Prestwich: North Manchester Suburb With a Village Feel and a Heaton Park on Its Doorstep
Prestwich sits in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury in Greater Manchester, about four miles north of Manchester city centre. The population is around 35,000. The area has a strong Jewish community, one of the largest outside London, centred around the Sedgley Park area. Heaton Park, which borders Prestwich to the east, covers over 600 acres and is one of the largest municipal parks in Europe. It contains Heaton Hall, a Grade I listed neoclassical mansion designed by James Wyatt in 1772, an animal farm, a boating lake, and a restored tramway. Mark E. Smith of The Fall grew up in Prestwich and references the area throughout the band's output.
Prestwich village centre along Bury New Road has a concentration of independent cafes, restaurants, and shops that give it a distinct character within Greater Manchester. St Mary's Church on Church Lane dates to the medieval period, though much of the current building is 19th century. Prestwich Metrolink tram stop provides services to Manchester city centre in about 15 minutes and northward to Bury. The M60 motorway runs to the east and south. For those interested in adult companionship in the north Manchester area, Prestwich's Metrolink link and M60 access put the city centre and the broader conurbation within easy reach.
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Prestwich sits in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury in Greater Manchester, about four miles north of Manchester city centre. The population is around 35,000. The area has a strong Jewish community, one of the largest outside London, centred around the Sedgley Park area. Heaton Park, which borders Prestwich to the east, covers over 600 acres and is one of the largest municipal parks in Europe. It contains Heaton Hall, a Grade I listed neoclassical mansion designed by James Wyatt in 1772, an animal farm, a boating lake, and a restored tramway. Mark E. Smith of The Fall grew up in Prestwich and references the area throughout the band's output.
Prestwich village centre along Bury New Road has a concentration of independent cafes, restaurants, and shops that give it a distinct character within Greater Manchester. St Mary's Church on Church Lane dates to the medieval period, though much of the current building is 19th century. Prestwich Metrolink tram stop provides services to Manchester city centre in about 15 minutes and northward to Bury. The M60 motorway runs to the east and south. For those interested in adult companionship in the north Manchester area, Prestwich's Metrolink link and M60 access put the city centre and the broader conurbation within easy reach.
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