Timeline of Manchester history

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Manchester in north west England.

Pre 1000

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  • c. 79 – Romans build a wooden fort at Mamucium[1] in the Castlefield area.[2]
  • 200 – Wooden fort is replaced by a stone one. A little town has grown up by the fort.[3]
  • 407 – Roman army leaves Britain and Roman forts and towns are abandoned.[3]
  • c. 870 – Nico Ditch dug.

1000–1299

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  • 1080s – The area around "Mamecester" is in the hands of Roger the Poitevin before being granted to Albert de Gresle.[4]
  • 1100s – Hulme Hall is in the ownership of John de Hulme.
  • 1227 – 19 August: Charter granted for an annual fair,[5] at Acresfield (the later St Ann's Square).

14th Century

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15th Century

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16th Century

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17th Century

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18th Century

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1710s

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  • 1712 – 17 June: St Ann's Church, sponsored by Ann, Lady Bland, is consecrated.
  • 1715 – Jacobite rising of 1715:
  • 1719 – Publication of the first newspaper to be printed in Manchester[3] and the first book, John Jackson's Mathematical Lectures read to the Mathematical Society in Manchester, printed by Roger Adams.[12]

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1730s

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1770s

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1780s

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1790s

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19th Century

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1800s

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1820s

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1830s

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1840s

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1850s

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1860s

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1870s

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1880s

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1890s

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20th Century

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1900s

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1920s

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1930s

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1940s

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1950s

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1960s

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1970s

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1980s

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1990s

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21st Century

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2000s

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2010s

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2020s

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Births

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See also

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References

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  • Dobraszczyk, Paul; Butler, Sarah (2020). Manchester. Something rich and strange. Manchester: Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-1-5261-4414-0.
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Further reading

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  • Parkinson-Bailey, John J. (2000). Manchester: an architectural history. Manchester University Press. ISBN 9780719056062.
  • Hartwell, Clare (2002). Manchester. Pevsner architectural guides (2nd ed.). New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300096668.
  • Kidd, Alan (2006). Manchester: a history (4th ed.). Lancaster: Carnegie Publishing. ISBN 9781859361283.
  • Hylton, Stuart (2003). A History of Manchester. Chichester: Phillimore. ISBN 978-1-86077-240-5.
  • Kidd, Alan; Wyke, Terry, eds. (2016). Manchester: making the modern city. Liverpool University Press. ISBN 9781846318771.