Belle Vue, Manchester

Belle Vue
Frontage of Belle Vue Stadium
Belle Vue  Belle Vue shown within Greater Manchester
OS grid reference	SJ875965
Metropolitan borough	Manchester
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MANCHESTER
Postcode district	M18
Dialling code	0161
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Manchester Gorton
List of places UK England Greater Manchester

Coordinates: 53°27′55″N 2°11′15″W / 53.4652°N 2.1875°W / 53.4652; -2.1875

Belle Vue is an area of Gorton, in the city of Manchester, England. It lies in the eastern part of the city, close to its boundary with Tameside, and is bordered by the Hope Valley Line on the east and the Glossop Line on the west. It is known for the former Belle Vue Zoological Gardens and the Belle Vue Stadium.

Belle Vue is part of the electoral ward of Gorton North.

Belle Vue railway station lies on the Hope Valley Line.

For many years there was a zoo and amusement park, with an annual circus. The zoo was opened in 1836. It occupied a 96-acre site and at the height of its popularity attracted 2,000,000 visitors annually.^[1] It was eventually closed in the 1970s due to mounting debts. The park was later closed in 1982.^[2] Later the location was used for professional wrestling.

Industry

In 1897, the machine tool manufacturer Kendall and Gent opened the Victoria Works. The company closed down in the late 1960s.^[3]

Geography

Neighbouring districts and places.

	West Gorton	Beswick	Openshaw
	Longsight		Debdale
		Belle Vue
	Rusholme	Levenshulme	North Reddish

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