Didsbury Road". During the Victorian expansion of Manchester, Didsbury developed as a prosperous settlement; a few mansions from the period still exist on Wilmslow Road between Didsbury village and Parrs Wood to the east and Withington to the north, but they have now been converted to nursing homes and offices. The opening of the Midland Railway line in 1880 contributed greatly to the rapid growth in the population of Didsbury, with stations at Didsbury and Withington and West Didsbury offering easy rail connections to Manchester Central. The line closed in 1967, although Didsbury station building remained standing until its demolition in
Legislative districts of Zamboanga City Legislative districts of Zamboanga City The Legislative districts of Zamboanga City are the representations of the highly urbanized city of Zamboanga in the of the Philippines. The city is currently represented in the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines through its first and second congressional districts. Prior to gaining separate representation, areas now under the jurisdiction of Zamboanga City were represented under the Department of Mindanao and Sulu (1917–1935), Zamboanga Province (1935–1953), Zamboanga del Sur (1953–1972) and Region IX (1978–1984). Having been re-classified as a highly urbanized city on 22 November 1983 Zamboanga City was granted separate representation