Crumpsall
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Crumpsall is an outer suburb and electoral ward of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England, Template:Convert north of Manchester city centre, bordered by Cheetham Hill, Blackley, Harpurhey, Broughton, and Prestwich. The population at the 2011 census was 15,959.<ref name="Pop" /> Historically part of Lancashire, Crumpsall was a township within the parish of Manchester, Salford hundred. North Manchester General Hospital is in Crumpsall.
History
The name Crumpsall derives from old English and means a "crooked piece of land beside a river".<ref name="MAN2002">Template:Usurped Retrieved on 08 September 2009</ref> It is first mentioned in 1291. In 1472, Crumpsall was held in socage by James Radcliffe subject to an annual rent of ten shillings. It later passed to the family of Edward Coke who held it until 1789 when it was divided. One part was sold to Thomas Egerton, 1st Earl of Wilton and another, Template:Convert, to William Marsden of Liverpool. Marsden's portion was divided into three farms: Boardman's Tenement, Pendleton Tenement and Oldham's Tenement and a dyeworks known as Holland's Tenement. Oldham's Tenement, Template:Convert, was sold to the Guardians of the Poor of Manchester in 1855 as a site for the new workhouse, later known as Springfield Hospital. Pendleton Tenement was bought by the Delaunay family and later sold to the Prestwich Poor law union as the site for a workhouse.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Crumpsall was rural in character during the early part of the 19th century, however, the necessity to house Manchester's growing population of mill workers saw the area become more urbanised. Crumpsall was incorporated into the city of Manchester in 1890.<ref name="MAN2002"/>
Crumpsall Hall was the seat of the Chethams and subsequently passed to the Waklyns. The Manchester workhouse was built after the formation of the Poor Law Unions in 1837.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
The Co-operative Wholesale Society opened the Crumpsall Biscuit Works in Lower Crumpsall around 1873.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
Crumpsall is the location of North Manchester General Hospital. This was previously three hospitals: Crumpsall Hospital (a general hospital), Springfield Hospital (a psychiatric hospital) and Delaunay's Hospital (a geriatric hospital).
In January 2003 Detective Constable Stephen Oake, a Greater Manchester Police officer, was fatally stabbed whilst arresting a suspected terrorist in a house on Crumpsall Lane.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
During Yom Kippur services on 2 October 2025, a car-ramming and stabbing attack outside the Heaton Park synagogue left at least two people dead and three people seriously injured.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Armed police responded within about seven minutes, shooting the suspect and (accidentally) a worshipper.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Governance
Template:Further Crumpsall was formerly a township in the parish of Manchester,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> in the Salford hundred in the historic county of Lancashire. It was part of the Manchester Poor Law Union (PLU) between 1841 and 1850, the Prestwich PLU from 1850 to 1915, and again in the Manchester PLU from 1915 to 1930. In 1854 a Local Board of Health was established for the area of the township. In 1866 Crumpsall became a separate civil parish, in 1890 it was incorporated into County Borough of Manchester,<ref name="GM Gazetteer C">Template:Citation</ref> on 26 March 1896 the parish was abolished to form North Manchester.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 1891 the parish had a population of 10,371.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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Crumpsall is represented on Manchester City Council by two Labour Councillors, Fiaz Riasat<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Nasrin Ali,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> with a further seat vacant following the resignation of former leader of the council Richard Leese on 4 January 2022.
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
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| 2004 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Jon-Leigh Pritchard (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Con Keegan (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Richard Leese (Lab) |
| 2006 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Jon-Leigh Pritchard (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Con Keegan (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Richard Leese (Lab) |
| 2007 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Jon-Leigh Pritchard (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Con Keegan (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Richard Leese (Lab) |
| 2008 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Jon-Leigh Pritchard (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Con Keegan (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Richard Leese (Lab) |
| 2010 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Jon-Leigh Pritchard (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Con Keegan (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Richard Leese (Lab) |
| 2011 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Jon-Leigh Pritchard (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Con Keegan (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Richard Leese (Lab) |
| 2012 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Jon-Leigh Pritchard (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Con Keegan (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Richard Leese (Lab) |
| 2014 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Jon-Leigh Pritchard (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Con Keegan (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Richard Leese (Lab) |
| 2015 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Jon-Leigh Pritchard(Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Beth Marshall (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Richard Leese (Lab) |
| 2016 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Jon-Leigh Pritchard (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Beth Marshall (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Richard Leese (Lab) |
| 2018 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Fiaz Riasat (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Nasrin Ali (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Richard Leese (Lab) |
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Parliament
Crumpsall is part of the Blackley and Middleton South parliamentary constituency (formerly Blackley and Broughton), and has been represented since 1997 by Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Graham Stringer.
Geography
Crumpsall is divided into Higher and Lower Crumpsall. Lower Crumpsall is situated in the Irk Valley, which forms its northern boundary with the neighbouring suburb of Blackley at Tetlow Bridge.<ref>http://www.tetlow.co.uk/tetlow_bridge.htm tetlow.co.uk</ref>
The main routes through the district are Crescent Road, Cravenwood Road, Delaunay's Road, Cleveland Road, Crumpsall Lane, Middleton Road, Lansdowne Road (the main shopping area with the post office), one half of Bury Old Road between Melton Road and Woodlands Road (the other side of the road being in the Kersal ward of Salford) and Ash Tree Road (bounded on the east side by Crumpsall Park).
Demography
| 'Demography of Crumpsall'<ref name="Neighbourhood Statistics 2001 Census">Template:Cite web</ref> | ||||
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| UK Census 2001 | Crumpsall | Manchester | England | |
| Total population | 11,363 | 392,819 | 49,138,831 | |
| White or White British | 67% | 81% | 91% | |
| Asian or Asian British | 18% | 9% | 5% | |
| Black or Black British | 3% | 5% | 2% | |
| Other | 1% | 2% | 0.89% | |
According to the 2001 national census, the ward has a population of 11,363,<ref name="Neighbourhood stats">Office for National Statistics: Neighbourhood statistics: Crumspall Ward Retrieved on 21 September 2008</ref> and religious affiliation was the following:
- Christian – 52.05%
- Muslim – 17.26%
- Jewish – 8.99%
- Sikh – 1.00%
- No religion or other (including Buddhist and Hindu) – 20.47%
Religion
St Thomas's Church was founded in 1863 and after the closure of St Mark's in Cheetham in 1982 its dedication was changed to St Thomas with St. Mark.<ref>Template:Citation</ref> There is a war memorial<ref>http://www.ukniwm.org.uk/server/show/conMemorial.18508 uknowm.org.uk</ref> in the churchyard commemorating those who died in the First World War.
In Higher Crumpsall, there are several places of worship including St Anne's Catholic Church, Crumpsall Methodist Church, St Matthew with St Mary CofE Church<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue.
Education
Primary education is provided by Bowker Vale Primary School, Cravenwood Primary Academy, Crumpsall Lane Primary School, King David Infant School, King David Junior School, St Anne's RC Primary School and St Thomas Primary School. Secondary education is provided by King David High School. King David Infant School, King David Junior School and King David High School are targeted at Greater Manchester's Orthodox Jewish community, whilst St Anne's RC Primary School is a Roman Catholic institution.
Crumpsall Lane Primary School is a two form entry school with two reception classes and a nursery. The head teacher is Sally Barrett.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The Abraham Moss Leisure Centre, which is near Abraham Moss Community School, hosts the only college in the area and forms part of the Manchester College network of further education institutions. It was previously part of the network of City College Manchester colleges, before the merger with MANCAT on the 1 August 2008.<ref name="Merger News Q&A"> Template:Cite web Template:Dead link </ref>
Transport
Crumpsall is currently served by three stations on Manchester Metrolink's Bury line. Crumpsall Metrolink station on Station Road is located in the centre of the ward, whilst Bowker Vale station lies to the north eastern extremity on Middleton Road and borders Higher Blackley and Prestwich. The newest station stop is at Abraham Moss next to the Abraham Moss Leisure Centre, Library, Schools and a campus of Manchester College.
First Greater Manchester, Stagecoach Manchester and Diamond Bus North West, under the Bee Network, operate regular bus services through the ward, via North Manchester General Hospital and onwards to Manchester city centre and other areas of Greater Manchester.
Voluntary organisations
The Friends of Crumpsall Park oversee the development and well-being of the park in conjunction with the city council, Manchester Leisure and the police. They also organise the annual Crumpsall Carnival which takes place on the last Sunday in June.<ref>Friends of Crumpsall Park</ref>
Notable people
Template:Main Sir Humphrey Chetham was born in Crumpsall in 1580, the son of a successful Manchester merchant who lived in Crumpsall Hall. He was responsible for the creation of Chetham's Hospital (now Chetham's School of Music) and Chetham's Library, the oldest public library in the English-speaking world,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> which is located in the city centre.
Actor and singer Don Estelle (Gunner "Lofty" Sugden in It Ain't Half Hot Mum), real name Ronald Edwards, was born 1933 and raised in Crumpsall.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Frontman for the pop band Freddie and the Dreamers, singer Freddie Garrity, was born in Crumpsall in 1936.
The Moors murderer Myra Hindley was born in Crumpsall in 1942.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
The folk singer, comedian and broadcaster Mike Harding was born in the area in 1944.<ref>Mike Harding Biography Retrieved 13-02.2010</ref>
Howard Jacobson was brought up in Crumpsall and some of his novels, Kalooki Nights and The Mighty Walzer, feature descriptions of Jewish life in the area.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Akinwale Arobieke, known as Purple Aki, an English convicted criminal, was born in Crumpsall in 1961.
Bassist Gary "Mani" Mounfield of the Stone Roses was born in Crumpsall in 1962.
Jeff Hordley, best known for playing Cain Dingle in Emmerdale, was born in Crumpsall in 1970.
Jason Orange of the boy band Take That was born at North Manchester General Hospital in Crumpsall in 1970.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
English grime artist Aaron Davis (stage name Bugzy Malone) was born in Crumpsall in 1990.
See also
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