About: Wilmslow Road

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Wilmslow Road is a major road in Manchester, England, running from Parrs Wood northwards to Rusholme. There it becomes Oxford Road and the name changes again to Oxford Street when it crosses the River Medlock and reaches the city centre. The road is part of a major with bus movements of over one a minute at peak times and is a key centre for business, culture and higher education.

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  • Wilmslow Road is a major road in Manchester, England, running from Parrs Wood northwards to Rusholme. There it becomes Oxford Road and the name changes again to Oxford Street when it crosses the River Medlock and reaches the city centre. The road runs through the centres of Didsbury, Withington and Fallowfield, including the major student residential campus of Owens Park, to Rusholme. Oxford Road passes through the University of Manchester campus and the All Saints campus of the Manchester Metropolitan University. Several hospitals including the Christie Hospital and Manchester Royal Infirmary have been built along the road. It also features several parks and gardens such as Fletcher Moss Gardens, Platt Fields and Whitworth Park. The road is part of a major with bus movements of over one a minute at peak times and is a key centre for business, culture and higher education. (en)
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  • Oxford Road, a century later in 2010. (en)
  • A 1910 oil painting of a foggy Oxford Road by Adolphe Valette. Construction of the Refuge Assurance Building can be seen in the background and the bridge remains the same. (en)
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  • Manchester - Looking down Oxford Road.jpg (en)
  • Oxford Road, Manchester 1910, Valette.jpg (en)
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  • Wilmslow Road is a major road in Manchester, England, running from Parrs Wood northwards to Rusholme. There it becomes Oxford Road and the name changes again to Oxford Street when it crosses the River Medlock and reaches the city centre. The road is part of a major with bus movements of over one a minute at peak times and is a key centre for business, culture and higher education. (en)
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  • Wilmslow Road (en)
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