Moston, Greater Manchester
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| Moston | |
  Moston shown within Greater Manchester |
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| Population | 12,500 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Metropolitan borough | City of Manchester |
| Metropolitan county | Greater Manchester |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MANCHESTER |
| Postcode district | M40 |
| Dialling code | 0161 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Manchester Central |
| List of places: UK • England • Greater Manchester | |
Moston is a district of the City of Manchester, in North West England. It is approximately four miles (6 km) to the northeast of Manchester city centre, within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire. It is bound to the southwest by Harpurhey.
Moston is a predominantly residential area, with a population of approximately 12,500.
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[edit] History
The name Moston may derive from the Old English words moss and ton, where moss usually referred to a place that was mossy, marshy or peat bog, and ton signified a settlement or farmstead.[1]
[edit] Governance
Moston was incorporated, with neighbouring Blackley, into the city of Manchester in 1890.
[edit] Geography
[edit] Notable people
Local Moston celebrities have included television historian Michael Wood, social reformer and political reformer Samuel Bamford, actress Marsha Thomason who has found fame in such US shows as Las Vegas and Lost, the noted educationist Francis Smyth and Pete Mitchell from BBC Radio 2. Former Manchester City footballer, Ishmael Miller, is another notable Moston citizen. He is known on the terraces as 'The Moston Menace' due to his formidable physique.
Fr Brian Seale of St John Vianney's Church wrote a history of the suburb entitled The Moston Story.
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