Crumpsall

Coordinates: 53°31′00″N 2°14′30″W / 53.5167°N 2.2417°W / 53.5167; -2.2417

Crumpsall is a suburban area and electoral ward of the city of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England. The Ward population at the 2011 census was 15,959. It is about 3 miles (5 km) north of Manchester city centre. The area is adjacent to the Cheetham Hill, Blackley and Harpurhey wards of the City of Manchester, Broughton of the City of Salford and Prestwich town of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury.

Historically part of Lancashire, Crumpsall was a township within the parish of Manchester, Salford Hundred.

It is the location of North Manchester General Hospital. This was previously three hospitals: Crumpsall Hospital (a general hospital), Springfield Hospital (a psychiatric hospital) and Delaunay's Hospital (a geriatric hospital).

History

The name Crumpsall derives from old English and means a "crooked piece of land beside a river". Crumpsall was rural in character during the early part of the 19th century, however, the necessity to house Manchester's growing population of mill workers saw the area become more urbanised. Crumpsall was incorporated into the city of Manchester in 1890.