Openshaw

Openshaw was incorporated into the City of Manchester in 1890. Its area lies between Ashton Old Road and Gorton.

Openshaw has many small supermarkets and local shops on Aston Old Road. And it's just half a mile from Ashton Old Road to Gorton market on Garratt Way. Homes in the north west of Openshaw are not too far from Ashton New Road, Clayton where ...

Openshaw is home to a brand new state-of-the art £3 million health centre

This provides residents with a wide range of services including midwifery and antenatal, family planning, physiotherapy and counseling services. A community alcohol team is based at the centre and alternative medicines such ...

MANCAT (Manchester College of Art and Technology) college (left) on Whitworth Street near Ashton Old Road specialises in new technical and industrial training - including construction craft and building services, motor engineering and computer technology.

Openshaw currently has no High School although Wright Robinson Sports College and Fairfield High school for girls is nearby.

Openshaw is home to four excellent primary schools; St Clement's C of E primary school on Abbey Hey Lane, Varna Street Primary School, Higher Openshaw Community School (formerly Clayton Brook Primary School) off High Leigh Road and St Barnabas C of E on Parkhouse Street. ...

There are also train stations situated locally which are; Gorton Rail (situated on the Gorton / Openshaw border), Ashbury’s Rail (located in Openshaw West near Sport City) and Fairfield Rail (located in East Openshaw at the far end of Ashton Old Road).

However, due to ...

With Openshaw situated only a few miles from Manchester City Centre, it is common for people to take advantage of the regular bus service which runs into the Centre. The most regular bus is the 219 service which runs every 8-10 minutes (15 minutes on ...

On the outskirts of Openshaw West you can find Sport City (pictured right). Here you can find the Manchester Velodrome, shopping facilities to include ASDA superstore, modern apartments aimed at working professionals and the biggest site of all, Manchester City Football Club.

The Commonwealth Games ...