Ringway

Ringway

infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Ringway
latitude= 53.357252
longitude= -2.272733
population = 106 (2001 Census)
population_density=
metropolitan_borough= Manchester
metropolitan_county= Greater Manchester
region= North West England
constituency_westminster=
post_town= ALTRINCHAM
postcode_district = WA15
postcode_area= WA
dial_code= 0161
os_grid_reference= SJ818845
london_distance=

Ringway is a civil parish in the extreme south of the City of Manchester in Greater Manchester, England.cite web |url= http://www.gmcro.co.uk/guides/gazette/gazframe.htm |title=A select gazetteer of local government areas, Greater Manchester County |author= |publisher=Greater Manchester County Records Office |accessdate=2007-09-26]

It is the only civil parish in the city of Manchester, and was brought into the city in 1974 to bring the majority of the terminal and hangar areas of Manchester Airport (previously known as Manchester (Ringway) Airport, built during 1935/38, and the location of RAF Ringway) within the city boundaries. It had previously been in the Bucklow Rural District of Cheshire. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 106.cite web |title=Ringway civil parish Neighbourhood Statistics |publisher=Statistics.gov.uk |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=790584&c=Ringway&d=16&e=15&g=352195&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 |accessdate=2007-09-14 ]

History

The name seems to come from the Anglo-Saxon "Hringhæg" = "circular or enclosing hedge(d enclosure)".Dore (1972), p. 117.]

Ringway became a separate parish from that of Bowdon in 1863.

Demography

As of the 2001 UK census, Ringway had a total population of 106. For every 100 females, there were 112 males. The average household size was 2.59. Of those aged 16–74 in Ringway, 43.7% had no academic qualifications, significantly higher than the 28.9% for all of England. According to the census, 0% were unemployed and 32.18% were economically inactive. [cite web |title=Ringway civil parish work and qualifications |publisher=Statistics.gov.uk |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=790584&c=Ringway&d=16&e=15&g=352195&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1190634835902&enc=1&dsFamilyId=783 |accessdate=2007-09-24 ] 15.09% of the population were under the age of 16 and 2.83% were aged 75 and over; the mean age of the people of Ringway was 37.47. 79.25% of residents described their health as 'good'. [cite web |title=Ringway civil parish census data |publisher=Statistics.gov.uk |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=790584&c=Ringway&d=16&e=15&g=352195&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1190634835902&enc=1&dsFamilyId=781 |accessdate=2007-09-24 ]

References

Bibliography

Further reading

* Manchester Airport, R.A.Scholefield, Sutton Publishing, Stroud, 1998, ISBN 0-7509-1954-X


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