Carrington, Greater Manchester facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Carrington |
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St George's Church, a Grade II* listed building |
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Population | 396 (2001 Census) |
OS grid reference | SJ737921 |
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Metropolitan borough | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | MANCHESTER |
Postcode district | M31 |
Dialling code | 0161 |
Police | Greater Manchester |
Fire | Greater Manchester |
Ambulance | North West |
EU Parliament | North West England |
UK Parliament |
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Carrington is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. Historically a part of Cheshire, the village is west of Greater Manchester Urban Area, and includes several industrial sites.
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History
Several derivations of the name Carrington have been suggested, all from Old English. The name may mean "estate associated with a man called Cara"; alternatively, the first part of the name may be derived from caring, meaning "tending or herding" or cring, which means "river bend", so either "place associated with herding", or "settlement by a river bend". In the 12th century, Carrington was known as Carrintona.
Geography
Irlam | Flixton | Urmston | ||
Cadishead | Ashton upon Mersey | |||
Carrington | ||||
Partington | Dunham Massey | Altrincham |
Demography
At the 2001 UK census, Carrington had a total population of 396. For every 100 females, there were 110.6 males. The average household size was 2.62. Of those aged 16–74 in Carrington, 53.3% had no academic qualifications or one GCSE, higher than the figures for all of Trafford (40.8%) and in England (45.5%). According to the census, 1.75% were unemployed and 34.39% were economically inactive. 21.72% of the population were under the age of 16 and 6.31% were aged 75 and over; the mean age of the people of Carrington was 37.24. 66.41% of residents described their health as "good".
Population change
Population change in Carrington since 1801 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Year | 1801 | 1811 | 1821 | 1831 | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 | 1901 | 1911 | 1921 | 1931 | 1951 | 1961 | 1971 | 2001 |
Population | 435 | 480 | 531 | 552 | 559 | 536 | 521 | 469 | 438 | 568 | 514 | 522 | 531 | 504 | 627 | 642 | 488 | 396 |
Source: A Vision of Britain through Time |
Sport
Manchester United have the Trafford Training Centre and Bury formerly had the Carrington Training Centre on Carrington Moss, as does Sale Sharks Rugby Club.