Beswick, Manchester

Around 1200–1230 it was known as Bexwic and it is believed to be a combination of a personal name and a settlement or dwelling place. At the height of the Industrial Revolution there was less industry here than in Bradford and it was primarily a residential area of terraced houses. In 2002, east Manchester was the focus of the XVII Commonwealth Games, which brought new development to the area including the City of Manchester Stadium, National Cycling Centre (Manchester Velodrome), English Institute of Sport, National Squash Centre, Regional Athletics Arena and Indoor Tennis Centre. ==Governance==

Beswick was the biggest township of the ancient parish of Manchester in Salford hundred of the county of Lancashire. It was also an extra-parochial tract. It became part of the Township of Manchester in 1838, being joined with Ardwick to form a Municipal Ward in the new township. For Poor Law purposes it was added to the Prestwich Poor Law Union, which was constituted by order of the Poor Law Board in 1850. In 1858 Beswick became a separate civil parish, on 26 March 1896 the parish was abolished to form North Manchester. In 1891 the parish had a population of 9691. ==Gallery==

File:St Jerome with St Silas Church, Beswick - geograph.org.uk - 387352.jpg|St Jerome with St Silas Church File:Beswick Co-operative Society Building, Northmoor Road (geograph 4476788).jpg|The former Beswick Co-operative Society Building File:Old Milepost by the A662, Ashton New Road, Beswick (geograph 6069291).jpg|An old milepost by the A662, Ashton New Road ==References==