Cadishead


Cadishead is a suburb within the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. A profile of the ward conducted by Salford City Council in 2014 recorded a population of 10,739. Historically in Lancashire, Cadishead is the most southwesterly settlement in the city of Salford.

History

The earliest record of Cadishead date to 1212, and show that the whole of Cadishead – then called Cadewalesate – was rented from King John by Gilbert Notton for four shillings a year, a sum equivalent to about £650 today. The name derives from the Old English words wælla and set, and Cada, a personal name; it means the "dwelling or fold by the stream of a man called Cada".
Until the early 19th century most of the area was part of the peat bog known as Chat Moss, but by 1805 work had started to reclaim the land. The opening of the Manchester Ship Canal in 1894 had a major effect on the subsequent development of Cadishead.

Governance

Cadishead is represented in Westminster by Barbara Keeley MP for Worsley and Eccles South.
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The ward is represented on Salford City Council by three councillors: Joan Walsh, Jimmy Hunt, and John Walsh.
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Location

Cadishead is situated between Irlam and Hollins Green/Rixton, either side of Liverpool Road and adjacent to the Manchester Ship Canal and the M62 motorway, close to the border between Greater Manchester and Warrington.

Industry

The Northbank Industrial Park dominates the east of Cadishead and the border with Irlam and supplies many jobs to the local area.

Notable people

Notable people from Cadishead include Ray Lowry, a painter and cartoonist with his most famous work being the London Calling album cover for the Clash.

Transport

Cadishead was once served by its own railway station. The station closed in November 1964 as part of the Beeching cuts which affected many railway stations in the UK at the time.