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Gorton Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Gorton

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Gorton history

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Gorton means “dirty farmstead”, perhaps taking its name from the Gore Brook, or dirty brook, which still runs through the township today. The district was a township of the ancient parish of Manchester in the Salford Hundred of Lancashire in medieval times. Manchester City F.C. was founded as St. Mark’s in 1880, with the aim of binding the local community.

Twentieth century

The world-famous Belle Vue Zoological Gardens was opened in 1836 in Gorton. The site spanned 165 acres of land and attracted over two million visitors a year. After 141 years, the zoo closed in 1977, with the rest of the site finally cleared for redevelopment in 1982. Myra Hindley, convicted of taking part in the Moors Murders, grew up in the area.

Gorton geography / climate

Gorton was included in the City of Manchester in 1890, but the remainder of the area wasn’t until 1909. Belle Vue is a locality within the city, as are West and Abbey Hey. The area south of the former Roman road, Hyde Road, is a historic area in which various ancient tools and weapons have been unearthed from various historic battles.

Landmarks and attractions

Gorton Heritage Trail is a public trail with 20 sites of interest. There are a number of grade-listed buildings in the town, most notably the 19th century Franciscan friary. The site was home to the world-famous Belle Vue Zoological Gardens from 1836 until the 1980s.

You can visit Gorton places with Walkfo Gorton to hear history at Gorton’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Gorton has 120 places to visit in our interactive Gorton map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Gorton, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Gorton places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Gorton & the surrounding areas.

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120 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Gorton tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Gorton

  

Best Gorton places to visit

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Gorton has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Gorton’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Gorton’s information audio spots:

Longsight Electric TMD Longsight Electric TMD is an AC electric railway locomotive traction maintenance depot situated in Longsight, Manchester, England . The depot code is LG (9A 1950 – 1973). It is one of the largest train depots in the United Kingdom and can hold 179 carriages at one time .

Victoria Baths Victoria Baths opened to the public in 1906 and cost £59,144 to build . Manchester City Council closed the baths in 1993 and the building was left empty . A multimillion-pound restoration project began in 2007 and is on English Heritage’s Heritage at Risk Register .

Edgar Wood Centre Edgar Wood Centre was designed by Edgar Wood in 1903 . Nikolaus Pevsner considered it “the only religious building in Lancashire that would be indispensable in a survey of twentieth century church design in all England” Grade I listed building is on Heritage at Risk Register .

Victoria Park, Manchester Victoria Park is a suburban area of Manchester, England . Victoria Park lies approximately two miles south of Manchester city centre . It is located between Rusholme and Longsight .

Dalton-Ellis Hall Dalton-Ellis Hall is a hall of residence complex at the University of Manchester . It is situated in the south of the city on Conyngham Road in Victoria Park, next to St Chrysostom’s Church . It has 279 male and female residents in catered accommodation .

Ardwick Ardwick is a district of Manchester in North West England, one mile south east of the city centre . The population of the Ardwick Ward at the 2011 census was 19,250 . Historically in Lancashire, by the mid-nineteenth century Ardwick had grown from being a village into a wealthy suburb of Manchester . By the end of that century it had become heavily industrialised .

Appleby Lodge Appleby Lodge is a set of three-storey 1930s blocks of flats with eight entrance doors . The blocks are in a U-shape around a central garden in Rusholme, Manchester .

Owens Park Owens Park is a large hall of residence located in the Fallowfield district of the city of Manchester . The hall is owned by the University of Manchester and houses 1,056 students . The terms ‘Owens Park’ and ‘Fallowfield Campus’ are sometimes used interchangeably .

Fallowfield Campus Fallowfield Campus is the main residential campus of the University of Manchester . It is located 2 miles (3 km) south of the main university site . The campus is connected by Wilmslow Road and the A34 .

B of the Bang B of the Bang was a sculpture by Thomas Heatherwick next to the City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, England . It was one of the tallest structures in Manchester and the tallest sculpture in the UK until the completion of Aspire in 2008 . The sculpture took its name from a quotation of British sprinter Linford Christie, in which he said that he started his races not merely at the “bang” of the starting pistol, but at “the B of The Bang”

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