This was roughly in line with national figures, except for the proportion of jobs in agriculture which is less than half the national average, reflecting Trafford's suburban nature and its proximity to the centre of Manchester. The line opened in 1992 and replaced the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway. One of TRAFIC's early initiatives was to encourage businesses in the park to address the general air of decay, by improving their own areas through landscaping and other environmental improvements. Stamford Park Schools … Manchester Metrolink's Trafford Park Line from Pomona to Intu Trafford Centre opened in March 2020.[96]. 's Old Trafford football ground to the east of the Bridgewater Canal. was founded in 1903 and plays in the Football Conference. The engines were made by Ford, under licence. [10] In about 1860, an 8-acre (3.2 ha) ornamental lake was dug in the north of the park, close to the River Irwell. During the Second World War the site was used as a tip for foundry waste. [6] Fragments of Roman pottery have been found in Urmston, and Roman coins have been found in Sale. [50] Trafford has the lowest number of unemployment benefit claimants compared to all the other boroughs in Greater Manchester (3.7%). Trafford Cycle Forum was established to promote cycling in Trafford;[99] the group actively campaigns to raise money for cycling in the borough.[100]. [97][98] Part of the M60 orbital motorway passes through Trafford, from junctions 6–10 inclusive. The Metropolitan Borough of Trafford has existed since 1974, but the area it covers has a long history. The service, available 24 hours a day, was replaced by a motor car in 1907. Trafford's low reliance on vulnerable businesses in the current recession and its high proportion of multinational companies were two factors which give the borough its high ranking.[56]. The River Mersey flows through the borough, separating North Trafford from South Trafford, and the historic counties of Lancashire and Cheshire. The workforce had fallen to 15,000 by 1976, and by the 1980s industry had virtually disappeared from the park. Trafford Park is almost entirely surrounded by water; the Bridgewater Canal forms its southeastern and southwestern boundaries, and the Manchester Ship Canal, which opened in 1894, its northeastern and northwestern. [26] In 2008–09, Trafford council had a budget of £150.5 million. Both elements were taken from the coats of arms of the respective families. [27] In 2001, 8,484 people (4.0% of the borough's population) lived in Trafford's four civil parishes:[28] Carrington, Dunham Massey, Partington, and Warburton. The borough was formed in 1974 as a merger of the municipal boroughs of Altrincham, Sale, and Stretford, the urban districts of Bowdon, Hale and Urmston and part of Bucklow Rural District. [16], On 7 May 1896, Sir Humphrey Francis de Trafford put the 1,183-acre (479 ha)[17] estate up for auction, but it failed to reach its reported reserve price of £300,000 (£35 million as of 2021). Neolithic arrowheads have been discovered in Altrincham and Sale,[5] and there is evidence of Bronze Age habitation in Timperley. [57] The target had been to create 7,000 new jobs over 10 years, but by 1986 only 2,557 had been created, not even enough to compensate for the ongoing job losses caused by closures within the park. The rest of Trafford is unparished. [94], Manchester Metrolink runs north–south through Trafford, with its southern terminus in Altrincham. [88] In 1904 responsibility for all of the parks roads and railways passed to the Trafford Park Company, as a result of the Trafford Park Act of that year. The first tram ran on 23 July 1897, but after a few days of operation there was an accident in which a tramcar was derailed, and the service was suspended until the following year. Initially Ford used its factory as an assembly plant for the Model T, although other vehicles were assembled there in later years, before moving to a new factory at Dagenham, Essex, in 1931. [63] Stretford and Lancashire County Council opposed the merger, which was rejected following a government inquiry. Also in 2014 2nd for both GCSE and A-Level results, with 72.2% of Year 11 pupils achieving the expected standard or above of 5 GCSE's including English and Maths. It has a viewing platform about 95 feet (29 m) high, offering views across Salford and the Quays towards Manchester city centre. Nuttall's land was acquired, and by 1903 more than 500 houses had been built, rising to over 700 when the development was completed in 1904. Excavation on the site over a period of 18 years has shown Timperley to be inhabited since the Bronze Age. In 1761, a section of the Bridgewater Canal was built along the southeast and southwest sides of Trafford Park. Tree works at Hale Chapel, Chapel Lane, Hale Barns, Trafford. Salford Corporation then refused to provide any more gas for the trams, and the service was once again suspended until the Estates Company bought the entire operation for £2,000 in 1900. [68], Timperley Old Hall is a medieval moated site in Timperley near Altrincham Municipal Golf Course. [58] Trafford has three of Greater Manchester's 21 Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Stretford lies to the south and east, and Urmston to the west. Trafford Teaching Schools Alliance. [28] Brooke Bond was one of the companies that took advantage of the Hives, before moving to its purpose-built factory on the park in 1922. Trafford Park contained the hall, its grounds, and three farms: Park Farm, Moss Farm, and Waters Meeting Farm. [42], The table below details the population change since 1801. Within Trafford their two clubs that enter teams in both the Men's and Women's England Hockey Leagues – Brooklands, based in Sale [84] and Bowdon.[85]. Bosses at the Trafford Centre have announced it is now under new management from today.. [37] By the 1970s The Village was also considered by Stretford Council to be a slum area, and unsuitable for residential housing. Sir Alex Ferguson Way, Trafford Park, Manchester M17 1WS Sat Nav Directions: M17 1WS What 3 Words: ///empty.paths.rocky Directions: Exit M60 at Junction 7, follow A56 Chester Road and signs for Manchester United Football Ground. [37] When the cotton industry began to decline in the early 20th century, Trafford Park and the Manchester Ship Canal helped Manchester – and to a lesser extent the rest of south Lancashire – to weather the economic depression from which the rest of Lancashire suffered. The deer were initially allowed to continue roaming free, but as the park's industrialisation gathered pace they were considered inappropriate and were killed, the last of them in 1900. The Trafford Park Urban Development Corporation, formed in 1987, reversed the estate's decline. Until the industrial development of the park began in the late 19th century, much of the area now known as Trafford Park was a "beautifully timbered deer park". [72] LCCC started as the Manchester Cricket Club,[73] and represents the historic county of Lancashire. In 1902, W. T. Glover & Co, a cable manufacturing company that had moved to the park from nearby Salford, built a power station next to their works to supply electricity to the rest of the park; the Estates Company had previously approached Manchester Corporation, but Stretford would not allow another local authority to supply electricity within its area. The hall is early Georgian in style. [75] St Cuthbert's was subsequently replaced by a brick building, but closed in 1982. [34], In 1901 Manchester Corporation formally proposed a merger with Stretford UDC, on the basis that Stretford's growth was due in large part to Trafford Park, the growth of which in turn was largely due to the Manchester Ship Canal. [40], Following the lead of its American counterpart, Metropolitan Vickers set up Manchester's and one of the UK's first radio stations at their factory in 1921. [24] The hall's stables and some other outbuildings were used for stock auctions and the sale of horses, from 1900 to 1902,[25] and the ornamental lake was leased to William Crooke and Sons, for use as a boating lake, initially on a five-year lease. Employment began to decline in the 1960s as companies closed in favour of newer, more efficient plants elsewhere. [26] A polo ground was set up in the park in 1902,[25] and 80 acres (32 ha) of land near the hall were leased to the Manchester Golf Club, who laid out a three-mile (4.8 km) long course. [84] The tram's maximum speed was 12 miles per hour (19 km/h), and their distinctive exhaust smell quickly earned them the nickname "Lamp Oil Express". Diviso in due parti dal lago artificiale Serpentine Lake , il parco è contiguo ai Kensington Gardens , che sono comunemente considerati come una parte di Hyde Park, anche se nella realtà le due aree verdi sono ufficialmente separate sin dal 1728 , quando la Regina Carolina ne impose la divisione. [9] The area developed its own centres of industry in Broadheath (founded in 1885) and Trafford Park (founded in 1897). Trafford Centre is now under new management. [29], Among the first industries to arrive was the Manchester Patent Fuel Company, in 1898. [13], The metropolitan boroughs of the City of Salford and the City of Manchester border Trafford to the north and east respectively; the Cheshire East area of Cheshire lies to the south. [43] Trafford Hall was severely damaged by bombing, and was demolished shortly after the war ended. In the late 19th century, the population rapidly expanded with the arrival of the railway. [23][24] Cllr Andrew Western is the leader of the council as of 2021, and Cllr Laurence Walsh is the current mayor. British Westinghouse was the first major company to move in, and by 1903 it was employing about half of the 12,000 workers then employed in the park, which became one of the most important engineering facilities in Britain. The council spent £31.8 million on children and young people's services (21%); £60.1 million on community services and social care (40%); £34.4 million on "prosperity, planning, and development" (23%); and £33.8 million on customer and corporate services (22%).[24]. [53] By 1976, the workforce had fallen to 15,000,[55] and by the 1980s industry had virtually disappeared. The geology of South Trafford is Keuper marl with some Keuper waterstone and sandstone, whilst the geology of North Trafford is Bunter sandstone. [73] Trafford Park is the most northerly area of Trafford,[68] and faces Salford across the Manchester Ship Canal. There is evidence of Neolithic, Bronze Age, and Roman activity in the area, two castles – one of them a Scheduled Ancient Monument – and over 200 listed buildings. [44] Other companies produced gun bearings, steel tracks for Churchill tanks, munitions, Bailey bridges, and much else. The intention was to build "a flagship site" containing prestigious accommodation for offices, shops, and "hi-tech" industries, capitalising on the area's proximity to Manchester city centre and mirroring the earlier success of the redevelopment at nearby Salford Quays. Trafford Hall was opened as a hotel in 1899, to serve prospective industrialists considering a move to the park, along with their key employees. Discover your future career at Trafford College. [22] The council meets to decide policy and allocate budget. Erection of a single storey rear extension, associated landscape works and other external alterations at 13 Queens Road, Hale. Trafford College, a £29M "super college" in Stretford, is the only college of further education in Trafford. Avenues numbered 1 to 4 run north–south, streets numbered 1 to 12 run east–west. Further disputes over the standard of roads in the park followed until, in 1907, the Estates Company presented a petition to Lancashire County Council demanding that Trafford Park should be an urban district in its own right, independent of Stretford. Teaching Schools give outstanding schools a leading role in the training and professional development of teachers. A grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund has been made to develop the site into a community project. In January 1897 Stevens became the managing director of Trafford Park Estates. [21] He remained with the company, latterly as its joint chairman and managing director, until 1930.[22]. Sir Alex Ferguson and 207 (Manchester) Field Hospital, 2nd Medical Brigade, Royal Army Medical Corps (Army Reserve) received the Freedom of the Borough of Trafford on 14 October 2013[101] and 21 June 2011,[102] respectively. [18] This is of one of only two Conservative held seats in Greater Manchester. Its size meant that the Estates Company was obliged to provide some means of travelling around the park, and therefore a gas-powered tramway was commissioned, intended to carry both people and freight. By the end of the war in 1945 that number had risen to 75,000,[49] probably the peak size of the park's workforce; Metropolitan-Vickers alone employed 26,000. Occupying an area of 4.7 square miles (12 km2), it was the first planned industrial estate in the world,[1] and remains the largest in Europe.[2]. Its duties include setting levels of council tax, monitoring the health service in Trafford, providing social care, and funding schools. A further 325 houses were demolished in the early 1980s, leaving only the largest 84 houses remaining. [79] The Village's design attracted criticism from the start; the streets were narrow, with few gardens, and the whole development was close to the pollution of the neighbouring industries. Boating continued on the lake until the 1930s, but by then its water had become polluted by asbestos and oil seepage from the neighbouring Anglo American Oil depot. was formed in 1990 and finished fifth in the 2006–07 season. [81], The 11-acre (4.5 ha) Trafford Ecology Park is what remains of Trafford Park's ornamental boating lake. In the first phase of clearance, during the mid-1970s, 298 houses were demolished. 1972 c.70, Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway, List of Scheduled Monuments in Greater Manchester, Grade I listed buildings in Greater Manchester, Grade II* listed buildings in Greater Manchester, British Construction Industry Building Award, North West Counties Football League Division One, "Trafford Metropolitan Borough resident population estimates by ethnic group (percentages) 2011 census data", "Estimates of the Population for the UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland Mid-2017", "Trafford Metropolitan Borough population density", "Trafford Metropolitan Borough physical environment", "Altrincham and Sale West constituency election results", "Stretford and Urmston constituency election results", "Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election: Labour wins", "Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council comprehensive performance assessment (CPA) scorecard 2007", "What is a town, parish or community council? Trafford council bought the land from Esso in 1983, for £50,000 (£170,000 as of 2021). The club moved from Trafford Park to a new site at Hopwood Park in 1912. Esso bought the land in 1974, and levelled and partly seeded it, to improve the frontage to its own site. Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}53°26′N 2°18′W / 53.433°N 2.300°W / 53.433; -2.300. Stretford and Urmston is represented by Kate Green MP (Labour). The facility was designed in two separate sections to minimise the impact of bomb damage on production. Localities within the boundaries of Trafford include: North Trafford: Cornbrook, Davyhulme, Firswood, Flixton, Gorse Hill, Lostock, Old Trafford, Stretford, Trafford Park and Urmston. [67] As of 2010, the park is in the Trafford ward of Gorse Hill. Trafford Park railway station is to the east of the area and is served by trains between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Oxford Road. [74] Old Trafford Cricket Ground – Lancashire's home ground – stages international matches, including Test matches and One Day Internationals. The Village was almost completely self-contained, with its own shops, public hall, post office, police station, school, social club, and sports facilities. Media, advertising and public relations have been identified as growth industries in Greater Manchester and are concentrated in Manchester and Trafford. But by the end of June 1897 less than one per cent of the park had been leased,[23] and so the park's existing assets were put to use until more tenants could be found. The motte and surrounding ditch still survives, although it had fallen out of use by the 13th century.[70]. [14] During the following century, the park was built over with factories and some housing for workers. [61] Also in Trafford are many parks and open spaces; there are 21.2 square miles (55 km2) of greenspace, 51.8% of the total area covered by the borough. [39] Ford moved to Dagenham in 1931, but returned temporarily to Trafford Park during the Second World War. The School District of Collier County (CCPS) serves more than 47,000 total students in 29 elementary schools, 10 middle schools, 8 high schools, … [47], In the December 1940 air raids, stray bombs aiming for Trafford Park landed on the nearby Old Trafford football stadium, home of Manchester United, but this air raid only resulted in minor damage and matches were soon being played at the stadium again. The 20-acre (8 ha) Trafford Park Euroterminal rail freight terminal was opened in 1993. [23] In the following table, the populations for each ward are based on 2013 population estimates from the Office for National Statistics. Trafford’s infection rate is now higher than it has been at any point since the start of the pandemic. There were a few shock results, such as in Altrincham (ward), where the Green Party gained seats from the incumbent Conservative councillors. [74] The announced arrival of the Westinghouse factory acted a spur to development, and in 1899, Trafford Park Dwellings Ltd was formed, with the aim of providing housing for the anticipated influx of new workers. [71] The team plays at Old Trafford football ground, which is sometimes used as a stadium for international matches. Puppets, penguins and panto lined up at Waterside Arts Centre ... Plans for £100m development that will deliver 600 homes set to be approved. [36], At the 2001 UK census, the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford had a total population of 210,145. After gaining seats in the 2019 local elections, the Labour Party was in a position to form a majority-controlling administration. Trafford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, with an estimated population of 235,493 in 2017. The Trafford Metros were the Phoenix's junior side and are also based at the Altrincham Ice Dome. [48], At the outbreak of war in 1939 there were an estimated 50,000 people employed at Trafford Park. [28][c] Government spending restrictions delayed the park's restoration and conversion, and it was not fully opened to the public until 1990. By the following year, British Westinghouse was employing about half of the 12,000 workers in Trafford Park. [6], Trafford has two medieval castles. Southern & Co. (timber merchants), James Gresham (engineers), and W. T. Glovers & Co. (electric cable manufacturers). An urban district was a type of local government district which covered an urbanised area. [85] A separate electric tramway was installed in 1903, and was taken over and operated by Manchester and Salford Corporations in 1905. Manchester United have won the FA Cup 12 times and been the Premier League champions 13 times (since the league was formed 26 seasons ago) and were Football League champions seven times in the years prior to that. Of those aged 16–74 in Trafford, 24.7% had no academic qualifications, significantly lower than the 28.9% in all of England. Hemmed in as it was between the canals and "an increasingly urbanised Stretford to the east", as the industrialisation of the park neared its completion the Estates Company started to acquire parcels of the remaining de Trafford land, then in the control of family trustees, as did the Canal Company. The census recorded 12.0% as having no religion, 0.2% had an alternative religion and 6.4% did not state their religion. Socially, the area includes both working class and middle class areas like Bowdon and Hale. [66], Sale Water Park is a 152-acre (62 ha) area of countryside and parkland including a 52-acre (21 ha) artificial lake created when the M60 motorway was built. [77] They were one of the founder members of the Elite Ice Hockey League. The Trafford Brick Company arrived soon after, followed by J.W. [57][58] Most of Trafford's Grade I listed buildings are in the south of the borough: the old Church of St. Werburgh in Warburton; Dunham Massey Hall itself, and the stables and carriage house belonging to the hall; Royd House in Hale; and the Church of All Saints in Urmston in the north of the borough. Much of the station's content was musical, but news, plays, and children's programmes were also transmitted. The station's first broadcast took place on 17 May 1922. This article is about the district of Greater Manchester, England. From 1841 to 1951, the working class population of Trafford and across the country was in decline, falling steadily from 43% to 18% (36% to 29% nationally). [60] Dunham Park is an area of "pasture-woodland or park-woodland" and has been since the Middle Ages, including many oak trees that date back to the 17th century, and covers 192.7 acres (78.0 ha). [8] From the original three entrance lodges to the park, at Throstle Nest, Barton-upon-Irwell and Old Trafford, only the latter has survived, having been relocated from its original position opposite what is today the White City retail park to become the entrance to Gorse Hill Park. Indeed, in 2014 Trafford was the first in the United Kingdom for Key Stage 2 results, with 87% of Year 6 pupils achieving the expected standard of Level 4 or above in Reading, Writing and Arithmetic. Entrance to the museum is via the air shard, which is 180 feet (55 m) in height, and is open to the elements. Trafford Pétanque currently plays within the Northern Region of Pétanque England. [15] Trafford Hall survived until its demolition following the Second World War. In that respect it resembled the terraced properties in the surrounding areas, many of which were condemned as slums in later years. Trafford Music Service. [52] Ellesmere Port and Runcorn at the western end of the Manchester Ship Canal were in the ascendency industrially and they overtook Trafford Park in economic importance. Now owned and managed by Groundwork Manchester, Salford, Stockport, Tameside & Trafford, the park is used as a training centre for horticulture training and as a volunteering hub. The Estates Company also built large reinforced concrete warehouses, known as Safes. [38] During the First World War the park was used for the manufacture of munitions, chemicals and other materiel. The West Manchester Light Railway Company was set up the following year to take over the operations of the tramway and to lay additional track. The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 as one of the ten metropolitan districts of Greater Manchester. 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