Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 53.4525°N -2.2948°W |
Official Name: | Gorse Hill |
Population: | 11,894 |
Population Ref: | (2011) |
Metropolitan Borough: | Trafford |
Metropolitan County: | Greater Manchester |
Region: | North West England |
Constituency Westminster: | Stretford and Urmston |
Post Town: | MANCHESTER |
Postcode Area: | M |
Postcode District: | M32 |
Dial Code: | 0161 |
Os Grid Reference: | SJ804951 |
Static Image Name: | Benkid77 Gorse Hill Park road 250709.JPG |
Static Image Caption: | Road in Gorse Hill Park |
Gorse Hill is an area of Stretford, Greater Manchester, England. The population at the 2011 census was 11,894.[1] It is a residential area with two minor industrial estates on either side of the main A56 Chester Road, which divides the two halves of the ward. Gorse Hill Park is a park which has recently had its historic main gates renovated and sits in between the two halves of the ward also, bridging Chester Road and Talbot Road.[2] Gorse Hill is also the northernmost ward of Trafford council and is home to Trafford Town Hall, housing the council offices. Gorse Hill shares a border with the Clifford and Longford wards, and is town is home to two teams; both Manchester United F.C. and Lancashire County Cricket Club.[3]