Ringway, Manchester

For the airport see Manchester Airport.
Ringway

Ringway Chapel
Ringway
 Ringway shown within Greater Manchester
Population 103 (2011 Census)
    density  0.2
OS grid referenceSJ818845
Civil parishRingway
Metropolitan boroughManchester
Metropolitan county Greater Manchester
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town ALTRINCHAM
Postcode district WA15
Post town MANCHESTER
Postcode district M90
Dialling code 0161
Police Greater Manchester
Fire Greater Manchester
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK ParliamentWythenshawe and Sale East
List of places
UK
England
Greater Manchester

Coordinates: 53°21′25″N 2°16′19″W / 53.357°N 2.272°W / 53.357; -2.272

Ringway is a civil parish on the southern border of Manchester, England.[1] Historically in Cheshire, it is the only civil parish in the city of Manchester. The population at the 2011 census was 103.[2]

History

The name appears to come from the Old English (Anglo-Saxon) Hringhæg meaning "circular or enclosing hedged enclosure".[3]

Ringway Chapel is on Wilmslow Road near the south edge of Manchester Airport.[4]

Governance

Ringway Parish Council had nominally consisted of eight Councillors, but none had been elected and the parish council was not performing its statutory obligations. In a 2009 review of local governance arrangements in Manchester 35 (40%) out of the 88 electors in the parish (100% of respondents) indicated the desire to retain the parish council. From 2010 the number of parish Councillors has been reduced to five, and the elections scheduled for 2011 were brought forward. Of the five Councillors nominally in the role since 2011 only four have actually lived in the Parish. A further review of local arrangements is planned by Manchester City Council.[11] The area is within the Manchester City Council Ward of Woodhouse Park (Wythenshawe); so does have effective representation from the three Ward (City) Councillors.

Demography

At the 2001 UK census, Ringway civil parish had a total population of 106, of which 50 were female and 56 male. The average household size was 2.59.[10] Of those aged 16–74 in Ringway, 38 (= 43.7%) had no academic qualifications, significantly higher than the 28.9% for all of England. According to the census, none were unemployed and 28 were economically inactive.[12] Of the residents of Ringway parish, 16 were under the age of 16 and 3 were aged 75 and over; the mean age of the people of Ringway was 37.47. 84 of them described their health as 'good'.[13]

References

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Notes
  1. "Greater Manchester Gazetteer". Greater Manchester County Record Office. Places names - O to R. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
  2. "Civil Parish 2011". Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  3. 1 2 Dore 1972, p. 117
  4. "Ringway Chapel". Retrieved 24 June 2010.
  5. "Ullersford Castle". Pastscape.org.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2008.
  6. Nevell 1997, p. 35
  7. A plaque on the wall of the present chapel
  8. Wythenshawe (Volume 1: to 1926), edited by W.H.Shercliff, published 1974, ISBN 0-85972-008-X
  9. Scholefield 1998, pp. 18–19
  10. 1 2 "Ringway civil parish Neighbourhood Statistics". Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2007.
  11. "Community Governance Review – Implementation of Final Recommendations" (PDF). Manchester City Council. 2 December 2009.
  12. "Ringway civil parish work and qualifications". Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 September 2007.
  13. "Ringway civil parish census data". Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 September 2007.
Bibliography
  • Dore, R. N. (1972). A History of Hale, Cheshire: From Domesday to dormitory. Altrincham: John Sherratt and Son Ltd. ISBN 0-85427-030-2. 
  • Nevell, Mike (1997). The Archaeology of Trafford: a study of the origins of community in North West England before 1900. Stretford: Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council with the University of Manchester Archaeological Unit. ISBN 1-870695-25-9. 
  • Scholefield, R. A. (1998). Manchester Airport. Stroud: Sutton Publishing. ISBN 0-7509-1954-X. 
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