Seedley is an

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suburb of

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, England.

Governance

The electoral ward of Weaste & Seedley is represented in

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by Rebecca Long-Bailey MP for

. The ward is represented on

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by three Labour councillors: Ronnie Wilson, Paul Wilson, and Stephen Hesling.

Amenities

Buile Hill Park is a large park in Seedley. Liverpool Street - geograph

History

Seedley was previously part of the

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in the

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Housing and Regeneration

The area is mostly made up of

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, dating from the late 19th century and early 20th century. Seedley experienced long-term population decline in the 1990s with high levels of crime and poverty and empty in the area. Owners were unable to sell their houses and many remained empty, often subject to arson and vandalism. Local government began regeneration plans in 1999 via the Seedley and Langworthy Initiative, an umbrella organisation of local interest groups. These plans continued under the controversial

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scheme introduced later by the national government.

Former amenities

Seedley railway station Seedley railway station is a disused station located in the Seedley area of City of Salford, Salford, on the former Liverpool and Manchester Railway. The station was opened by the London and North Western Railway on 1 May 1882. It was located ...

served the area between 1882 and 1956. Seedley Baths opened in 1910 and closed in 1978. The building was at the corner of Derby Road and White Street, a junction that no longer exists due to the construction of the M602.

Print works and bleach works

Seedley was formerly home to Seedley Bleach Works, established by Buckley and Brennand in approximately 1856 or 1887 according to differing sources. It is unclear when the site closed but it was still hiring workers until at least 1917. The works was entered via Nona Street to the north, and was bounded by Nansen Street, running diagonally, to the south. The Nona Street site was previously the location of Seedley Print Works (calico printing), owned by Robert Goulden, social activist and father of

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. It produced textile design patterns as well as printing, and was registered in censuses from 1845 until at least 1870. The site predates terraced houses immediately surrounding it, which were in the process of being constructed in 1888.

Geography

Seedley is near Pendleton, Salford and

Weaste Weaste () is an inner-city suburb of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. It is bordered by the town of Eccles, Greater Manchester, Eccles to the West and Seedley to the East. In 2014 Weaste and Seedley (ward), Weaste and Seedley ward had a pop ...

Transport links

Seedley is not served by the

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. The following bus routes run through the area: * Route 67 between Manchester and Cadishead (operated by Go North West) * Route 70 between Pendleton and Eccles (operated by

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) * Circular routes 74 and 75 via Agecroft and Pendleton (operated by Stagecoach Manchester) * Route 100 between Manchester and Warrington (operated by Go North West)

Notable residents

Alistair Cooke Alistair Cooke, Order of the British Empire, KBE (né Alfred Cooke; 20 November 1908 – 30 March 2004) was a British-American writer whose work as a journalist, television personality and radio broadcaster was done primarily in the Unite ...

, the broadcaster, lived on Newport Street, and went to the primary school, as did the artist Harold Riley.

, leader of the British suffragette movement, lived in Seedley.

References

External links

Seedley & Langworthy Trust

Seedley and Langworthy in Bloom

Social Research and Development

Seedley and Langworthy Partnership

Seedley Primary School

Langworthy Road Primary School
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