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Manchester began expanding "at an astonishing rate" around the turn of the 19th century as people flocked to the city for work from Scotland, Wales, Ireland and other areas of England as part of a process of unplanned urbanisation brought on by the Industrial Revolution.
The City of Manchester (click to enlarge). Piccadilly-East Centre. The area of the city centre bounded by the A57 (M), Oxford Road, and the A62, includes the locales of Piccadilly, Chinatown, the Gay Village, and Piccadilly Gardens. Victoria-Shopping District.
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Manchester is a vibrant, post-industrial gem at the heart of North West England. The city that used to be nicknamed 'Cottonopolis' has hung up its clogs and, thanks to successive regeneration projects, is now a major centre for culture and commerce; seen by many as the capital of the north of England, and sometimes regarded as England's second ...
Description: major city in Greater Manchester, England, UK; Neighbors: Bolton; Categories: big city, unparished area and locality; Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe; View on OpenStreetMap
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