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May 7, 2024 · The writer Edwin Muir came to Stretford in the winter of 1857, travelling from the heart of the city by train along a railway which was just eight years old. It was a journey of contrasts.
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The name Stretford is Old English; stræt ford; “street ford”, on a ford across the River Mersey. The principal road through Stretford, the A56 Chester Road, follows the line of the old Roman road from ‘’Deva Victrix’’ (Chester) to ‘’Mancunium’’ (Manchester), crossing the Mersey into Stretford at Crossford Bridge, built at the location of the ancien...
The Great Stone
The Great Stone, which gave its name to the Great Stone Road, where it was located until being moved in 1925, is one of Stretford's most easily overlooked landmarks. The stone is composed of millstone grit and was probably deposited as a glacial erratic. It is rectangular in shape, about 5 feet wide, 2 feet deep, and 3 feet tall, with two 7-inch deep rectangular slots cut into its upper surface. Several suggestions have been made for the history of the Great Stone. There was a succession of p...
Cenotaph
Stretford Cenotaph, opposite the Chester Road entrance to Gorse Hill Park, was built as a memorial to the 580 Stretford men who lost their lives in the First World War. It was formally unveiled in 1923, by the Earl of Derby, Secretary of State for War.
Longford Park
Longford Park is the largest park in the area, at 54 acres. It includes a pets' corner, botanical garden, bowling greens, children's play areas, and an athletics stadium, and is the finishing point of the annual Stretford Pageant. Longford Park was the home of John Rylands, industrialist, philanthropist, and Manchester's first multi-millionaire, from 1855 until his death in 1888 and of his widow Enriqueta Augustina Rylands until her death in 1908. The house Rylands built in the park in 1857,...
Bayliss, Don (1996), Historical Atlas of Trafford, Don Bayliss, ISBN 0-9529300-0-5Farnie, D. A. (1993), John Rylands of Manchester, John Rylands University Library of Manchester, ISBN 0-86373-116-3Gray, Edward (1977), The Manchester Carriage and Tramways Company, Manchester Transport Museum SocietyGreater Manchester Police (1989), The Police! 150 Years of Policing in the Manchester Area, Archive Publications, ISBN 0-948946-49-0May 20, 2022 · In fact, back in the 19th century Stretford was an agricultural village, known locally as ‘Porkhampton’ due to the huge number of pigs that were produced here for the Manchester market. It was also an extensive farming area, producing more than 500 tonnes of vegetables each week and becoming known as ‘ The Garden of Lancashire ‘ by many.
During much of the 19th century, Stretford was an agricultural village known locally as Porkhampton due to the large number of pigs produced for the nearby Manchester market. It was also an extensive market gardening area, described by one writer as the "garden of Lancashire".
The town of Stretford was famous for its pig trade, hence the nicknames, ‘Porkhampton’ and ‘black pudding junction’. Pigs were transported from Ireland to Liverpool by sea, and then by road, or canal to Stretford, where they were housed in cotes (sheds), kept by the landlords of local inns.
Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, Stretford was an agricultural village in the 19th century; it was known locally as Porkhampton, due to the large number of pigs produced for the Manchester market. It was also an extensive market-gardening area, producing more than 500 long tons (508 t) of vegetables each week for sale ...
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Stretford also became well known for its pig market and the production of Black Puddings. This led to Stretford’s nickname of Porkhampton! During the Second World War, the area was largely involved in the production of war material. This resulted in Stretford being the target for heavy bombing, particularly during the Manchester Blitz of 1940.
