Abbey Hey

Abbey Hey
Abbey Hey
	Tower blocks near Abbey Hey
	Abbey Hey Location 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
UK Parliament	Manchester Gorton;
	List of places UK England Greater Manchester 53°27′55″N 2°11′15″W / 53.4652°N 2.1875°W

Abbey Hey is an area of Gorton, in the city of Manchester, England. It is known mainly for Debdale Park, Wright Robinson College, Parkstone Park also known as Cat Valley field, the donkey sanctuary & Delamere Park

Sports[edit]

Although located just outside the boundaries, its local football club is Abbey Hey F.C.

Abbey Hey is in very close proximity to the Belle Vue Stadium, home to the Belle Vue Aces speedway team and Belle Vue sports village.

Transport[edit]

Due to its location, easy transport to Manchester City Centre is provided both by rail at the Gorton railway station or by a variety of Stagecoach bus routes.

7: Ashton-under-Lyne – Gorton – Reddish – Stockport
7A: Ashton-under-Lyne – Gorton – Reddish – Stockport
7B: Ashton-under-Lyne – Droylsden – Reddish – Stockport
171: Newton Heath – Gorton – Levenshulme – East Didsbury – Withington Hospital
172: Newton Heath – Gorton – Levenshulme – West Didsbury – Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Governance[edit]

The area is in the Manchester Gorton parliamentary constituency which has been represented in Westminster by Afzal Khan since June 2017.^[1]

Following a boundary review in 2017 the Local Government Boundary Commission for England announced that Abbey Hey would form part of a new electoral ward named Gorton and Abbey Hey for the local elections 2018. Abbey Hey had previously been part of Gorton North electoral ward.^[2]