38-541: Baguley ( / ˈ b æ ɡ əl i / BAG -əl-ee ) is an electoral ward of the city of Manchester , in the county of Greater Manchester , England. The population at the 2011 census was 14,794. The name Baguley is derived from the Old English words bagga (badger, or possibly referring simply to any woodland or hill-inhabiting wild animal) and lēah (clearing or meadow). Historically in Cheshire , Baguley
76-537: A castle. In Wales, the term electoral ward is used for elections to principal councils ( county councils or county borough councils ). These were formally called electoral divisions . Communities in Wales (the equivalent to the civil parish in England) are sometimes divided into wards for elections to the community council. All of Scotland is divided into over 300 wards for local government elections. Using
114-613: A promise to reinstate the Gateacre route when the Merseyrail network was completed in 1978. The High Level station was demolished in 1973, having served a short time as a car park, although some former station buildings remained while work was in progress on rebuilding the underground station in the mid-1970s. The area of the train shed now forms the centre of the stalled Central Village development. Liverpool Central Low Level underground terminal station opened on 11 January 1892, at
152-457: A single track chord known as the "Stock Interchange Line" linking Liverpool James Street station (Wirral Line) and Liverpool Central (Northern Line). No passenger services are scheduled to use the link, although it has seen very occasional use by charter trains. This was the route taken by Wirral Line trains between Central L.L & James Street prior to the building of the Link & Loop tunnels in
190-687: A variety of goods services. See also South Manchester University Hospital Baguley is covered by the South Manchester Division of Greater Manchester Police. Wards of the United Kingdom The wards and electoral divisions in the United Kingdom are electoral districts at sub-national level, represented by one or more councillors . The ward is the primary unit of English electoral geography for civil parishes and borough and district councils,
228-1030: Is divided into wards, which are ancient and very long-standing sub-divisions of the city. The Council of the Isles of Scilly is also a sui generis unitary authority, and has five wards, each returning either 1 or (in the case of St Mary's ) 12 councillors to the Council of the Isles of Scilly. Civil parishes in England are sometimes divided into wards for elections to the parish council (or town / city council ). They need not bear any relation to wards or electoral divisions at district level, but often do. The four most northerly ancient counties of England – Cumberland , Westmorland , County Durham and Northumberland – were historically divided into administrative units called wards instead of hundreds or wapentakes , as in other counties. Wards were areas originally organised for military purposes, each centred on
266-502: Is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. It was incorporated into Manchester in 1931. Baguley is recorded in the Domesday Book with 1.5 ploughlands (1 ploughland being the amount of land that can be ploughed by a team of eight oxen). In 1086 the tenants in chief were Gilbert (the hunter) and Hamon de Masci . The Barons de Masci also had control over the manors of Dunham , Bowdon , Hale , Partington , and Timperley . In
304-678: The Local Government (Boundaries) (NI) Order 1972 (No. 131) and DEAs were first created by the Local Government (District Electoral Areas) Regulations 1973 (No.94) Liverpool Central railway station Liverpool Central railway station in Liverpool , England, forms a central hub of the Merseyrail network, being on both the Northern Line and the Wirral Line . The station is located underground on two levels, below
342-578: The Wapping Tunnel to allow Liverpool Central to connect with Edge Hill and beyond. Merseytravel commissioned a feasibility study into a new rail link between Central and Edge Hill, which was completed in May 2016. The report found that the Wapping Tunnel was in good condition—though suffering from flooding in places and requiring some remedial work—and that the concept of re-opening the tunnel
380-460: The electoral ward is the unit used by Welsh principal councils , while the electoral division is the unit used by English county councils and some unitary authorities . Each ward/division has an average electorate of about 5,500 people, but ward population counts can vary substantially. As of 2021 there are 8,694 electoral wards/divisions in the UK. An average area of wards or electoral divisions in
418-653: The single transferable vote , most wards elect either three or four councillors. Starting from the 2022 Scottish local elections , the Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 , allows electoral wards to have between one and five councillors. Districts in Northern Ireland are divided into electoral areas, with each electing between five and seven councillors by single transferable vote. These are themselves sub-divided into wards, but these wards have no official function. Post-1973 wards were first created by
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#1732775805611456-748: The 13th century, the Massey Family (Baron Hamon deMascy) was the main landlord in Northenden . Through marriage, the Massey's land in Baguley passed to the Baguley Family, who built Baguley Hall in the 14th century. Baguley Hall is a 14th-century timber-framed manor house that may have replaced an 11th- or 12th-century house. The ownership of Baguley can be mapped through the ownership of Baguley Hall and its manor lands. Most of Baguley
494-692: The Link Tunnel, allowed trains to continue northwards via Moorfields to the approach lines to Liverpool Exchange , creating one long line from Hunts Cross to Southport. Liverpool Exchange terminal station was closed in 1977; this route became the Northern Line. The rebuilt underground station was opened by British Rail in the same year. In the original 1970s Merseyrail plan, southbound trains would have continued to Warrington and Manchester; however, services terminated at Garston , then later extended to Hunts Cross . Simultaneously, works to allow
532-608: The Northern Line to be connected to the Victoria Tunnel , called the Edge Hill Spur, to connect the eastern section of the city to the city centre underground section were undertaken, then later abandoned. Trains would have operated from Central station to the east of the city and out to St Helens . It was announced in September 2011 that, through a £40 million investment from Network Rail , Liverpool Central
570-555: The Roundthorn Industrial Estate where several factories and businesses are located. This included a Habitat store which opened in the 1970s, but closed in 2011 when the company downsized and closed all of its stores outside London. In 1990, a large Tesco superstore opened in the area. Across the road from this is Brookway Retail Park, which is home to several stores including Aldi , B & M , Matalan , Pets at Home , and Wickes . Baguley railway station
608-466: The United Kingdom is 28.109 km (10.853 sq mi). The London boroughs , metropolitan boroughs and non-metropolitan districts (including most unitary authorities ) are divided into wards for local elections. However, county council elections (as well as those for several unitary councils which were formerly county councils, such as the Isle of Wight and Shropshire Councils ) instead use
646-484: The United Kingdom outside of London at 3,979,547 per platform per annum and coming tenth out of all stations outside the capital, underground or overground. Liverpool Central is one of nine stations on the Merseyrail network to incorporate automatic ticket gates . The main concourse is part of a shopping centre, and includes a closed subway link to the former Lewis's department store. The original station, which
684-609: The area; parkland was provided from the start under the development plan. Baguley was a township and chapelry of Bowdon , one of the ancient parishes of the Bucklow Hundred of Cheshire. Under the Poor Law Amendment Act 1886 the township became a civil parish in its own right. On 1 April 1931 Manchester extended its boundaries south of the Mersey in to form Wythenshawe ; Baguley was incorporated into
722-481: The civil parish and County Borough of Manchester , along with neighbouring Northenden and Northen Etchells . In 1921 the parish had a population of 1325. Baguley is part of the Wythenshawe and Sale East parliamentary constituency, which is currently represented at Westminster by Mike Kane MP. indicates seat up for re-election. indicates seat won in by-election. Baguley also includes
760-632: The east of the underground station. Both lines on the Merseyrail network, the Northern Line and the Wirral Line, serve the station. On the Northern Line, off-peak service level is as follows: On Sundays, frequencies are reduced to 2 trains per hour on all routes. On the Wirral Line, off-peak service level is as follows: During the evening and on Sundays, frequencies are reduced to 2 trains per hour on all routes. These services are all provided by Merseyrail's fleet of Class 507 and Class 777 EMUs . Northern Line Services use platforms 1 and 2 at
798-597: The end of the Mersey Railway 's route, via the Mersey Railway Tunnel from Birkenhead , when the route was extended from James Street station. The Mersey Railway platforms were underground, accessed from stairs within the High Level station and situated in roughly the same position as the escalators accessing the Northern Line today. The Mersey Railway tunnel entering Central Low Level from
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#1732775805611836-430: The mid 2020s passengers could end up having to queue upstairs as the platforms would have insufficient capacity. Merseyrail chairman Cllr Liam Robinson stated that, due to the potential size of the works, Merseytravel were in discussions with the government over their plans to expand the station. Plans could include a new concourse and new platforms as well as making use of a previously constructed but unused tunnel portal to
874-473: The north of the station was aligned with the High Level station's approach tunnel from the south. This was to ensure minimum engineering work if ever the two tunnels were to be linked up—as did occur in the 1970s. The Merseyrail network was created in the 1970s by merging separate railways into one integrated network. Central underground station would service the Northern and Wirral Lines . A new loop tunnel
912-487: The same number of electors, and each elect three councillors. In local authorities with mixed urban and rural areas, the number of councillors may vary from one to three, depending on the size of the electorate. Where civil parishes exist, a ward can be adjacent with a civil parish or consist of groups of civil parishes. Larger civil parishes (such as Shrewsbury ) can be divided into two or more wards. The City of London has its own sui generis form of local government and
950-461: The site of a former mainline terminus. It is the busiest station in Liverpool, though considerably smaller than Lime Street station , the mainline terminus, and the busiest station to operate solely on the Merseyrail network. The station is the busiest underground station outside London serving 40,000 people daily. The station in passengers per platform is the busiest underground railway station in
988-448: The site was troubled, with delays caused by parties involved going into receivership and potential tenants pulling out. In September 2017, new owner Augur announced plans to develop the site while leaving space for the expansion of the station, potentially seeing new platforms built. Augur stated it had discussed its plans with Network Rail and Liverpool City Council, and hoped to have planning permission submitted during 2018. Network Rail
1026-472: The station, offering journeys to Manchester Central (in 45 minutes, making the route the quickest and most direct between Liverpool and Manchester), London St. Pancras , Hull , Harwich , Stockport Tiviot Dale , Southport Lord Street and an alternative London route to that of the Midland Railway , terminating at London Marylebone . Until the nationalisation of Britain's railways, the station
1064-421: The station. Usually trains to Kirkby and Hunts Cross depart from platform 1, and trains to Southport and Ormskirk use platform 2, although delays on the trains can cause these to change. All Wirral Line services depart from platform 3. Empty Coaching Stock (non-passenger) services have to reverse at Liverpool Central station, when going from Kirkdale Depot to Birkenhead North TMD and vice versa , making use of
1102-435: The term electoral division . In non-metropolitan county areas with both wards (used for district council elections) and electoral divisions (used for county council elections), the boundaries of the two types of divisions may sometimes not coincide, but more often the county electoral divisions will be made up of one or more complete wards. In urban areas, the wards within a local authority area typically each contain roughly
1140-642: The work on the Northern Line platforms completed. A street-level travel centre opened in November 2009, replacing the former ticket office and newsagents; this sells tickets, newspapers, food and drink. There are also toilets, cash machines , free Wifi and food-vending machines. Escalators and lifts lead to the two Northern Line platforms and the deep-level Wirral Line platform. There are cycle racks for 30 cycles and secure storage for 16 cycles. The Liverpool City Region Long Term Rail Strategy document, produced by Merseytravel in 2014, states that it hopes to re-open
1178-560: Was a large, above-ground terminal station, opened on 2 March 1874, at the end of the Cheshire Lines Committee (CLC) line to Manchester Central . It replaced Brunswick station as the CLC's Liverpool terminus, becoming the headquarters of the committee. The three-storey building fronted Ranelagh Street in the city centre, with a 65 feet (20 m) high, arched iron and glass train shed behind. There were six platforms within
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1216-523: Was always busy, but as with many other stations in the UK, it was closed under the Beeching Axe , as the routes served could be taken from nearby Liverpool Lime Street . In 1966, most services on the CLC route were diverted to Lime Street via the Hunts Cross chord , leaving only a dozen urban commuter trains per day to and from Gateacre . These final services were withdrawn on 17 April 1972, with
1254-400: Was built in Liverpool city centre for Wirral Line trains, linking James Street station with Moorfields , Lime Street and Liverpool Central stations, and returning to James Street. A new deep-level underground platform was built at Liverpool Central as part of this loop tunnel. The former CLC route was taken underground connecting to the underground Mersey Railway platforms. Another new tunnel,
1292-505: Was developed for housing after World War II as part of the Wythenshawe Estate, including many council houses and later tower blocks (a typical one shown at right is Brookway Court); Manchester City Council publications refer to Baguley as "one of Europe's biggest housing estates." However, much of the social housing has been sold off under the "Right To Buy" scheme, and there are also several private housing developments in
1330-596: Was opened on 1 February 1866 and closed on 30 November 1964 during the Beeching cuts . Baguley station was mostly served by local trains operating from Stockport Tiviot Dale to and from Liverpool Central , and on a separate line from Stockport to Atrincham , but the station was located on the Mid-Cheshire Line and express trains ran through it. The line is still used for passenger services running between Manchester, Stockport and Chester via Northwich and for
1368-636: Was scheduled to install an extra lift giving access to the Northern Line platforms in 2016/17. No work had begun by the end of 2016; the Transport Minister, Paul Maynard , confirmed that owing to funding issues, work would not start until 2019 at the earliest. The Liverpool Echo published an article in October 2018 which claimed that unless the station was redeveloped to increase capacity it would be facing restrictions on passenger movement. Merseyrail managing director Andy Heath suggested that by
1406-436: Was to have a major refurbishment programme to improve the concourse and platforms. Works included new lighting, flooring, new toilet facilities and new escalators to the Northern Line platforms. The entire station closed for refurbishment on 23 April 2012. The station partly reopened on 25 August 2012, with the refurbishment of the main concourse and Wirral Line platform completed. The station fully reopened on 22 October 2012 with
1444-433: Was viable. Plans were developed in 2006 to build a shopping complex on the site of the car park behind the former High Level station (bounded by the rear of the station, Cropper Street, Newington and Bold Street). Known as Central Village, it was to consist of a high-rise tower for residential and business use, retail outlets, bars and restaurants and was also to have a canal running the length of Bold Street. Development of
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