Manchester (disambiguation)

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Manchester is a city in the North West of England, historically in Lancashire.

Manchester may also refer to:

• Greater Manchester, a metropolitan county and combined authority area in northwest England
• Greater Manchester Urban Area, the large conurbation that encompasses much of Greater Manchester
• Greater Manchester Statutory City Region, Greater Manchester and five boroughs
• Manchester (ancient parish), was an ancient ecclesiastical parish
• Manchester (ancient township), one of the townships in the ancient parish of Manchester
• Manchester (HM Prison), a men's prison ("Strangeways") in Manchester, England
• Manchester (UK Parliament constituency), 1654–1660 and 1832–1885

Places

In Australia

• County of Manchester, cadastral unit in South Australia.

In Canada

• Alyth/Bonnybrook/Manchester, Calgary, a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta
• Manchester, Nova Scotia, small community in Guysborough

In Jamaica

• Manchester Parish

In South America

• Manchester, Bolivia
• Manchester, Suriname

In the United States

• Manchester, California, in Mendocino County
• Manchester, Monterey County, California, a ghost town near Big Sur
• Manchester, Connecticut, a New England town
  • Manchester (CDP), Connecticut, the urban portion of the town
• Manchester, Georgia
• Manchester, Illinois
• Manchester, Indiana
• Manchester, Montgomery County, Indiana
• Manchester Township, Dearborn County, Indiana
• Manchester, Iowa
• Manchester, Kansas
• Manchester, Kentucky
• Manchester, Maine
• Manchester, Maryland
• Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, often referred to as just "Manchester"
• Manchester, Michigan
• Manchester, Minnesota
• Manchester, Missouri
• Manchester, New Hampshire, the largest Manchester in the U.S. and largest city in New Hampshire
• Manchester Township, New Jersey
• Manchester (town), New York
  • Manchester (village), New York
• Manchester, Ohio
• Manchester, Oklahoma
• Manchester, Pennsylvania
• Manchester (Pittsburgh), a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Manchester, South Dakota
• Manchester, Tennessee
• Manchester, Houston, Texas
• Manchester, Vermont
  • Manchester Center, Vermont
• Manchester, Virginia, now part of Richmond
• Manchester, Washington
• Manchester (community), Green Lake County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
• Manchester, Green Lake County, Wisconsin, a town
• Manchester, Jackson County, Wisconsin, a town

Education

• The University of Manchester, an institution of higher education in England
• Manchester University (Indiana), an institution of higher learning in Indiana, USA
• The Victoria University of Manchester, a predecessor of the University of Manchester, in existence from 1903 to 2004

Vehicles

• Avro 533 Manchester, a twin-engine biplane photo-reconnaissance and bomber aircraft of 1918
• Avro Manchester, a twin-engine heavy bomber used by the RAF during World War II
• Manchester (barque), a four-masted British barque
• HMS Manchester, the name of three ships of the Royal Navy
• USS Manchester, the name of two ships of the United States Navy

Transport hubs

Airports

• Manchester Airport (MAN), near Manchester, England
• Manchester–Boston Regional Airport (MHT), near Manchester, New Hampshire, United States
• Manchester Woodford Aerodrome, near Manchester, England, closed in 2011
• City Airport Manchester, formerly Manchester Barton Aerodrome, Manchester, England

Bus stations

• Manchester station (Los Angeles Metro), United States

Rail stations

• Manchester Piccadilly station, the principal railway station in Manchester, England
• Manchester Oxford Road railway station, the second busiest railway station in Manchester, England
• Manchester Victoria station, the third busiest railway station in Manchester, England
• Manchester station group, a station group of four railway stations in Manchester, England
• Manchester station (MBTA), in Massachusetts, United States
• Manchester Union Station, in New Hampshire, United States, closed in 1967

Music

• Manchester (album), an album by Tim Barry
• "Manchester" (song), a 2006 song by the Beautiful South
• "Manchester" (The Times song), a 1990 single by The Times
• "Manchester, England", a song from Hair

Sports

Football

Premier League

• Manchester City F.C.
• Manchester United F.C.
  • Manchester United (video game series)

Other

• Manchester F.C. (disambiguation), several teams

Ice hockey

• Manchester Monarchs (AHL), operated 2001–2015 in New Hampshire, United States
• Manchester Monarchs (ECHL), operated 2015–2019 in New Hampshire, United States
• Manchester Phoenix, operated 2003–2017 in England
• Manchester Storm (1995–2002), in England
• Manchester Storm (2015–), in England

Other

• Manchester Silkworms, a collegiate baseball team in Connecticut, United States
• Manchester Rugby Club, in England

Science and technology

• Manchester capitalism, a capitalist intellectual movement of the 19th century, pioneered by John Stuart Mill and Adam Smith, amongst others, and also known as the "Manchester school" of economics
  • The Manchester School, an academic journal of economics
• Manchester cloth, also known as Corduroy
• Manchester code, an electronic transmission method used for communication
• Manchester Mark 1, an early British computer
• Manchester school (anthropology), a school of thought in anthropology
• Manchester score, a system of assessing small-cell lung cancer
• Manchester Ship Canal
• Manchester, the name of a variant of the Athlon 64 X2 CPU

People

Groups

• Manchester Regiment, also The Manchesters, a British Army regiment
• Manchester Pals, World War I Army regiments formed by Lord Kitchener

Surname

• Devon Manchester (born 1989), New Zealand field hockey player
• Doug Manchester (born 1942), American real estate developer and newspaper owner
• Glen Manchester (born 1965), English innovator and entrepreneur
• Melissa Manchester (born 1951), American singer-songwriter
• Roy C. Manchester (1887–1975), American Boy Scout executive
• Susan Manchester (born 1987), American politician in Ohio
• Tre Manchester (born 1992), American writer, director, and producer
• William Manchester (1922–2004), American historian and biographer

Title

• Duke of Manchester or Earl of Manchester, a title of the Peerage of the United Kingdom from 1626 to date

Other

• "Manchester" (The West Wing), two-part episodes of the show
• Manchester Terrier, a breed of dog
• Manchester Arena bombing
• Manchester, a term used in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa for bedding and linens

See also

• Manchester High School (disambiguation)
• Manchester school (disambiguation)
• Manchester Township (disambiguation)
• Madchester (musical genre)