Baguley

For other uses, see Baguley (disambiguation).

Baguley
Baguley social housing. The tower-block is Brookway Court
Baguley is located in Greater Manchester
Baguley
Baguley
Location within Greater Manchester
Population14,794 (2011)
OS grid referenceSJ816891
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMANCHESTER
Postcode districtM23
Dialling code0161
PoliceGreater Manchester
FireGreater Manchester
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
Councillors
  • Munaver Rasul (Labour)
  • Tracy Rawlins (Labour Co-op)
  • Paul Andrews (Labour Co-op)
List of places
UK
England
Greater Manchester
53°23′56″N 2°16′34″W / 53.3990°N 2.2760°W / 53.3990; -2.2760

Baguley (/ˈbæɡəli/ BAG-əl-ee)[1] is an electoral ward of the city of Manchester, in the county of Greater Manchester, England. The population at the 2011 census was 14,794.[2]

The name Baguley is derived from the Old English words bagga (badger, or possibly referring simply to any woodland or hill-inhabiting wild animal) and lēah (clearing or meadow).[3][4]

Historically in Cheshire, Baguley is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086.[5] It was incorporated into Manchester in 1931.

  1. ^ G. M. Miller, BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (Oxford University Press, 1971), p. 9.
  2. ^ "City of Manchester Ward population 2011". Retrieved 4 January 2016.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Hanks, Patrick. Dictionary of American Family Names (2 ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780190245115.
  4. ^ Poole, Kristopher (2015). "Foxes and Badgers in Anglo-Saxon Life and Landscape". The Archaeological Journal. 172 (2).
  5. ^ Baguley in the Domesday Book. Retrieved 8 June 2012.