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Salford ( / ˈsɒlfərd / SOL-fərd ), [7] also known as the City of Salford, is a metropolitan borough with city status in Greater Manchester, England. The borough is named after its main settlement, Salford, but covers a larger area which includes the towns of Eccles, Swinton, Walkden and Pendlebury. [8]
Salford ( / ˈsɔːlfərd / SAWL-fərd) is a city in Greater Manchester, England. [2] [3] The city is situated in a meander on the western bank of the River Irwell which forms its boundary with Manchester and its city centre. Landmarks in the city include the old town hall, cathedral and St Philips Church.
The borough originally consisted of the township of Salford and the part of Broughton township south of the River Irwell. It was divided into four wards ( Blackfriars, Crescent, St Stephen's and Trinity), with a town council consisting of a mayor, eight aldermen and twenty-four councillors. [5] In 1853 the borough was extended to include the ...
1885 – 1983. Seats. one. Created from. Salford. Replaced by. Eccles and Salford East [1] Salford West was a parliamentary constituency in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester from 1885 until 1983. [2] It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom .
The M postcode area, also known as the Manchester postcode area, is a group of postcode districts in the North West of England.. The districts are subdivisions of three post towns: Manchester, Salford and Sale and cover parts of all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester, primarily the cities of Manchester and Salford and the majority of the borough of Trafford.
Cortland at Colliers Yard, at 153 m (502 ft), is the tallest building in Salford. Anaconda Cut, at 130 m (430 ft), is the second-tallest building in Salford. Affinity Living Riverview, at 110 m (360 ft), is the third-tallest building in Salford. This list of the tallest buildings and structures in Salford ranks buildings in the City of Salford ...
Map of Greater Manchester, UK with Salford highlighted. Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N/S stretched 165%: Date: 1 September 2013: Source: Ordnance Survey OpenData. Most data from Boundary-Line product. Lake data from Meridian 2 product. Inset derived from England location map.svg by Spischot. Author
one. Created from. Salford. Replaced by. Salford East and Salford West. Salford North was a parliamentary constituency in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester from 1885 until 1950. [1] It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom .