The Fallowfield Campus is the main residential campus of the University of Manchester

University of Manchester

The University of Manchester is a public research university located in Manchester, United Kingdom. It is a "red brick" university and a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities and the N8 Group...

. It is located in Fallowfield

Fallowfield

Ladybarn is the part of Fallowfield to the south-east. Chancellors Hotel & Conference Centre is used by the University of Manchester: it was built by Edward Walters for Sir Joseph Whitworth, as were the Firs Botanical Grounds.-Religion:...

, Manchester

Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...

, 2 miles (3 km) south of the main university site, to which it is connected by Wilmslow Road and the A34.

History

The University has had an association with Fallowfield since 1910 when Ashburne Hall moved into "The Oaks" from its original home in Victoria Park

Victoria Park, Manchester

Victoria Park is an suburban area of Manchester, England. Victoria Park lies approximately 3 kilometres south of Manchester city centre, between Rusholme and Longsight.It is east of Wilmslow Road and west of Anson Road.-History and description:...

, renaming it as Ashburne Hall. In 1932 the University inherited the Firs

Chancellors Hotel & Conference Centre

Chancellors Hotel & Conference Centre , is a Grade II listed mansion in Fallowfield, Manchester, EnglandThe house was built in 1850 for Sir Joseph Whitworth, by Edward Walters, who was also responsible for Manchester’s Free Trade Hall and Strangeways Prison. The house was surrounded by a estate...

, which was used as the vice-chancellor

Chancellor (education)

A chancellor or vice-chancellor is the chief executive of a university. Other titles are sometimes used, such as president or rector....

's residence until 1991. Fallowfield was also the site of playing fields at Mab Field used by the athletics union of the University.

The Richmond Park halls of residence, constructed in 1994, are built on the site of the former Fallowfield Stadium

Fallowfield Stadium

Fallowfield Stadium was an athletics stadium and velodrome in Fallowfield, Manchester, England. It opened in May 1892 as the home of Manchester Athletics Club after it was forced to move from its home next to Old Trafford Cricket Ground...

 where the 1893 FA Cup Final

1893 FA Cup Final

The 1893 FA Cup Final was an association football game contested by Wolverhampton Wanderers and Everton. Wolves won by a single goal, scored by Harry Allen....

 was played. The Campus played host to the Athletes Village for the 2002 Commonwealth Games

2002 Commonwealth Games

The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from 25 July to 4 August 2002. The XVII Commonwealth Games was the largest multi-sport event ever to be held in the UK, eclipsing London's 1948 Summer Olympics in numbers of teams and athletes participating.After the 1996 Manchester...

 held in the city.

Facilities

The campus comprises the following facilities:

• The Armitage Centre – a sport centre and sports grounds (named after Sir Arthur Armitage, a former Vice-Chancellor)
• Chancellors
  Chancellors Hotel & Conference Centre
  Chancellors Hotel & Conference Centre , is a Grade II listed mansion in Fallowfield, Manchester, EnglandThe house was built in 1850 for Sir Joseph Whitworth, by Edward Walters, who was also responsible for Manchester’s Free Trade Hall and Strangeways Prison. The house was surrounded by a estate...
  
   – a year-round conference centre and hotel, owned by the university
• Firs Botanical Experimental Grounds
  Firs Botanical Grounds
  The Firs Botanical Grounds in Manchester, England, is a botanical garden that is part of what was once the estate of Joseph Whitworth.-See also:* The Firs - The mansion that formed the centre of the estate.-External links:*...
  
  
• Nine halls of residence:
  • Allen Hall – a hall on Wilmslow Road, Rusholme with 120 residents, a quarter of a mile (0.4 km) north of Ashburne Hall
  • Ashburne Hall
    Ashburne Hall
    Ashburne Hall is a University of Manchester hall of residence for students on the Fallowfield Campus, situated 2 miles south of the main university campus...
    
     and Sheavyn House – on Old Hall Lane / Wilmslow Road to the north of Owens Park
  • Firs Villa (The) – near Chancellors Hotel & Conference Centre
  • Ladybarn House – a new building in the centre of Fallowfield
  • Linton House
  • Oak House
    Oak House
    Oak House is the largest Halls of Residence in the Fallowfield Campus and the second largest of all the residences owned by The University of Manchester....
    
     – the largest complex, with nearly 1100 residents
  • Owens Park
    Owens Park
    Owens Park is a large hall of residence which is located in the Fallowfield district of the city of Manchester, England. The hall is owned by the University of Manchester and houses 1,056 students....
    
     – another large complex with just over 1000 residents, with the 200 ft (61 m) high landmark tower
  • Richmond Park – new complex to the east of Whitworth Lane and Owens Park, comprising Poplar Court and Willow Court.
  • Woolton Hall – at Carill Drive off Moseley Road in the south-east of the Fallowfield Campus and accommodating around 180 undergraduates and 20 postgraduates (the hall was named after Lord Woolton and opened in 1959)

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