Prestwich is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England, 3.
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20 Facts About Prestwich
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Historically part of Lancashire, Prestwich was the seat of the ancient parish of Prestwich-cum-Oldham, in the hundred of Salfordshire.
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Prestwich is possibly of Old English origin, derived from preost and wic, which translates to the priest's farm.
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The Prestwich manor emerged in the Middle Ages and in 1212 was assessed as four oxgang of land held by Adam de Prestwich whose father, Robert held it in 1193.
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Thomas de Prestwich had daughters, Margaret who became a nun at Seaton Priory in 1360, but left the convent to marry Robert de Holland, and Agnes who married John de Radcliffe but died childless in 1362.
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Thomas de Prestwich granted his manors to Richard de Radcliffe for life and after that the manor was held by Richard de Langley.
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Polefield, on higher ground to the north of Prestwich, became a separate estate, with Polefield Hall coming in the 19th century to the Earls of Wilton.
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Prestwich Hospital was built as an asylum in 1851 and by 1900 it had grown into the largest asylum in Europe.
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Prestwich was the ecclesiastical centre of Prestwich-cum-Oldham an ancient parish in the Salford Hundred of Lancashire.
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Prestwich was previously paired with the neighbouring town of Middleton in the Middleton and Prestwich constituency first created in 1918.
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On Bury Council Prestwich is served by three wards, St Mary's, covering the western half of the town, Holyrood covering the north-east and Sedgeley to the south.
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Prestwich has a wide range of traditional and superstore shopping.
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Prestwich is considered to be an affluent area and has been called the "Didsbury of North Manchester".
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Public transport in Prestwich is coordinated by Transport for Greater Manchester.
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Prestwich is served by four tram stations on the Metrolink line from Manchester to Bury, at Besses o' th' Barn on the Whitefield border to the north, Prestwich in the centre of the village, Heaton Park in the centre-east and Bowker Vale on the Blackley border to the south-east.
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Prestwich has four secondary schools: The Heys School, St Monica's High School, Parrenthorn High School and Manchester Mesivta School.
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The living of Prestwich was suspended by the Diocese of Manchester in 2002.
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Prestwich Marauders FC is a registered FA Charter Standard Development Club, playing their homes games at St Mary's Park, Sandgate and the old Prestwich Hospital cricket ground, off Clifton Road.
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Prestwich CTBC has cricket, crown green bowling, tennis and football facilities and a clubhouse.
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St Mary's Park to the south of Prestwich Village reopened two greens and regular competitions take place on them throughout the winter.
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