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Manchester (/ ˈ m æ n tʃ ɪ s t ər,-tʃ ɛ s-/ ⓘ) [6] [7] is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, which had an estimated population of 568,996 in 2022. [4] Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92 million. [8]
Manchester is also a centre for musical education, via the Royal Northern College of Music and Chetham's School of Music. [308] The Manchester Arena holds over 21,000 people, [a] and is the largest indoor arena in the United Kingdom. [310] It has been voted International Venue of the Year, and for several years was the most popular venue in the ...
Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Manchester.They are currently members of the English Premier League.. Originally formed in 1880 as St. Marks (West Gorton), they then became Ardwick A.F.C. in 1887 before changing their name to Manchester City F.C. in 1894.
Any combination of UK only identities 6,985 1.3 English and British only 56,401 10.2 Welsh and British only 891 0.2 Scottish and British only – – Northern Irish and British only – – Irish only 6,175 1.1 Irish and at least one UK identity 990 0.2 Other identity only 103,748 18.8 Other identity and at least one UK identity 14,929 2.7 ...
Tallest building in the United Kingdom outside London. As of 2025, it is the 12th-tallest by height and has the fourth highest floor count in the United Kingdom. [19] [20] 2 Beetham Tower: 169 (554) 47 2006 Hotel / Residential Castlefield, Manchester Second-tallest building in the United Kingdom outside London. Roof height reaches 158 m (518 ft).
Manchester Airport (IATA: MAN, ICAO: EGCC) is an international airport in Ringway, Manchester, England, 7 miles (11 km) south-west of Manchester city centre. [1] [3] In 2022, it was the third busiest airport in the United Kingdom in terms of passengers (the busiest outside of London) and the 19th-busiest airport in Europe in 2023, with 28.1 million passengers served.
The subsequent growth of Manchester into a major industrial city left its lack of representation a major anomaly, and demands for a seat in Parliament led to a mass public meeting in August 1819. This peaceful rally of 60,000 pro-democracy reformers, men, women and children, was attacked by armed cavalry resulting in 15 deaths and over 600 ...
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