Carrington, Greater Manchester
| Carrington | |
|---|---|
 St George's Church, a Grade II* listed building | |
| Population | 396 (2001 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SJ737921 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MANCHESTER |
| Postcode district | M31 |
| Dialling code | 0161 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Carrington is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England.[1] Historically a part of Cheshire, the village is west of Greater Manchester Urban Area, and is the site of a large gas and chemical works, which produce gases by fractional distillation of liquid air. It used to be the site of a Shell Petrochemicals refinery, which produced polythene and polystyrene.
Until recent years there was a Carrington Power Station located on the south bank of the Manchester Ship Canal. The building work commenced in 1947, although the land for the site was acquired in 1916.[2] The station opened in 1956, and was decommissioned during the late 1980s. It was demolished using explosives in the mid-1990s, having stood empty for several years. All that remains today is a large 400kV switching station. The station had its own railway spur from the Glazebrook to Stockport Tiviot Dale line,[3] evidence of which can still be seen today from the gates where the line crossed Manchester Road.
In July 2007, Bridestones Developments acquired planning permission for a new CCGT (Combined Cycle Gas Turbine) power station, to be built on the same site as the old power station, providing sufficient electrical power for up to 350,000 homes, and 40 to 50 new jobs in the area. This was announced in a local newspaper.[4]
Both Manchester United and Manchester City Football Clubs have a training complex on Carrington Moss, as does Sale Sharks Rugby Club.
The village is better known to motorists as the location of the former A6144(M), the Carrington Spur.
History
Several derivations of the name Carrington have been suggested, all from Old English. The name may mean "estate associated with a man called Cara"; alternatively, the first part of the name may be derived from caring, meaning "tending or herding" or cring, which means "river bend", so either "place associated with herding", or "settlement by a river bend". In the 12th century, Carrington was known as Carrintona.[5]
Geography
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Demography
As of the 2001 UK census, Carrington had a total population of 396. For every 100 females, there were 110.6 males. The average household size was 2.62.[6] Of those aged 16–74 in Carrington, 53.3% had no academic qualifications or one GCSE, higher than the figures for all of Trafford (40.8%) and in England (45.5%).[7] According to the census, 1.75% were unemployed and 34.39% were economically inactive.[8] 21.72% of the population were under the age of 16 and 6.31% were aged 75 and over; the mean age of the people of Carrington was 37.24. 66.41% of residents described their health as "good".[9]
Population change
| Population growth in Carrington since 1801 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1801 | 1811 | 1821 | 1831 | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 | 1901 | 1911 | 1921 | 1931 | 1951 | 1961 | 1971 | 2001 |
| Population | 435 | 480 | 531 | 552 | 559 | 536 | 521 | 469 | 438 | 568 | 514 | 522 | 531 | 504 | 627 | 642 | 488 | 396 |
| Source: A Vision of Britain through Time[10] | ||||||||||||||||||
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References
- Notes
- ^ "Greater Manchester Gazetteer". Greater Manchester County Record Office. Places names - C. Retrieved 24 September 2007.
- ^ "Power Stations in Greater Manchester" (PDF). The Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester. Retrieved 13 June 2007.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Station Name: PARTINGTON (2nd site)". Disused Stations Site Record. Retrieved 30 October 2007.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Manchester Metro News. 2006-07-20. p. 15.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Mills, A. D. (2003). "Carrington". A Dictionary of British Place-Names (subscription required)[[Category:Pages containing links to subscription-only content]]. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-852758-6. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
{{cite book}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); URL–wikilink conflict (help) - ^ "Carrington civil parish Neighbourhood Statistics". Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 September 2007.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Trafford Metropolitan Borough key statistics". Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2007.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Carrington civil parish work and qualifications". Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2007.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Carrington civil parish census data". Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 September 2007.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Nevell (1997), p. 87.
- Bibliography
- Nevell, Mike (1997). The Archaeology of Trafford. Trafford Metropolitan Borough with University of Manchester Archaeological Unit. ISBN 1-870695-25-9. OCLC 53181537.
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