• Manchester is a large city in the northwest of England with a population of 5.53 lakhs. Ever since the 19th century, Manchester has been reffered to as ‘cottonopolis’ due to the fact that it is famous for its textile industry. Manchester is also referred to as a Textile powerhouse.
• Manchester is a large city in the northwest of England with a population of 5.53 lakhs. Ever since the 19th century, Manchester has been reffered to as ‘cottonopolis’ due to the fact that it is famous for its textile industry. Manchester is also referred to as a Textile powerhouse.
• An increase in the population of manchester contributed to it's transition from a rural, agrarian civilization to an urban.
• The sudden increase in population led to:
  • The enclosure movement, in which wealthy landowners petitioned the government to possess lands that had previously been shared by communities. This pushed poor people out of their fields and into towns and cities.
• Some of these former farmers were able to find work thanks to the substantial increase in the number of factories. These employees were low-skilled (in comparison to master craftspeople), but they could be taught to operate the new machines.
• The migration of people from the countryside into cities strained the physical infrastructure. Poorly constructed, low-cost housing was created, and people crammed into it. Public health services, such as proper sewage systems, were unable to keep up with population expansion.