Fallowfield

Fallowfield is a suburb of Manchester, England, with a population at the 2011 census of 15,211. Historically in Lancashire, it lies 3 miles (5 km) south of Manchester city centre and is bisected east–west by Wilbraham Road and north–south by Wilmslow Road. The former Fallowfield Loop railway line, now a shared use path, follows a route nearly parallel with the east–west main road (Moseley Road/Wilbraham Road).

For other uses, see Fallowfield (disambiguation).
For the village in Canada, see Fallowfield, Ottawa.

Fallowfield
Wilmslow Road, Fallowfield (part of the east side between Moseley Road and Egerton Road)
Fallowfield
Location within Greater Manchester
Population15,211 (2011 census)
OS grid referenceSJ855935
Metropolitan borough
  • Manchester
Metropolitan county
Region
  • North West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMANCHESTER
Postcode districtM14
Dialling code0161
PoliceGreater Manchester
FireGreater Manchester
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
  • Manchester Gorton
  • Manchester Central
Councillors
  • Ali R. Ilyas (Labour)
  • Zahra Alijah (Labour)
  • Jade Doswell (Labour)

The area has a very large student population. The University of Manchester's main accommodation complex – the Fallowfield Campus – occupies a large area in the north; these are adjacent to the university's Owens Park halls of residence and the Firs Botanical Grounds. In the north-west of the suburb is Platt Fields Park; this is formed from part of the land which once belonged to the Platts of Platt Hall.

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