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Name:
Mancunium
Date:
0079
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Location:
Great Britain
Topic:
Place / Town or City
Description
The Manchester Region: In the mid-western region of England lies the city of Manchester, which is part of Lancashire County. This area of England has a beautiful, green countryside but it also contains some of her industrial cities. Manchester has been called England's "second city", next to London.
History of Manchester
It became a city in 1853 along four rivers (Irwell, Medlock, Irk and Tib). But its history dates back to 79 AD when the Romans built a military station, called “Mancunium”. The people of the area, five hundred years later called the area “Mancestre”. By the time of Queen Elizabeth I (1500s), there was a population of 10,000 people living in the area.
A woolen cloth called “Manchester Cotton” started to be manufactured in the mid-1350s. By 1760, cotton goods were exported to Europe and America. The cotton power loom was established in 1806 and so increased the cotton textile production.
In 1862, there were nine townships within Manchester. By the mid-1860s, Manchester had a population of about 530,000 people. It was a major industrial center by the mid-1800s, especially for textiles.
Along the Irwell River was built a Gothic, highly ornamental Church in 1422. This Collegiate Church was the Parish Church of Manchester and became a Cathedral in 1847.
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