Newton Heath

Newton Heath
Newton Heath
	; A view over Newton Heath
	Newton Heath
	Location within Greater Manchester
OS grid reference	SD878004
• London	163 mi (262 km) SSE
Metropolitan borough	Manchester;
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MANCHESTER
Postcode district	M40
Dialling code	0161
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Manchester Central;

Newton Heath is an area of Manchester, England. It is 2.8 miles (4.5 km) north-east of Manchester city centre. Its population is 9,883.[1]

Historically it was part of Lancashire. Newton used to be a farming area. It used the factory system after the Industrial Revolution. The main industry in the area became engineering. Many people also worked in the mining and textiles industries in Clayton Vale and Bradford.

An area called Miles Platting which went all the way to Failsworth used to belong to Newton Heath. It had brooks and rivers on all four sides – the River Medlock, Moston Brook, Newton Brook and Shooters Brook. After Miles Platting was created, the rest of Newton became Newton Heath.

Manchester United has strong links with the area. It was formed from the Newton Heath Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Football Club.

References

"Newton Heath". Sustainable Regeneration in East Manchester. New East Manchester. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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[1] "Newton Heath". Sustainable Regeneration in East Manchester. New East Manchester. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2008.