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Line 1: {{Short description\|Suburb of Manchester}} ~~{{Infobox UK place \|~~ {{about\|the area of Manchester, England\|the condition of the eye\|Farsightedness}} ~~\|country = England~~ {{Use British English\|date=September 2015}} ~~\|map_type= Greater Manchester~~ {{Use dmy dates\|date=November 2019}} ~~\|official_name= Longsight~~ ~~\|latitude= 53.456389~~ {{Infobox UK place ~~\|longitude= -2.2~~ \| country = England ~~\|population= 16,007 ([[United Kingdom Census 2001\|2001 Census]])~~ \|~~metropolitan_borough=~~ map_type ~~[[Manchester\|City~~ of = Greater Manchester]] \| official_name = Longsight ~~\|metropolitan_county= [[Greater Manchester]]~~ \| static_image_name = File:Longsight_Market_2018-06-07.jpg ~~\|region = North West England~~ \| static_image_caption = Longsight Market ~~\|constituency_westminster= [[Manchester Gorton (UK Parliament constituency)\|Manchester Gorton]]~~ \| coordinates = {{coord\|53.456\|-2.200\|display=inline,title}} ~~\|post_town= MANCHESTER~~ \| population = 15,429 ~~\|postcode_area= M~~ \| population_ref = ([[United Kingdom Census 2011\|2011 Census]]) ~~\|postcode_district= M13~~ \| metropolitan_borough = [[Manchester\|City of Manchester]] ~~\|dial_code= 0161~~ \| metropolitan_county = [[Greater Manchester]] ~~\|os_grid_reference=~~ \| region = North West England \| constituency_westminster = [[Gorton and Denton (UK Parliament constituency)\|Gorton and Denton]] \| councillor1 = Abid Chohan \| party1 = [[Labour Party (UK)\|Labour]] \| councillor2 = Shahbaz Sarwar \| party2 = [[Workers Party of Britain\|WPB]] \| councillor3 = Suzanne Richards \| party3 = [[Labour Party (UK)\|Labour]] \| post_town = MANCHESTER \| postcode_area = M \| postcode_district = M12, M13 \| dial_code = 0161 \| os_grid_reference = SJ865965 \| london_distance = }} ~~<!---Start of article--->~~ '''Longsight''' is an area in the [[Manchester\|City of Manchester]],in [[North West England\|North West]] [[England]]. It is around three [[mile]]s south of [[Manchester City Centre]], and has a total population of 16,007. Longsight has been known over the past with its gang related violence, similar to that of [[Moss Side]], an adjoining area. <ref>[http://www.manchester.gov.uk/planning/studies/census/longsight.htm Longsight], 2001 Census Results.</ref> '''Longsight''' is an [[inner city]] area of [[Manchester]], England, {{convert\|3\|mi\|km\|1}} south of the [[Manchester City Centre\|city centre]], bounded by [[Ardwick]] and [[Gorton\|West Gorton]] to the north and east; [[Levenshulme]] to the south; and [[Chorlton-on-Medlock]], [[Victoria Park, Manchester\|Victoria Park]] and [[Fallowfield]] to the west. [[Historic counties of England\|Historically]] in [[Lancashire]], it had a population of 15,429 at the [[United Kingdom Census 2011\|2011 census]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13689215&c=Longsight&d=14&e=62&g=6342811&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1451994697824&enc=1\|title=City of Manchester ward population 2011\|access-date=5 January 2016}}</ref> ~~==Geography and administration==~~ Previously known as Grindlow Marsh, it was incorporated into the City of Manchester in 1890. The district is bordered by [[Ardwick]] to the north, [[Rusholme]] and [[Victoria Park, Manchester\|Victoria Park]] to the west, [[Levenshulme]] to the south, and [[Gorton]] to the east. Longsight is currently defined by Hyde Road, Grey Street, Stockport Road, Plymouth Grove, Richmond Grove, Hathersage Road, Anson Road, Dickenson Road, Beresford Road, Old Hall Lane, Stockport Road, East Road, Pink Bank Lane, Nutsford Vale, Buckley Road and Mount Road. The Old Roman Road to [[Buxton]] (the [[A6 road\|A6]] or Stockport Road) roughly bisects the area. ==History== ~~Longsight is served in [[Westminster]] by the MP for [[Manchester Gorton (UK Parliament constituency)\|Manchester Gorton]], currently the Rt Hon [[Sir]] [[Gerald Kaufman]].~~ {{Main\|History of Manchester}} As an ethnically and culturally diverse area, for many years, Longsight has been plagued by gang related violence, similar to that of nearby [[Moss Side]].<ref name="GuardianGangs">{{cite news \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/Archive/Article/0,4273,4470088,00.html \|title=Gang warfare in Games city \|access-date=26 November 2007 \| date=28 July 2002\|last=Thompson\|first=Tony\|___location=London\|work=The Observer}}</ref> Most of the violence came from tensions between two rival gangs which fought "turf wars" with each other since the 1990s, resulting in many shootings and several deaths. The Gooch Gang, from neighbouring Moss Side, were jailed in 2009,<ref>{{cite news \|title=Gooch Gang members will be sentenced for bringing 'murder and mayhem' to Manchester \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/5117015/Gooch-Gang-members-will-be-sentenced-for-bringing-murder-and-mayhem-to-Manchester.html \|newspaper=The Telegraph \|date=7 April 2009 \|access-date=21 August 2012}}</ref> Consequently, gun crime in Greater Manchester as a whole has fallen dramatically, from a high of 120 gang-related shootings in 2006 to just 16 in 2011.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Manchester gang-related shootings decline \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-16301463 \|work=BBC News \|date=22 December 2011 \|access-date=21 August 2012}}</ref> ==Governance== The area is represented on [[Manchester City Council]] by [[Liberal Democrats\|Liberal Democrat]] Liaqat Ali, first elected in 2003, Abid Chohan elected in 2004 and Labour's [http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/213/213571_could_it_be_minister_maryam.html Maryam Khan] elected in May 2006. [[File:Longsight (Manchester City Council ward) 2018.png\|thumb\|right\|Longsight electoral ward within [[Manchester City Council]].]] Longsight has been in the parliamentary [[constituency]] of [[Gorton and Denton (UK Parliament constituency)\|Gorton and Denton]] since boundary changes in [[2024 United Kingdom general election\|2024]] and is represented by [[Andrew Gwynne]].<ref>{{cite web \| title= Andrew Gwynne MP \| url = https://members.parliament.uk/member/1506/contact}}</ref> ;Councillors ~~==Demographics==~~ The area is represented on [[Manchester City Council]] by three councillors, currently Abid Chohan,<ref>{{cite web \| title = Abid Chohan \| url = https://democracy.manchester.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=233 \| website = manchester.gov.uk \| publisher = [[Manchester City Council]] \| access-date = 30 May 2024 }}</ref> Shahbaz Sarwar<ref>{{cite web \| title = Shahbaz Sarwar \| url = https://democracy.manchester.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=5820 \| website = manchester.gov.uk \| publisher = [[Manchester City Council]] \| access-date = 30 May 2024 }}</ref> and Suzanne Richards.<ref>{{cite web \| title = Suzanne Richards \| url = https://democracy.manchester.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=238 \| website = manchester.gov.uk \| publisher = [[Manchester City Council]] \| access-date = 30 May 2024 }}</ref> Abid Chohan was initially a [[Liberal Democrats (UK)\|Lib Dem]] councillor but defected to [[Labour Party (UK)\|Labour]] ahead of the [[2010 Manchester City Council election\|local council elections in 2010]].<ref name=MEN_180410>{{cite news \| last = Staff writer \| title = Lib Dem councillor defects to Labour Party \| url = http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/local-news/lib-dem-councillor-defects-to-labour-943701 \| work = [[Manchester Evening News]] \| publisher = [[Trinity Mirror]] \| date = 18 April 2010 \| access-date = 23 March 2017 }}</ref> Longsight has a very ethnically diverse population.<ref>[http://www.raceforhealth.org/people.php?id=3&pid=41 Central Manchester: Background Information and Ethnic Profile], Race for Health. Retrieved 14 May 2006.</ref> According to the 2001 UK census, 52.7% of the population is from non-white ethnic groups. This includes 36.1% who describe themselves as Asian or Asian British (including 24.6% Pakistani, 7.2% Bangladeshi), and 9.1% Black or Black British. Many of the [[white people]] are of Irish decent and the current Irish population stands at 4.3% of the local population - slightly higher than the Manchester average of 3.8%. The largest religious groups are Christian (38.6%) and Muslim (34.7%), with 23.6% of the population not stating a religion. <ref>[http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/ National Statistics] Neighbourhood Statistics from the UK census, accessed 1 May 2006</ref> The Census tended to [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200405/cmhansrd/vo050225/debtext/50225-20.htm underestimate] immigrant communities, and it is likely that these groups in Longsight were underestimated are now proportionately larger. There is still inward immgration and there is now a substantial West African community in the area. There are a number of churches in the area, a large [[Pakistani people\|Pakistani]] community centre, and a [[Jain]] temple. {\| class="wikitable" As the 2001 census figures cited above demonstrate, the religious affiliation of Longsight ward residents is one-third Muslim and around one-third Christian. The area is therefore home to a number of mosques and also churches of varying denomination, which include Saint Agnes Church, Bethshan International Church and Saint Roberts Church. \|- !Election!!colspan="2"\|Councillor!!colspan="2"\|Councillor!!colspan="2"\|Councillor \|- \| [[2004 Manchester City Council election#Longsight\|2004]] \| style="background-color: {{party color\|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" \| \| bgcolor="#99CCFF"\| Mohammed Sajjad ([[Liberal Democrats (UK)\|Lib Dem]]) \| style="background-color: {{party color\|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" \| \| bgcolor="#99CCFF"\| Abid Chohan ([[Liberal Democrats (UK)\|Lib Dem]]) \| style="background-color: {{party color\|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" \| \| bgcolor="#99CCFF"\| Liaqat Ali ([[Liberal Democrats (UK)\|Lib Dem]]) \|- \| [[2006 Manchester City Council election#Longsight\|2006]] \| style="background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| bgcolor="#99CCFF"\| Maryam Khan ([[Labour Party (UK)\|Lab]]) \| style="background-color: {{party color\|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" \| \| Abid Chohan ([[Liberal Democrats (UK)\|Lib Dem]]) \| style="background-color: {{party color\|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" \| \| Liaqat Ali ([[Liberal Democrats (UK)\|Lib Dem]]) \|- \| [[2007 Manchester City Council election#Longsight\|2007]] \| style="background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| Maryam Khan ([[Labour Party (UK)\|Lab]]) \| style="background-color: {{party color\|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" \| \| bgcolor="#99CCFF"\| Abid Chohan ([[Liberal Democrats (UK)\|Lib Dem]]) \| style="background-color: {{party color\|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" \| \| Liaqat Ali ([[Liberal Democrats (UK)\|Lib Dem]]) \|- \| [[2008 Manchester City Council election#Longsight\|2008]] \| style="background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| Maryam Khan ([[Labour Party (UK)\|Lab]]) \| style="background-color: {{party color\|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" \| \| Abid Chohan ([[Liberal Democrats (UK)\|Lib Dem]]) \| style="background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| bgcolor="#99CCFF"\| Luthfur Rahman ([[Labour Party (UK)\|Lab]]) \|- \| [[2010 Manchester City Council election#Longsight\|2010]] \| style="background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| bgcolor="#99CCFF"\| Suzanne Richards ([[Labour Party (UK)\|Lab]]) \| style="background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| bgcolor="#FF8C00"\| Abid Chohan ([[Labour Party (UK)\|Lab]])<ref name="MEN_180410" /> \| style="background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| Luthfur Rahman ([[Labour Party (UK)\|Lab]]) \|- \| [[2011 Manchester City Council election#Longsight\|2011]] \| style="background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| Suzanne Richards ([[Labour Party (UK)\|Lab]]) \| style="background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| bgcolor="#99CCFF"\| Abid Chohan ([[Labour Party (UK)\|Lab]]) \| style="background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| Luthfur Rahman ([[Labour Party (UK)\|Lab]]) \|- \| [[2012 Manchester City Council election#Longsight\|2012]] \| style="background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| Suzanne Richards ([[Labour Party (UK)\|Lab]]) \| style="background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| Abid Chohan ([[Labour Party (UK)\|Lab]]) \| style="background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| bgcolor="#99CCFF"\| Luthfur Rahman ([[Labour Party (UK)\|Lab]]) \|- \| [[2014 Manchester City Council election#Longsight\|2014]] \| style="background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| bgcolor="#99CCFF"\| Suzanne Richards ([[Labour Party (UK)\|Lab]]) \| style="background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| Abid Chohan ([[Labour Party (UK)\|Lab]]) \| style="background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| Luthfur Rahman ([[Labour Party (UK)\|Lab]]) \|- \| [[2015 Manchester City Council election#Longsight\|2015]] \| style="background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| Suzanne Richards ([[Labour Party (UK)\|Lab]]) \| style="background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| bgcolor="#99CCFF"\| Abid Chohan ([[Labour Party (UK)\|Lab]]) \| style="background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| Luthfur Rahman ([[Labour Party (UK)\|Lab]]) \|- \| [[2016 Manchester City Council election#Longsight\|2016]] \| style="background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| Suzanne Richards ([[Labour Party (UK)\|Lab]]) \| style="background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| Abid Chohan ([[Labour Party (UK)\|Lab]]) \| style="background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \|bgcolor="#99CCFF"\| Luthfur Rahman ([[Labour Party (UK)\|Lab]]) \|- \| [[2018 Manchester City Council election#Longsight\|2018]] \| style="background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| bgcolor="#99CCFF"\| Suzanne Richards ([[Labour Party (UK)\|Lab]]) \| style="background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| bgcolor="#99CCFF"\| Luthfur Rahman ([[Labour Party (UK)\|Lab]]) \| style="background-color: {{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \| \| bgcolor="#99CCFF"\| Abid Chohan ([[Labour Party (UK)\|Lab]]) \|- \| [[2019 Manchester City Council election#Longsight\|2019]] {{Elected official with party link\|\|party=Labour Party (UK)\|name=Suzanne Richards \|bgcolor=#99CCFF}} {{Elected official with party link\|\|party=Labour Party (UK)\|name=Luthfur Rahman }} {{Elected official with party link\|\|party=Labour Party (UK)\|name=Abid Chohan }} \|- \| [[2021 Manchester City Council election#Longsight\|2021]] {{Elected official with party link\|\|party=Labour Party (UK)\|name=Suzanne Richards }} {{Elected official with party link\|\|party=Labour Party (UK)\|name=Luthfur Rahman \|bgcolor=#99CCFF}} {{Elected official with party link\|\|party=Labour Party (UK)\|name=Abid Chohan }} \|- \| [[2022 Manchester City Council election#Longsight\|2022]] {{Elected official with party link\|\|party=Labour Party (UK)\|name=Suzanne Richards }} {{Elected official with party link\|\|party=Labour Party (UK)\|name=Luthfur Rahman}} {{Elected official with party link\|\|party=Labour Party (UK)\|name=Abid Chohan \|bgcolor=#99CCFF }} \|- \| [[2023 Manchester City Council election#Longsight\|2023]] {{Elected official with party link\|\|party=Labour Party (UK)\|name=Suzanne Richards \|bgcolor=#99CCFF }} {{Elected official with party link\|\|party=Labour Party (UK)\|name=Luthfur Rahman}} {{Elected official with party link\|\|party=Labour Party (UK)\|name=Abid Chohan }} \|- \| [[2024 Manchester City Council election#Longsight\|2024]] {{Elected official with party link\|\|party=Labour Party (UK)\|name=Suzanne Richards }} {{Elected official with party link\|\|party=Workers Party of Britain\|name=Shahbaz Sarwar \|bgcolor=#99CCFF}} {{Elected official with party link\|\|party=Labour Party (UK)\|name=Abid Chohan }} \|} {{Color box\|#99CCFF\|border=darkgray}} indicates seat up for re-election. {{Color box\|#FF8C00\|border=darkgray}} indicates councillor defected. ==Geography== [[File:Methuen Street, Longsight.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Much of the housing stock of Longsight consists of red-brick [[terraced house]]s]] Previously known as Grindlow Marsh, it was incorporated into the City of Manchester in 1890. The district is bordered by [[Ardwick]] to the north, [[Rusholme]] to the west, [[Levenshulme]] to the south, and [[Gorton]] to the east, defined by Hyde Road, Grey Street, Stockport Road, Plymouth Grove, Daisy Bank Road, Pine Grove, Merwood Grove, Ash Grove, Longford Pl, Ayton Grove, Laindon Rd, Curzon Ave, Richmond Grove, Hathersage Road, Anson Road, Dickenson Road, Beresford Road, Old Hall Lane, Stockport Road, East Road, Pink Bank Lane, Nutsford Vale, Buckley Road and Mount Road. The old [[Roman road]] to [[Buxton]] (the [[A6 road (England)\|A6]], Stockport Road) bisects the area. {{Geographic Location \|title = '''Neighbouring districts and places.''' \|Northwest = Brunswick<br />[[Ardwick]] \|North = [[Ardwick]]<br />[[Gorton]] \|Northeast = [[Gorton]] \|West = [[Rusholme]] \|Centre = Longsight \|East = [[Gorton]]<br />([[Belle Vue, Manchester\|Belle Vue]]) \|Southwest = [[Rusholme]] \|South = [[Levenshulme]] \|Southeast = [[Levenshulme]]<br />[[Gorton]] }} ==Demography== {{Further\|Demographics of Greater Manchester}} Longsight has a very ethnically diverse population.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.raceforhealth.org/people.php?id=3&pid=41\|title=Central Manchester: Background Information and Ethnic Profile\|publisher=Race for Health\|access-date=14 May 2006\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312083019/http://www.raceforhealth.org/people.php?id=3&pid=41\|archive-date=12 March 2007}}</ref> According to the 2011 UK census, 72.9% of the population is from non-white ethnic groups, a 20% increase over the 2001 figure of 52.7%.<ref name="gov2011">{{cite web\|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6077273&c=longsight&d=14&e=13&g=351581&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1363187819066&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2477 \|title=Ethnic Group, 2011; Area: Longsight (Ward) \|publisher=Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk \|date=30 January 2013 \|access-date=13 March 2013}}</ref><ref name="gov2001">{{cite web\|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=6077273&c=longsight&d=14&e=13&g=351581&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1225030026250&enc=1&dsFamilyId=47 \|title=Ethnic Group, 2001; Area: Longsight (Ward) \|publisher=Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk \|date=9 November 2004 \|access-date=13 March 2013}}</ref> This includes 55.3% who describe themselves as South Asian or South Asian British (including 35.7% Pakistani, 11.4% Bangladeshi); and 9.7% Black or Black British.<ref name="gov2011"/> The largest religious group is Muslim with 53.8% of the population, compared with the 2001 figure of 34.7% Muslim and 38.6% Christian.<ref name="religion2011">{{cite web\|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6077273&c=longsight&d=14&e=61&g=351581&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1363189009207&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2579 \|title=Religion, 2011; Area: Longsight (Ward) \|publisher=Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk \|date=30 January 2013 \|access-date=13 March 2013}}</ref> 7.0% of the population declined to state a religion, with 12.7% stating [[Atheism\|no religion]].<ref name="religion2011"/><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6503737&c=M13+0ZF&d=14&e=16&g=6342965&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=1&m=0&r=0&s=1363189697938&enc=1&dsFamilyId=95 \|title=Religion, 2001; Area: Longsight (Ward) \|publisher=Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk \|date=18 November 2004 \|access-date=13 March 2013}}</ref> The census tended to underestimate immigrant communities,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200405/cmhansrd/vo050225/debtext/50225-20.htm\|title=Manchester Health Finance (Census Data)\|publisher=UK Parliament\|date=25 February 2005}}</ref> and it is likely that these groups in Longsight were underestimated and are now proportionately larger.{{Update inline\|date=March 2013}} There are a number of places of Worship in the area, including a large [[Pakistani people\|Pakistani]] community centre, a [[Jain]] temple, the [[Russian Orthodox]] Church of the [[Intercession of the Theotokos\|Pokrov]], Saint Agnes' Church, Bethshan International Church, and the British Conference of The Church of God (Seventh Day). ===Census table=== {\|class="wikitable sortable" \|- !Ethnic group !2011 Percentage<ref name="gov2011"/> !2001 Percentage<ref name="gov2001"/> \|- \|White; British \|\| 21.5% \|\| 39.9% \|- \|White; Irish \|\| 2.0% \|\| 4.3% \|- \|White; Gypsy or Irish Traveller \|\| 3.0% \|\| 6.0% \|- \|White; Other White \|\| 3.1% \|\| 3.1% \|- \|Mixed; White and Black Caribbean \|\| 1.5% \|\| 1.7% \|- \|Mixed; White and Black African \|\| 0.6% \|\| 0.7% \|- \|Mixed; White and Asian \|\| 1.3% \|\| 1.4% \|- \|Mixed; Other Mixed \|\| 0.8% \|\| 0.7% \|- \|South Asian; Indian \|\| 2.9% \|\| 2.7% \|- \|South Asian; Pakistani \|\| 35.7% \|\| 24.6% \|- \|South Asian; Bangladeshi \|\| 11.4% \|\| 7.2% \|- \|Asian; Chinese \|\| 1.9% \|\| 1.6% \|- \|Asian; Other Asian \|\| 3.4% \|\| 1.7% \|- \|Black; African \|\| 5.1% \|\| 3.7% \|- \|Black; Caribbean \|\| 2.7% \|\| 4.4% \|- \|Black; Other Black \|\| 1.9% \|\| 1.0% \|- \|Other; Arab \|\| 1.8% \|\| n/a \|- \|Other; Any Other Ethnic Group \|\| 1.9% \|\| 1.3% \|} ==Economy== [[File:Longsight Market.jpg\|thumb\|Longsight Market 2008]] The main shopping centre is near the corner of Stockport Road and Dickenson Road, and contains a library and supermarkets as well as many smaller shops. Longsight Market, one of the busiest markets in the [[England]]{{Citation needed\|date=December 2010}}, is located on Dickenson Road. It can be easily spotted by its brightly coloured profiled roofs. The market hosts a general market every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Longsight Outdoor Market \|url=https://www.nmtf.co.uk/market-near-me/longsight-outdoor-market/ \|access-date=2024-02-21 \|website=NMTF \|language=en-GB}}</ref> and a second-hand market every Tuesday and Thursday. There are a large number of authentic Pakistani takeaway food shops and restaurants and a very wide variety of fresh fruit and vegetables and other supplies to cater for the interests of the various immigrant communities in the area. ==Architecture and housing== [[File:EdgarWoodBuilding.jpg\|thumb\|Former First Church of Christ, Scientist by Edgar Wood]] [[File:Manchester Slade Hall 1.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Slade Hall]]The area of Longsight contains many of the notable buildings of [[Victoria Park, Manchester\|Victoria Park]]. Daisy Bank Road is a particularly good example, featuring [[Edgar Wood]]'s [[listed building\|Grade I listed]] [[Edgar Wood Centre\|First Church of Christ, Scientist]] and the Edwardian art nouveau Chadlington House, as well as the residences of [[Charles Hallé]] and [[Emmeline Pankhurst]]. Pankhurst's family house is also situated on the edge of Longsight at Plymouth Grove. Larger Victorian period properties are predominantly clustered around the leafy western parts of Longsight, an area informally known as Westpoint.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&tab=wl\|title=Google Maps}}</ref> Many grand Victorian villas can also be found overlooking Crowcroft Park in the most southern part of Longsight. Situated on Stockport Road near the main market of Longsight is Longsight Library. Run by [[Manchester City Council]], it provides services such as borrowing books, adult education services and a child homework centre. Great measures have been taken to make the architectural view of new Longsight Library building aesthetically pleasing. The Apollo Theatre, Longsight Market, Noman Newsagents, Crowcroft Park and new Longsight Library are the important places in the Longsight area. ==Transport== The train line, from [[Manchester Piccadilly]] to [[Stockport]], passes through the area, though there is no longer a station. The nearest stations are Ardwick and Levenshulme. Longsight contains the Slade Lane railway junction and is the site of several railway depots, which service trains for [[Virgin Trains]], [[Northern Rail]] and [[TransPennine Express]]. The earliest railway works was set up in 1842 by the [[Manchester and Birmingham Railway]]. Little is known about its early history, except that it produced fifteen single wheeler passenger engines to a design by [[Sharp Stewart and Company]]. In 1846 the M&BR was amalgamated with the [[London and North Western Railway\|LNWR]] under [[John Ramsbottom (engineer)\|John Ramsbottom]]. One [[0-6-0]] was produced in 1858 but then the works closed down as the LNWR transferred its operations to [[Crewe railway works\|Crewe]]. ===Railway=== ~~==Industry and commerce==~~ A spur of the [[West Coast Main Line]] passes through Longsight, which is located between [[Manchester Piccadilly station\|Manchester Piccadilly]] and [[Stockport railway station\|Stockport]]. The main shopping centre is near the corner of Stockport Road and Dickenson Road, and contains a library and supermarket as well as many smaller shops. The Longsight Market, one of the busiest markets in the North West of [[England]], is located on Dickenson Road. It can be easily spotted by its brightly-coloured profiled roofs. The market hosts a general market every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday and a second-hand market every Tuesday. There are a large number of takeaway food shops and restaurants and a very wide variety of fresh fruit and vegetables and other supplies to cater for the interests of the various immigrant communities in the area. The area was once served by [[Longsight railway station]], but this was closed in 1958. The nearest station is now at [[Levenshulme railway station\|Levenshulme]], which provides local [[Northern Trains\|Northern]] stopping services between Manchester, Stockport and locations in [[Cheshire]]. [[Ardwick railway station\|Ardwick station]] is also situated nearby, on the [[Hope Valley line]], but has a threadbare service. [[Longsight Electric TMD]] and [[Longsight Diesel TMD]] service trains for [[Avanti West Coast]], [[CrossCountry]], [[Northern (train operating company)\|Northern]] and [[TransPennine Express]]. A plan to house [[Eurostar]] trains at [[Manchester International Depot]] was abandoned in the 1990s. The earliest railway works was set up in 1842 by the [[Manchester and Birmingham Railway]] (M&BR). Little is known about its early history, except that it produced fifteen single wheeler passenger engines to a design by [[Sharp, Stewart and Company]]. In 1846, the M&BR was amalgamated with the [[London and North Western Railway]] (LNWR) under [[John Ramsbottom (engineer)\|John Ramsbottom]]. One [[0-6-0]] was produced in 1858, but then the works closed down as the LNWR transferred its operations to [[Crewe railway works\|Crewe]]. The Longsight steam locomotive depot provided engines for express trains to London and elsewhere, and for local passenger trains. ===Buses=== Bus services in the area are provided by [[Stagecoach Manchester]]. The [[Greater Manchester bus route 192\|192]], according to Stagecoach, is the busiest bus route in Great Britain, with around 9 million passengers carried annually. The service runs every 5–10 minutes daily until the late hours. The following routes serve Longsight: * 53: Cheetham Hill – Gorton – Rusholme – Old Trafford – Salford Quays – Pendleton * 150: Gorton – Levenshulme – Chorlton-cum-Hardy – Stretford – The Trafford Centre * 191: Manchester (Albert Sq.)– Longsight – Levenshulme – Stockport – Stepping Hill Hospital – Hazel Grove * 192: Manchester (Piccadilly) – Longsight – Levenshulme – Stockport – Stepping Hill Hospital – Hazel Grove * 197: Manchester (Albert Sq.) - Longsight – Levenshulme – Green End – Stockport ===Roads=== The [[A6 road (England)\|A6]], which connects Carlisle with Luton, passes through Longsight; it connects the suburb with Stockport and Manchester city centre. ==Notable residents== [[Aziz Ibrahim]], former guitarist for [[The Stone Roses]]. [[Charles Hallé]] lived at 3 Addison Terrace, on the north side of Daisy Bank Road in Victoria Park, in 1848; he was founder of the [[Hallé Orchestra]]. * Artist [[Ford Madox Brown]] lived at the same address as Hallé from 1883 to 1887.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://manchesterhistory.net/bellevue/historylinks.html\|title=The Belle Vue Archive\|publisher=Our Manchester\|access-date=15 November 2007}}</ref> * [[Edwin Chadwick]], social reformer and liberal politician, was born in Longsight. He was later partially responsible for the 1848 Public Health Act and then the succeeding 1875 Public Health Act. A [[Wetherspoons]] pub in the area was named the Sir Edwin Chadwick, but closed within three years after custom failed to live up to expectations.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://pubs-of-manchester.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/edwin-chadwick-stockport-road.html\|title=Pubs of Manchester: Sir Edwin Chadwick, Stockport Road\|date=11 March 2013 \|publisher=Pubs of Manchester\|access-date=30 May 2017}}</ref> * [[Jason Garrity]], speedway rider. * [[John Thaw]], television, stage and cinema actor, was born in Longsight in 1942. * [[Sunny Lowry\|Ethel 'Sunny' Lowry]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://victoriabaths.org.uk/sunny_lowry.htm\|title=Sunny Lowry's Story\|publisher=Victoria Baths\|date=22 May 2008\|access-date=15 November 2007\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217104607/http://www.victoriabaths.org.uk/sunny_lowry.htm\|archive-date=17 December 2007}}</ref> the first British woman to swim the [[English Channel]], was born in Longsight in 1911.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.dover.gov.uk/museum/resource/swim/swim4.asp \|title=Swimming the Channel: Between the wars \|access-date=15 November 2007 \|publisher=Dover Museum \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080930130618/http://www.dover.gov.uk/museum/resource/swim/swim4.asp \|archive-date=30 September 2008 }}</ref> * Former [[Manchester United]] footballers [[Danny Welbeck]]<ref>Sadler, David. [http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/david-sadler-longsight-lad-danny-871941 "David Sadler: Longsight lad Danny Welbeck shows Carlos Tevez how it should be done"], ''[[Manchester Evening News]]'', 29 September 2011. Accessed 3 September 2013.</ref> and [[Wes Brown]]<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/the-making-of-wes-brown-972824.html "The making of Wes Brown"], ''[[The Independent]]'', 25 October 2008. Accessed 3 September 2013.</ref> are both from the area. * ''[[Harry Potter (film series)\|Harry Potter]]'' star [[Afshan Azad]] was born in Longsight.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/204/204248_student_off_to_hogwarts__again.html \|title=Student off to Hogwarts - again \|author=Deborah Haile \|date=13 February 2006 \|access-date=22 January 2012 \|publisher=[[Manchester Evening News]]}}</ref> * Keith Bennett, one of the [[Moors murders]] victims, was from Longsight. He was 12 years old when he disappeared on his way from his house to that of his grandmother on 16 June 1964. His disappearance was reported to police the following morning but, in spite of endless police searches, he was not found. 22 years later, in November 1986, Moors murderers [[Ian Brady]] (who had also lived in Longsight when he was younger) and [[Myra Hindley]] revealed that he was one of their victims, just as police had first suspected after arresting them for three other murders in October 1965. Despite numerous searches for his body on [[Saddleworth Moor]], it has yet to be found. His mother Winnie Johnson continued to live locally until her death in August 2012; she made constant calls in the media for help to locate her son's body.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/crime/s/1492144_moors-murders-timeline\|title=Moors Murders timeline}}</ref> * [[Faisal Islam]], of [[BBC News]], grew up in Longsight and attended the local private school. * [[Mohammed Amin (businessman)\|Mohammed Amin]], was raised on a Turnbull Road terraced house. * [[Oasis (band)\|Oasis]] members [[Liam Gallagher\|Liam]] and [[Noel Gallagher]] were born in Longsight, but later moved to [[Burnage]]. ==Cultural references== Longsight was immortalised in song by local singer [[Ian Brown]] formerly of [[~~The~~the Stone Roses]] on his album ''[[Solarized (album)\|Solarized]]''. The song was titled '"Longsight M13'" reflecting the [[postcode]] of the area, which begins with M13. [[Graffiti]] appeared locally saying 'Stone Roses RIP' when the band split up, and 'Free Ian Brown' when he was jailed .<ref>The Greatest (CD) - Ian Brown - sleevenotes</ref>. The song was written with Brown's former ~~Roses~~ bandmate, guitarist [[Aziz Ibrahim]], who still lives in Longsight ~~to this day~~.<ref name="AzizBio">[{{cite web \|url=http://www.throughboxit.co.uk/aziz.co.uk/htdocs/NewFiles/bio.html] \|title=Aziz Ibrahim's Biography, ~~accessed~~\|access-date=15 2November ~~June~~2007 ~~2006~~\|publisher=Aziz Ibrahim \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100123032104/http://throughboxit.co.uk/aziz.co.uk/htdocs/NewFiles/bio.html \|archive-date=23 January 2010}}</ref> Brown also mentions the area in ~~the~~ [[the Stone Roses]] song [["Daybreak]]" which contains the line "From [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)\|Georgia]], to Longsight, [[Manchester]]"~~. In recent times Longsight has suffered like most inner city areas, with gangs, drugs and high profile shootings~~. ==See also== {{Portal\|Greater Manchester}} [[Longsight Diesel TMD]] [[Listed buildings in Manchester-M13]] [[Longsight Electric TMD]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ~~<div class="references-small">~~ ~~<references/>~~ ~~</div>~~ ==External links== {{commons category}} [http://www.longsightdirectory.net/ Longsight Local Services Directory] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20170923225037/http://longsightdirectory.net/ Longsight Local Services Directory] * [http://manchesterhistory.net/LONGSIGHT/homeopen.html Longsight Memories] Our Manchester {{Manchester}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Areas of Manchester]] ~~{{manchester}}~~ [[Category:~~Districts~~Manchester ofCity ~~Manchester~~Council Wards]] [[Category:History of Manchester]]