Peel Green

infobox UK place
map_type= Greater Manchester
country = England
official_name= Peel Green
latitude= 53.4733
longitude= -2.3842
population=
metropolitan_borough= City of Salford
metropolitan_county= Greater Manchester
region= North West England
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os_grid_reference= SJ7497 Peel Green is a district at the western end of the town of Eccles, in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. Lying within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire, Peel Green is split by the M60 motorway, whichs run north-south through its centre.

Economy

Until the 1980s there was a great deal of heavy industry in Peel Green, with Gardener's Engine Makers on Hardy Street and The Regent Tyre and Rubber Co, later Dunlop Tyres at the Enterprise Works on the corner of Green Street and Clifford Street [http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/vintage/regentremould.htm] . These are both now closed. With the loss of its industrial base, Peel Green is seeking new types of investment to aid in the renewal of the area.

Over recent years, Peel Green has succumbed to social deprivation. During 2003, the Brookhouse Estate area in particular saw curfews imposed on under 16s, a substantial police presence and a security camera erected outside the local shops in Brookhouse Avenue, in an effort to tackle the local crime rate. [cite web | title= Troubled estate residents urged to take a stand | date= 11 September 2003 | publisher= Salford Advertiser | url= http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/137/137438_troubled_estate_residents_urged_to_take_a_stand.html | format= HTTP | accessdate= 2007-07-23]
Salford City Academy, formerly known as Canon Williamson C.E. High School (and before this known as Eccles C.E High School), is located in the Brookhouse Estate. After substantial redevelopment, the school reopened as an academy in September 2006. [cite web | title= Salford City Academy | publisher= United Learning Trust | url= http://www.ult.org.uk/salford.htm | format= HTTP | accessdate= 2007-07-23] The school's specialisms are sport, and business and enterprise. A separate sixth form centre is scheduled to open in September 2007, at a cost of £1.8 million. [cite web | title= 6th Form| publisher= Salford City Academy | url= http://www.salfordcity-academy.org.uk/content.asp?area=1&id=78 | format= HTTP | accessdate= 2007-07-23]

Housing

Along with Westwood Park in Winton, the Peel Green area houses much of Eccles' council and housing association stock. The medium sized Brookhouse estate is at the western end of Peel Green and many other council homes are located in the Haddon Road and Higher Croft areas in the centre of Peel Green. New properties have recently been built, the latest addition being on Gorton Street at the end of 2004.

Recreation and sport

There are a few open spaces, including the Godfrey Ermen Recreation Grounds (known officially as Patricroft Recreation Ground, but not actually in Patricroft) and large playing fields alongside Worsley Brook between Schofield Road and the M60 motorway. Peel Green is also home to Eccles Rugby Union Club and Barton Hall Cricket Club formerly played in Peel Green.

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