Weaste

Weaste
Weaste
Weaste shown within Greater Manchester
Population	12,616 Ward profile conducted by Salford City Council in 2014.
OS grid reference	SJ805985
Metropolitan borough	Salford
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SALFORD
Postcode district	M5
Dialling code	0161

Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Salford and Eccles
List of places UK England Greater Manchester 53°28′59″N 2°17′35″W / 53.483°N 2.293°W / 53.483; -2.293Coordinates: 53°28′59″N 2°17′35″W / 53.483°N 2.293°W / 53.483; -2.293

Weaste is an inner city area of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. A profile of the electoral ward Weaste & Seedley conducted by Salford City Council in 2014 recorded a combined population of 12,616.

Historically in Lancashire, it is an industrial area, with many industrial estates. The A57 (Eccles New Road) passes through Weaste, which lies close to the M602 motorway. Weaste is north of Salford Quays.

The name is from Old French waste meaning "common land, waste", and is pronounced as Weest.

19th century cotton firm Ermen & Engels — part-owned by the father of Friedrich Engels — established its second factory in 1837 near Weaste Station, on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway line. Friedrich worked for the factory in its offices near the Royal Exchange in Manchester.