▁ ▁The ▁City ▁was ▁an ▁isolated ▁min ing ▁community ▁on ▁the ▁Manchester ▁Co al field ▁north ▁of ▁Mos ley ▁Common ▁in ▁the ▁Ty ld es ley ▁town ship , ▁England . ▁It ▁lies ▁west ▁of ▁a ▁boundary ▁stone ▁at ▁Ellen bro ok ▁which ▁marks ▁the ▁ancient ▁boundary ▁of ▁the ▁H undred s ▁of ▁S alf ord ▁and ▁West ▁Derby , ▁the ▁boundary ▁of ▁E cc les ▁and ▁Le igh ▁ecc les iast ical ▁par ishes , ▁Ty ld es ley , ▁W ors ley ▁and ▁Little ▁H ult on ▁town ships ▁and ▁the ▁metropol itan ▁districts ▁of ▁W igan ▁and ▁S alf ord . ▁The ▁route ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁road ▁from ▁Manchester ▁to ▁W igan ▁and ▁the ▁Ty ld es ley ▁Loop line ▁passed ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁village . ▁The ▁Lanc ash ire ▁and ▁York shire ▁Railway ' s ▁Manchester ▁to ▁South port ▁line ▁passed ▁to ▁the ▁north . ▁ ▁History ▁Co al ▁was ▁m ined ▁in ▁New ▁Manchester ▁where ▁the ▁coal ▁se ams ▁of ▁the ▁Manchester ▁Co al field ▁out c rop ▁and ▁are ▁not ▁far ▁below ▁the ▁surface . ▁The ▁community ▁was ▁in ▁existence ▁by ▁ 1 8 0 3 ▁in ▁houses ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Bridge water ▁who ▁owned ▁the ▁min ing ▁rights . ▁The ▁men ▁who ▁came ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁p its ▁named ▁the ▁streets ▁after ▁places ▁in ▁their ▁h omet own , ▁Manchester , ▁Sh ude ▁Hill , ▁G at ley ▁Row ▁and ▁City ▁Road , ▁the ▁only ▁road ▁into ▁the ▁village . ▁ ▁In ▁the