Rusholme
Sign in to saveRusholme () is an area of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England, south of the city centre. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 13,643. Rusholme is bounded by Chorlton-on-Medlock to the north, Victoria Park and Longsight to the east, Fallowfield to the south and Moss Side to the west. It has a large student population, with several student halls and many students renting terraced houses, and suburban houses towards Victoria Park.
Key facts
- UK place.map_type
- Greater Manchester
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Rusholme
- UK place.population
- 13,643
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.metropolitan_borough
- Manchester
- UK place.metropolitan_county
- Greater Manchester
- UK place.region
- North West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Manchester Rusholme
- UK place.councillor1
- Ahmed Ali
- UK place.party1
- Labour
- UK place.councillor2
- Jill Lovecy
- UK place.party2
- Labour
- UK place.councillor3
- Rabnawaz Akbar
- UK place.party3
- Labour
- UK place.post_town
- MANCHESTER
- UK place.postcode_district
- M14
- UK place.postcode_area
- M
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Article
18 sectionsContents
- History
- Toponymy
- Early history
- Social history
- Political history
- Governance
- Geography
- Platt Fields Park
- Churches
- Culture and cultural references
- Social and economic conditions
- Social conditions
- Wilmslow Road
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Rusholme () is an area of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England, south of the city centre. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 13,643. Rusholme is bounded by Chorlton-on-Medlock to the north, Victoria Park and Longsight to the east, Fallowfield to the south and Moss Side to the west. It has a large student population, with several student halls and many students renting terraced houses, and suburban houses towards Victoria Park.
==History== ===Toponymy=== Rusholme, unlike other place names in Manchester with the suffix hulme/holme is not a true water meadow. Its name derives from ryscum, the dative plural of the Old English rysc, a "rush" meaning at the rushes. The name was recorded as Russum in 1235, Ryssham in 1316 and Rysholme in 1551.