in the city centre. The folk singer, comedian and broadcaster

Mike Harding Mike Harding (born 23 October 1944) is an English singer, songwriter, comedian, writer, broadcaster and musician. Early life and education Harding's father, Louis Arthur "Curly" Harding, a navigator in the RAF, was killed in the Second Worl ...

was born in the area in 1944. Frontman for the pop band Freddie and the Dreamers, singer

Freddie Garrity Frederick Garrity (14 November 1936 – 19 May 2006) was an English singer and actor. He was best known as the frontman of Freddie and the Dreamers from 1959 until his retirement in 2001. Biography Born in Crumpsall, Manchester, the elde ...

, was born in Crumpsall in 1936. The Moors murderer

Myra Hindley The Moors murders were a series of child killings committed by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley in and around Manchester, England, between July 1963 and October 1965. The victims were five children—Pauline Reade, John Kilbride, Keith Bennett, Lesl ...

was born in Crumpsall in 1942. Howard Jacobson was brought up in Crumpsall and some of his novels, ''Kalooki Nights'' and ''The Mighty Walzer'', feature descriptions of Jewish life in the area. Actor and singer Don Estelle (Gunner "Lofty" Sugden in '' It Ain't Half Hot Mum''), real name Ronald Edwards, was born and raised in Crumpsall. Bassist Gary "

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" Mounfield of

the Stone Roses The Stone Roses were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1983. They were one of the pioneering groups of the Madchester movement in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The band's classic and most prominent lineup consisted of vocalist I ...

was born in Crumpsall. Jason Orange of the boy band

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was born at North Manchester General Hospital in Crumpsall. English grime artist Aaron Davis (stage name Bugzy Malone) was born in Crumpsall. Akinwale Arobieke, known as Purple Aki, an English convicted criminal, was born in Crumpsall. Jeff Hordley, best known for playing

Cain Dingle Cain Dingle is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Jeff Hordley. Cain made his first appearance on 30 March 2000, and in 2006, he was written out of the series when Hordley left the soap; however, the opt ...

in ''

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'', was born in Crumpsall.

References

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