Rusholme
area of Manchester, England
Rusholme () is an area of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England, two miles (three kilometres) south of the city centre. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 13,643. Rusholme is bounded by Chorlton-on-Medlock to the north, Victoria Park and Longsight to the east, Fallowfield to the south and Moss Side to the west. It has a large student population, with several student halls and many students renting terraced houses, and suburban houses towards Victoria Park.
History
Toponymy
Rusholme, unlike other place names in Manchester with the suffix ‑hulme/holme is not a true water meadow. Its name derives from ryscum, the dative plural of the Old English rysc, a "rush" meaning at the rushes. The name was recorded as Russum in 1235, Ryssham in 1316 and Rysholme in 1551.
Early history
Late in the Roman occupation of Britain, a hoard of about 200 gold coins was hidden in the valley of the Gore Brook. These date from the 2nd and 3rd centuries CE and were found where Birchfields Road crosses the brook in the 1890s. They are now held in the Manchester Museum.
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