About Weaste
Weaste is an inner city area of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. A profile of the electoral ward Weaste & Seedley conducted by Salford City Council in 2014 recorded a combined population of 12, 616. HistoryHistorically in Lancashire, it is an industrial area, with many industrial estates. The A57 (Eccles New Road) passes through Weaste, which lies close to the M602 motorway. Weaste is north of Salford Quays. The name is from Old French waste meaning "common land, waste", and is pronounced as Weest. Textiles and the Industrial Revolution19th century cotton firm Ermen & Engels — part-owned by the father of Friedrich Engels — established its second factory in 1837 near Weaste Station, on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway line. Friedrich worked for the factory in its offices near the Royal Exchange in Manchester. GovernanceThe electoral ward of Weaste & Seedley is represented in Westminster by Rebecca Long-Bailey MP for Salford and Eccles.
Weaste Description
Weaste is an inner city area of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. A profile of the electoral ward Weaste & Seedley conducted by Salford City Council in 2014 recorded a combined population of 12, 616. HistoryHistorically in Lancashire, it is an industrial area, with many industrial estates. The A57 (Eccles New Road) passes through Weaste, which lies close to the M602 motorway. Weaste is north of Salford Quays. The name is from Old French waste meaning "common land, waste", and is pronounced as Weest. Textiles and the Industrial Revolution19th century cotton firm Ermen & Engels — part-owned by the father of Friedrich Engels — established its second factory in 1837 near Weaste Station, on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway line. Friedrich worked for the factory in its offices near the Royal Exchange in Manchester. GovernanceThe electoral ward of Weaste & Seedley is represented in Westminster by Rebecca Long-Bailey MP for Salford and Eccles.