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Baguley (Greater Manchester)
Baguley

Baguley shown within Greater Manchester
OS grid referenceSJ816891
Metropolitan boroughCity of Manchester
Metropolitan countyGreater Manchester
RegionNorth West
Constituent countryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMANCHESTER
Postcode districtM23
Dialling code0161
PoliceGreater Manchester
FireGreater Manchester
AmbulanceNorth West
European ParliamentNorth West England
UK ParliamentWythenshawe and Sale East
List of places: UKEnglandGreater Manchester

Coordinates: 53°23′56″N 2°16′34″W / 53.399, -2.276

Baguley is a locality and electoral ward in Wythenshawe, in the City of Manchester, England. Greater Manchester is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2 The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London Greater Manchester is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2 The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one North West England is one of the nine official Regions of England. Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The M postcode area, also known as the Manchester postcode area, is a group of several Postal districts in Greater Manchester, England. The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Greater Manchester Police (" GMP " is the Home Office Police force responsible for policing the Metropolitan county of Greater The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and The Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service is the county-wide statutory emergency fire and rescue service for the Metropolitan county of The North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust was formed on 1 July 2006 as part of Health Minister Lord Warner's plans to reduce the number of NHS North West England is a Constituency of the European Parliament. This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Wythenshawe and Sale East is a parliamentary constituency in the city of Manchester. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a partial list of places in Greater Manchester, in North West England. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. In Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, a ward is an Electoral district Wythenshawe (pop 66000 is a district in the south of the City of Manchester in North West England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland

Most of Baguley consists of council housing, though much of the housing stock has been sold off under the "Right To Buy" scheme. There are also several newer private housing developments in the area. Baguley also has an industrial area where various factories and businesses have been situated. In recent years, a large Tesco superstore and a Habitat store have opened on the site.

Railway

Baguley railway station was opened on 1 February 1866 and closed on 30 November 1964 during the 'Beeching Axe'. Baguley railway station was a station on the Stockport Timperley and Altrincham Junction Railway (ST&AJ and was opened on 1 February 1866. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The Beeching Axe is an informal name for the British Government 's attempt in the 1960s to reduce the cost of running British Railways, the nationalised railway system Baguley Station was mostly served by local trains operating from Stockport Tiviot Dale to and from Liverpool Central with many workings going only as far as Warrington Central. Stockport Tiviot Dale was one of two main railway stations serving the town of Stockport, the other being Stockport Edgeley (now simply referred to as Stockport) Liverpool Central railway station is a railway station in Liverpool, England, and forms the central hub of the Merseyrail network being on both the Warrington Central railway station is one of two main Railway stations serving the town of Warrington in the north-west of England. From the very beginning express services to all parts of the country passed through the station. This increased further when the 'Liverpool Curve' opened 64 chains to the east of the Cheadle Station in 1902. This provided direct access to the Midland Railways main line to London.

Today the section of line through Baguley is still open for passenger services running between Manchester, Stockport and Chester via Northwich and for a variety of goods services. There is a proposal to reopen Baguley as an interchange station for Manchester Metrolink if the extension to Wythenshawe is built, reintroducing an intermediate stop on this line for the first time in many years. Manchester Metro redirects here - for the Manchester Metroshuttle free bus routes see Metroshuttle or First Manchester Manchester Metrolink

Baguley Hall, Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester, Early 14th century timber-framed house. Original arched doorways. Timber braces in the form of St. Andrew's crosses. Some say the bracing is more Norse, like a boat upside down. It was said to be the ancestral home of some of the Baguley family. http://www.britainexpress.com/Where_to_go_in_Britain/Manors/manors1.htm http://www.one-name.org/profiles/baggarley.html




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