Abbey Hey is an area of

Gorton Gorton is an area of Manchester in North West England, southeast of the city centre. The population at the 2011 census was 36,055. Neighbouring areas include Levenshulme and Openshaw. A major landmark is Gorton Monastery, a 19th-century Hi ...

, in the city of

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...

, England. It is known mainly for

Debdale Park Debdale Park is an inner-city park, located in the Gorton area of Manchester, England. At around , it is one of the largest inner-city parks in the City of Manchester. Located in the grounds of Debdale Park there is a members only bowling green ...

Wright Robinson College Wright Robinson College is a coeducational secondary school in Abbey Hey, Gorton, Manchester, England. The college caters to pupils of all socio-economic and religious backgrounds and was previously a specialist college of Sport and the Arts. ...

, Parkstone Park also known as Cat Valley field, the donkey sanctuary & Delamere Park

Sports

Although located just outside the boundaries, its local football club is

Abbey Hey F.C. Abbey Hey Football Club is a football club based in the Abbey Hey area of Gorton, Manchester, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Abbey Stadium. The club are full members of the Manchester Football Association. Histor ...

Abbey Hey is in very close proximity to the

Belle Vue Stadium Belle Vue Stadium was a greyhound racing track in Belle Vue, Manchester, England, where the first race around an oval track in Britain was held on 24 July 1926. It has also been used for motorcycle speedway, as the home ground of Elite League t ...

, home to the

Belle Vue Aces The Belle Vue Aces are a British motorcycle speedway, speedway club, based in Manchester. The club hold the record of having won the top tier List of United Kingdom speedway league champions, League championship 13 times. They currently compete ...

speedway team and Belle Vue sports village.

Transport

Due to its location, easy transport to

Manchester City Centre Manchester City Centre is the central business district of Manchester in Greater Manchester, England situated within the confines of Great Ancoats Street, A6042 Trinity Way, and A57(M) Mancunian Way which collectively form an inner ring road. ...

is provided both by rail at the

Gorton railway station Gorton railway station serves Gorton district of the city of Manchester, England. The station is on the Manchester-Glossop Line and is east of Manchester Piccadilly. It was opened by the Great Central Railway (GCR) on 25 August 1906 and repla ...

or by a variety of

Stagecoach A stagecoach is a four-wheeled public transport coach used to carry paying passengers and light packages on journeys long enough to need a change of horses. It is strongly sprung and generally drawn by four horses although some versions are draw ...

bus routes. * 7: Ashton-under-Lyne – Gorton – Reddish – Stockport * 7A: Ashton-under-Lyne – Gorton – Reddish – Stockport * 7B: Ashton-under-Lyne – Droylsden – Reddish – Stockport * 171: Newton Heath – Gorton – Levenshulme – East Didsbury – Withington Hospital * 172: Newton Heath – Gorton – Levenshulme – West Didsbury – Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Geography

Governance

The area is in the Manchester Gorton parliamentary constituency which has been represented in

Westminster Westminster is an area of Central London, part of the wider City of Westminster. The area, which extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street, has many visitor attractions and historic landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, Bu ...

by Afzal Khan since June 2017. Following a boundary review in 2017 the

Local Government Boundary Commission for England The Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) is a parliamentary body established by statute to conduct boundary, electoral and structural reviews of local government areas in England. The LGBCE is independent of government and pol ...

announced that Abbey Hey would form part of a new electoral ward named Gorton and Abbey Hey for the local elections 2018. Abbey Hey had previously been part of

Gorton North Gorton North is a defunct local government ward in the Gorton area of the City of Manchester. The population of Gorton North ward at the 2011 census was 16,440. Under boundary changes by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGB ...

electoral ward.

References

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