Manchester city is situated in the northwest of Britain. The city was conferred upon the city status in the year 1853 and now has boasts of an impressive population of 452, 000. Manchester is the third biggest conurbation in the UK and its also the third most popular city visited by the foreign tourists.
It was only during the Industrial Revolution, that Manchester rose to the world fame by becoming the world leader in textile manufacture & production. The city of Manchester takes great pride in role it played in the historical Industrial revolution which is quite evident by the number of the mills that the city had, which were later on converted offices & flats in Manchester.
The Culture of Manchester is notable artistically, architecturally, theatrically and to some extent musically. Despite being the 6th largest city in the United Kingdom by population, Manchester has been ranked as the second city of the United Kingdom in numerous polls since the 2000s with culture has helping to reinvent Manchester as a modern, quirky city away from its industrial roots.
20th century broadcaster and social commentator Brian Redhead once said "Manchester . . . is the capital, in every sense, of the North of England, where the modern world was born. The people know their geography is without equal. Their history is their response to it". Whilst Ian Brown of The Stone Roses has previously said that "Manchester has everything except a beach".
Often cited as the world's first industrialised city, with little pre-factory history to speak of, Manchester is a frequently visited city in the United Kingdom and a major centre of the creative industries.
Manchester is a region rich with local specialities. From Bury's famous Black Pudding to Eccles' puff pastry and currant cake, or from Wigan's Uncle Joes mint balls to Manchester's fruity Vimto drink. . . there's loads of products and recipes to tickle your taste buds. On these pages we celebrate the best of the region, and also profile the top chefs from Greater Manchester.
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498, 800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, which has an estimated population of 2. 6 million. The demonym of Manchester is Mancunian and symbols include the Manchester bee.
Manchester is situated in the south-central part of North West England, fringed by the Cheshire Plain to the south and the Pennines to the north and east. The recorded history of Manchester began with the civilian settlement associated with the Roman fort of Mamucium, which was established in c. 79 AD on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the rivers Medlock and Irwell. Historically, most of the city was a part of Lancashire, although areas south of the River Mersey were in Cheshire. The first of these to be included, Wythenshawe, was added to the city in 1931. Throughout the Middle Ages Manchester remained a manorial township, but it began to expand "at an astonishing rate" around the turn of the 19th century. Manchester's unplanned urbanisation was brought on by a boom in textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution, and resulted in it becoming the world's first industrialised city. • • An early 19th-century factory building boom transformed Manchester from a township into a major mill town and borough that was granted city status in 1853. In 1894 the Manchester Ship Canal was built, creating the Port of Manchester.
The city is notable for its culture, music scene, scientific and engineering achievements, media links and sporting connections. Manchester's sports clubs include Premier League football teams, Manchester City and Manchester United. Note: Manchester United's ground is in Greater Manchester but outside Manchester city limits; it is in the borough of Trafford. Manchester was the site of the world's first railway station, where scientists first split the atom and developed the first stored-program computer. Manchester is served by two universities, including the largest single-site university in the United Kingdom, and has one of the country's largest urban economies. Manchester is also the third-most visited city in the United Kingdom by foreign visitors, after London and Edinburgh, and the most visited in England outside London.
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