Cadishead is a village in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester, England, with a 2014 population of 10,739, situated within the historic county of Lancashire.
History The earliest record of Cadishead date to 1212, and show that the whole of Cadishead – then called Cadewalesate – was rented from King John by Gilbert Notton for four shillings a year, a sum . The name derives from the Old English words wælla and set, and Cada, a personal name; it means the "dwelling or fold by the stream of a man called Cada".
Until the early 19th century most of the area was part of the peat bog known as Chat Moss, but by 1805 work had started to reclaim the land. The opening of the Manchester Ship Canal in 1894 had a major effect on the subsequent development of Cadishead.
Governance
Cadishead was represented in Westminster by Barbara Keeley, MP for Worsley and Eccles South, until 2024 which marked both her retirement as an MP, and a new constituency of Worsley and Eccles, represented by Labour's Michael Wheeler.
Councillors
Until 2021 the area was represented on Salford City Council by three councillors serving the ward of Cadishead.
ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor 2004 Keith Mann (Lab) Christine Hudson (Lab) Jimmy Hunt (Lab) 2006 Keith Mann (Lab) Christine Hudson (Lab) Jimmy Hunt (Lab) 2007 Keith Mann (Lab) Elizabeth Hill (Con) Jimmy Hunt (Lab) 2008 Keith Mann (Lab) Elizabeth Hill (Con) Lyn Bramer-Kelly (Con) 2010 Christine Hudson (Lab) Elizabeth Hill (Con) Lyn Bramer-Kelly (Con) 2011 Christine Hudson (Lab) Jimmy Hunt (Lab) Lyn Bramer-Kelly (Con) 2012 Christine Hudson (Lab) Jimmy Hunt (Lab) John Walsh (Lab) 2014Christine Hudson (Lab) Jimmy Hunt (Lab) John Walsh (Lab) 2015 Christine Hudson (Lab) Jimmy Hunt (Lab) John Walsh (Lab) 2016 Christine Hudson (Lab) Jimmy Hunt (Lab) John Walsh (Lab) 2018Joan Walsh (Lab) Jimmy Hunt (Lab) John Walsh (Lab) 2019Joan Walsh (Lab) Lewis Nelson (Lab) John Walsh (Lab) 2021 indicates seat up for re-election.
Boundary changes coming in to effect at the 2021 Salford City Council election abolished the Cadishead ward and the Cadishead and Lower Irlam ward was created in its place.
Location Cadishead is between Irlam and Rixton, on Liverpool Road (B5320) next to the Manchester Ship Canal and the M62 motorway, close to the boundary areas between Greater Manchester and Warrington.
Industry The Northbank Industrial Park dominates the east of Cadishead and the boundary with Irlam and supplies many jobs to the local area.
Notable people Ray Lowry was a painter and cartoonist originally from Cadishead. He created the London Calling album cover for the Clash.
Transport Cadishead was once served by its own railway station. The station closed in November 1964 as part of the Beeching cuts which affected many railway stations in the UK at the time.
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External links
Irlam and Cadishead Local History Society St. Mary the Virgin C of E parish church