Fallowfield

Fallowfield is a bustling area of Manchester with a population of 14,869 at the 2021 census. Historically in Lancashire, it lies south of Manchester city centre and is bisected east–west by Wilbraham Road and north–south by Wilmslow Road. The former Fallowfield Loop railway line, now a shared use path, follows a route nearly parallel with the east–west main road (Moseley Road/Wilbraham Road).

Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.map_type: Greater Manchester
UK place.official_name: Fallowfield
UK place.population: 15,211
UK place.population_ref: (2011 census)
UK place.metropolitan_borough: Manchester
UK place.metropolitan_county: Greater Manchester
UK place.region: North West England
UK place.constituency_westminster: Manchester Central
UK place.constituency_westminster1: Manchester Rusholme
UK place.constituency_westminster2: Manchester Withington
UK place.councillor1: Ali R. Ilyas
UK place.party1: Labour
UK place.councillor2: Zahra Alijah
UK place.party2: Labour
UK place.councillor3: Jade Doswell
UK place.party3: Labour
UK place.post_town: MANCHESTER

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Wikidata facts

Population: 15211
Image: Wilmslow Road, Fallowfield.jpg
Dialing code: 0161

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postal code: M14
P12749: Michael Zeyer
Commons category: Fallowfield

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History
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Geography
Religion
Education
Transport
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Railway
Sport
Musical associations
Notable residents
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The area has a large student population. The University of Manchester's main accommodation complex – the Fallowfield Campus – occupies a large area in the north; this is adjacent to the university's Owens Park halls of residence and the Firs Botanical Grounds. In the northwest of the suburb is Platt Fields Park, which is formed from part of the land that once belonged to the Platts of Platt Hall.