Didsbury
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Didsbury is a suburb of Manchester, England, on the north bank of the River Mersey, south of Manchester city centre. The population at the 2011 census was 26,788.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Didsbury
- UK place.population
- 26,788
- UK place.population_ref
- (Census 2011)
- UK place.metropolitan_borough
- Manchester
- UK place.metropolitan_county
- Greater Manchester
- UK place.region
- North West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Manchester Withington
- UK place.post_town
- MANCHESTER
- UK place.postcode_district
- M20
- UK place.postcode_area
- M
- UK place.dial_code
- 0161
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SJ847912
- UK place.static_image_name
- Didsbury clock tower.jpg
- UK place.static_image_alt
- A stone tower on a street of brick buildings which include a public house and a café with tables and chairs in front of it.
- UK place.static_image_caption
- The Clock Tower in Didsbury village
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 26788
- Image
- St James, Didsbury, Manchester.JPG
- Dialing code
- 0161
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- Didsbury
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- Didsbury
- postal code
- M20
- OS grid reference
- SJ847912
- P12749
- Robert Hübner
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Article
34 sectionsContents
- History
- Toponymy
- Parish church
- River Mersey
- Immigration from Europe
- 19th and 20th centuries
- Governance
- Civic history
- Political representation
- Geography
- Demography
- Economy
- Culture
- Green areas
- Media
- Transport
- Roads
- Air
- Bus
- Railway
- Metrolink
- Education
- Primary schools
- Secondary schools
- Special and alternative schools
- Religion
- Sport
- Public services
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- External links
Didsbury is a suburb of Manchester, England, on the north bank of the River Mersey, south of Manchester city centre. The population at the 2011 census was 26,788.
Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, there are records of Didsbury existing as a small hamlet as early as the 13th century. Its early history was dominated by being part of the Manor of Withington, a feudal estate that covered a large part of what is now the south of Manchester. Didsbury was described during the 18th century as a township separate from outside influence. In 1745 a section of the Jacobite army including the Duke of Perth crossed the Mersey at Didsbury in the Jacobite march south from Manchester to Derby.
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