| Baguley | |
|---|---|
 Baguley social housing. The tower-block is Brookway Court | |
  Baguley Location within Greater Manchester | |
| Population | 14,794 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SJ816891 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MANCHESTER |
| Postcode district | M23 |
| Dialling code | 0161 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
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Baguley (/ˈbæɡəli/ BAG-əl-ee)[1] is an electoral ward of the city of Manchester, in the county of Greater Manchester, England. The population at the 2011 census was 14,794.[2]
The name Baguley is derived from the Old English words bagga (badger, or possibly referring simply to any woodland or hill-inhabiting wild animal) and lēah (clearing or meadow).[3][4]
Historically in Cheshire, Baguley is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086.[5] It was incorporated into Manchester in 1931.
- ^ G. M. Miller, BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (Oxford University Press, 1971), p. 9.
- ^ "City of Manchester Ward population 2011". Retrieved 4 January 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Hanks, Patrick. Dictionary of American Family Names (2 ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780190245115.
- ^ Poole, Kristopher (2015). "Foxes and Badgers in Anglo-Saxon Life and Landscape". The Archaeological Journal. 172 (2).
- ^ Baguley in the Domesday Book. Retrieved 8 June 2012.