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The main shopping centre is near the corner of Stockport Road and Dickenson Road, and contains a library and supermarket as well as many smaller shops. The Longsight Market, one of the busiest markets in the North West of the England , is located on Dickenson Road. It can be easily spotted by its brightly-coloured profiled roofs. The market hosts a general market every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday and a second-hand market every Tuesday. Longsight has a very ethnically diverse population. According to the 2001 UK census, 52.7% of the population is from non-white ethnic groups. This includes 36.1% who describe themselves as Asian or Asian British (including 24.6% Pakistani, 7.2% Bangladeshi), and 9.1% Black or Black British. The Irish population stands at 4.3% of the local population - slightly higher than the Manchester average of 3.8%. The largest religious groups are Christian (38.6%) and Muslim (34.7%), with 23.6% of the population not stating a religion. National Statistics Neighbourhood Statistics from the UK census There are a number of churches in the area, a large Pakistani community centre, and a Jain temple. Longsight is served in Westminster by the MP for Gorton, currently the Rt Hon Sir Gerald Kaufman . The train line, from Manchester Piccadilly to Stockport , passes through the area, though there is no longer a station. The nearest stations are Ardwick and Levenshulme. Longsight contains the Slade Lane railway junction and is the site of several railway depots, which service trains for Virgin Trains , Northern Rail and First TransPennine Express . The earliest railway works was set up in 1842 by the Manchester And Birmingham Railway . Little is known about its early history, except that it produced fifteen single wheeler passenger engines to a design by Sharp Stewart And Company . In 1846 the M&BR was amalgamated with the LNWR under John Ramsbottom . One 0-6-0 was produced in 1858 but then the works closed down as the LNWR transferred its operations to Crewe . Longsight was immortalised in song by local singer Ian Brown formerly of The Stone Roses on his album ' Solarized '. The song was titled 'Longsight M13' reflecting the Postcode of the area, which begins M13. The area is represented on Manchester City Council by Liaqat Ali , first elected in 2003 , Abid Chohan elected in 2004 and Mohammed Sajjad elected in 2004 . Longsight is the birthplace of brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher . Longsight, though predominantly Muslim, is home to countless numbers of churches. These vary widely regarding denomination, they include Saint Agnes Church, Victoria Park Christian Fellowship, Bethshan International Church and Saint Roberts Church. REFERENCES |
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