| Didsbury | |
|---|---|
 The Clock Tower in Didsbury village | |
  Didsbury Location within Greater Manchester | |
| Population | 26,788 (Census 2011) |
| OS grid reference | SJ847912 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MANCHESTER |
| Postcode district | M20 |
| Dialling code | 0161 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Didsbury is a suburb of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England,[1] on the north bank of the River Mersey, 5 miles (8 kilometres) south of Manchester city centre. The population at the 2011 census was 26,788.[2][3]
Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, there are records of Didsbury existing as a small hamlet as early as the 13th century.[4] Its early history was dominated by being part of the Manor of Withington, a feudal estate that covered a large part of what is now the south of Manchester.[5] Didsbury was described during the 18th century as a township separate from outside influence.[6] In 1745 a section of the Jacobite army including the Duke of Perth crossed the Mersey at Didsbury in the Jacobite march south from Manchester to Derby.[7][8]
Didsbury was largely rural until the mid-19th century, when it underwent development and urbanisation during the Industrial Revolution. It became part of Manchester in 1904.[1][4]
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds was formed in Didsbury in 1889.[9]
- ^ a b "Greater Manchester Gazetteer". Greater Manchester County Record Office. Places names – D to F. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2007.
- ^ "City of Manchester/Didsbury West ward population 2011". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ "City of Manchester/Didsbury East ward population 2011". Archived from the original on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Didsbury St James Conservation Area". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. History. Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 22 July 2008.
- ^ Sussex & Helm (1988), p. 45
- ^ France, E.; Woodall, T. F. (1976). A New History of Didsbury. E. J. Morten. p. 203. ISBN 0-85972-035-7.
- ^ "Didsbury Village: Didsbury its Lives and Times". Didsbury Civic Society. Archived from the original on 15 May 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2007.
- ^ "History of the Village". British History. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2007.
- ^ "Milestones". Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Archived from the original on 23 May 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2007.