Worsley (Royaume-Uni)

Worsley (ˈwɜːrzli) is a village in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England, which in 2014 had a population of 10,090. It lies along Worsley Brook, west of Manchester. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, there is evidence of Roman and Anglo-Saxon activity, including two Roman roads. The completion in 1761 of the Bridgewater Canal allowed Worsley to expand from a small village of cottage industries to an important town based upon cotton manufacture, iron-working, brick-making and extensive coal mining. Later expansion came after the First and Second World Wars, when large urban estates were built. Worsley Delph is a scheduled monument and a significant part of the town's historic centre is now a conservation area. Worsley is first mentioned in a Pipe roll of 1195–96 as Werkesleia, in the claim of a Hugh Putrell to a part of the fee of two knights in nearby Barton-upon-Irwell and Worsley. There are many variations on the name; Werkesleia, 1195; Wyrkedele, 1212; Whurkedeleye, c. 1220; Worketley, 1254; Worcotesley, Workedesle, 1276; Wrkesley, Wrkedeley, Workedeley, 1292; Wyrkeslegh, Workesley, 1301; Worsley, 1444; and "Workdisley alias Workesley alias Worseley", 1581. The spelling of the name in early documents, suggests a Saxon origin. Ge-Weore, the Old English form of the name, means "the cleared place which was cultivated or settled." The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle contain no references to Worsley. Worsley Baronets Two Roman roads run through the area. Connecting Mamucium (Manchester) with Coccium (Wigan), one passes through Worsley near Drywood, and over Mosley Common. The present-day A6 road follows part of the course of another Roman road, which passes through the northern part of the area near Walkden and Little Hulton. In 1947 a hoard of 550 Roman coins was found near a quarry in Boothstown, dated to between AD 250 and 275, and in 1958 the head of a man was found on Worsley Moss. Named "Worsley man", and originally thought to be no more than 20 years old, upon the discovery of Lindow Man it was re-examined and dated to approximately the 2nd century AD, in the Romano-British period.

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Mamucium

Mamucium, souvent à tort appelé Mancunium, était un fort romain de la province de Britannia. Les restes du fort, situés dans le quartier de Castlefield à Manchester, dans le nord-ouest de l'Angleterre, sont protégés comme Scheduled Ancient Monument. Fondé en 79, Mamucium était gardé par une garnison de soldats qui veillaient sur la route reliant Chester (Deva Victrix) à York (Eboracum). Un vicus, ou peuplement civil regroupant des marchands et la famille des soldats, se développa en dehors du fort et devint une zone de forte activité économique.

Cité de Salford

Salford (ˈsɒlfərd ), commonly known as the City of Salford, is a metropolitan borough with city status in Greater Manchester, England. The borough is named after its main settlement, Salford, but covers a larger area which includes the towns of Eccles, Swinton, Walkden and Pendlebury. The borough has a population of 270,000, and is administered from the Salford Civic Centre in Swinton. Salford is the historic centre of the Salford Hundred an ancient subdivision of Lancashire.

Worsley (Royaume-Uni)

Worsley est une ville située dans le district métropolitain de la Cité de Salford, dans le Grand Manchester, en Angleterre. Elle se trouve à à l'Ouest de Manchester. Elle est traversée par l'autoroute . Faisant historiquement partie du Lancashire, Worsley présente des traces d'une occupation romaine et anglo-saxonne, et on y a retrouvé deux voies romaines. Lorsque le canal de Bridgewater est achevé en 1761, Worsley passe de l'état de petite ville industrielle à l'une des plus importantes villes dans l'industrie du coton, du fer, de la brique et du charbon.