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Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.56 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
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Manchester
Manchester (pronounced /ˈmæntʃɛstər/ ( listen)) is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. In 2007, the population of the city was estimated to be 458,100. Manchester lies within one of the United Kingdom's largest...
Area:
- 115.65 km² (44.653 mi² )
Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale
The Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England. It is named after its largest town, Rochdale, but spans a far larger area which includes the towns of Middleton, Heywood, Littleborough and...
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Tameside
The Metropolitan Borough of Tameside is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England. It is named after the River Tame which flows through the borough and consists of the eight towns of Ashton-under-Lyne, Audenshaw, Denton,...
Area:
- 103.17 km² (39.834 mi² )
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Stalybridge
Stalybridge (pronounced /steɪlɪˈbrɪdʒ/) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 22,568. Historically part of Cheshire, it is 9 miles (14.5 km) east of Manchester city centre and 6 miles ...
Broadbottom
Broadbottom is a village within Tameside in Greater Manchester, England. It is historically part of Cheshire and lies by the River Etherow on the border with Derbyshire.
Home Farm dates from 1604, and Broadbottom Hall from 1680, although deeds from...
River Mersey
The River Mersey (pronounced /ˈmɜ:zi/) is a river in North West England. It is around 70 miles (113 km) long, stretching from Stockport, Greater Manchester, and ending at Liverpool Bay, Merseyside. For centuries, it formed part of the ancient county...
River Douglas
The River Douglas, also known as the River Asland, is a river that flows through Lancashire and Greater Manchester in the north-west of England. It is a tributary of the River Ribble and has itself two tributaries, the River Tawd and the River...
Mottram in Longdendale
Mottram in Longdendale is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies in the valley of Longdendale, on the border with Derbyshire and close to the Peak District and neighbours Broadbottom and...
Oldham
Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock, 5.3 miles (8.5 km) south-southeast of Rochdale, and 6.9 miles (11.1 km) northeast of the city of Manchester....
Salford
Salford (pronounced /ˈsɔːlfərd/) lies at the heart of the City of Salford, a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England. Salford is sited in a meander of the River Irwell, which forms its boundary with the city of Manchester...
Denton
Denton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England. It is five miles (eight km) to the east of Manchester city centre, and has a population of 34,280.
Historically part of Lancashire, Denton grew as a...
Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Chorlton-cum-Hardy is a suburban area of the city of Manchester, in North West England. It is known locally as Chorlton. It is situated about 4 miles (6 km) southwest of Manchester city centre. Pronunciation varies: "chórlton" and "chol'-on" are...
Altrincham
Altrincham (pronounced /ˈɒltrɪŋəm/ ( listen), OL-tring-əm) is a market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on flat ground south of the River Mersey about 8 miles (12.9 km) southwest of Manchester...
Bury
Bury (pronounced /bɛrɪ/ or /bɛri/) is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Irwell, 5.5 miles (8.9 km) east of Bolton, 5.9 miles (9.5 km) west-southwest of Rochdale, and 7.9 miles (12.7 km) north-northwest of the city of...
Trafford
The Metropolitan Borough of Trafford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It has a population of 211,800, covers 41 square miles (106 km), and includes the towns of Altrincham, Partington, Sale, Stretford, and Urmston.
The...
Area:
- 106.04 km² (40.942 mi² )
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Stockport
Stockport is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on elevated ground on the River Mersey at the confluence of the rivers Goyt and Tame, 6.1 miles (9.8 km) southeast of the city of Manchester. Stockport is the largest settlement of...
Ashton-under-Lyne
Ashton-under-Lyne (pop. 43,200) is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. Historically a part of Lancashire, it lies on the north bank of the River Tame, on undulating land at the foothills of the...
Crumpsall
Crumpsall is an urban area and electoral ward of the city of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England. It is about 3 miles (5 km) north of Manchester city centre. The area is adjacent to Cheetham Hill, Blackley, Prestwich, Harpurhey, Broughton and...
Bolton
Bolton ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a town in Greater Manchester, in the North West of England. Situated close to the West Pennine Moors, it is 10 miles (16 km) north west of the city of Manchester. Bolton is surrounded by several smaller towns...
Sale
Sale is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, in Greater Manchester, England. Historically part of Cheshire, the town lies on flat ground on the south bank of the River Mersey, 1.9 miles (3.1 km) south of Stretford, 2.5 miles (4.0 km)...
Ashton-in-Makerfield
Ashton-in-Makerfield is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies in the historic Hundred of Makerfield, 4.2 miles (6.8 km) south of Wigan, 7 miles (11.3 km) north-northwest of Warrington, and 16 miles ...
River Tame, Greater Manchester
The River Tame is a river in Greater Manchester, England.
The Tame rises on Denshaw Moor in Greater Manchester, close to the border with West Yorkshire
Most of the river's catchment lies on the western flank of the Pennines. The named river starts...
Rusholme
Rusholme is a part of Manchester, in North West England, about two miles south of Manchester city centre.
Rusholme is home to the Curry Mile - a focused stretch of Indian restaurants on Wilmslow Road.
Most of the housing consists of low-cost...
Chadderton
Chadderton (pop. 33,000) is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England, historically a part of Lancashire. It lies along the course of the River Irk and the Rochdale Canal, on undulating land in the foothills of...
Reddish
Reddish is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, in Greater Manchester, England. It is 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Stockport and 4.6 miles (7.4 km) southeast of Manchester. The population is 30,055 in an area of 7.08 square kilometres (2...
Leigh
Leigh is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. It is 6 miles (10 km) south east of Wigan, and 12 miles (19 km) west of Manchester. Leigh is situated on low lying land to the north west of Chat Moss....
Irlam
Irlam is a town within the metropolitan borough of the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on flat ground by the Manchester Ship Canal, 6.7 miles (10.8 km) west-southwest of Salford, 7.6 miles (12.2 km) west-southwest of...
Withington
Withington is a suburban area of the City of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Manchester city centre, about 0.4 miles (0.6 km) south of Fallowfield, 0.5 miles (0.8 km) north-east of Didsbury, and 1 mile ...
Lowton
Lowton is a suburb of Golborne, part of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. It is around 3 miles (4.8 km) from Leigh, 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Warrington and 9 miles (14 km) south of Wigan. The settlement lies across...
Four Heatons
The Four Heatons (pop.70,000) are four affluent suburbs to the northwest of Stockport, bordering the city of Manchester, England. They are: Heaton Norris, Heaton Moor, Heaton Mersey and Heaton Chapel. All of the Heatons were originally districts of...
Dukinfield
Dukinfield is a small town within the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies in central Tameside on the south bank of the River Tame, opposite Ashton-under-Lyne, and is 6.3 miles (10.1 km) east of the city of...
Manchester City Centre
Manchester city centre – known formally as City Centre – is the central business district of both Manchester and Greater Manchester, in North West England. The city centre, as defined by Manchester City Council, lies within the Manchester Inner Ring...
Fallowfield
Fallowfield is an area of the city of Manchester, England. It lies roughly 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Manchester city centre and is bisected north–south by Wilmslow Road and east–west by the former Fallowfield Loop railway line, now a cycle path.
The...
Hyde
Hyde is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. As of the 2001 census, the town had a population of 31,253. Historically part of Cheshire, it is 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Stockport, 6.3 miles (10.1 km) west...
Hollingworth
Hollingworth is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England. It is about twelve miles (19 km) east of Manchester on the Derbyshire border at Glossop. It is also the name of a family of landed gentry who...
Flowery Field
Flowery Field is an area of Hyde, Greater Manchester, North West England.
It is a mainly residential area once dominated by Ashton Brothers Textile Mill.
The area is home to Flowery Field Cricket Club, one of the foremost amateur clubs in the Tame...
Audenshaw
Audenshaw is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England. It is located on the east side of the River Tame, along the course of both the M60 motorway and the Ashton Canal, 1.8 miles (2.9 km) southwest of Ashton...
Hattersley
Hattersley is a residential area within the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England. It is to the east of Hyde and 6 miles west of the Peak District National Park.
It is the site of an overspill estate originally built by...
Mossley
Mossley is a small town and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England. The town is located in the upper section of the Tame valley in the foothills of the Pennines, 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of Ashton...
Glodwick
Glodwick (pronounced Glod-ick) is an area of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It is south east of Oldham Town Centre.
Glodwick is a multi-ethnic residential area in the south of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, home particularly to a large...
Egerton
Egerton is a small village of the unparished area of South Turton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. Historically part of Lancashire, it is situated three miles north of Bolton and 12 miles north west of Manchester...
Droylsden
Droylsden is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England. It is situated 4.1 miles (6.6 km) to the east of Manchester city centre, and 2.2 miles (3.5 km) west-southwest of Ashton-under-Lyne, it has a population...
Newton Heath
Newton Heath is an urban area of the city of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England. It is 2.8 miles (4.5 km) east-northeast of Manchester city centre and has a population of 9,883 people.
Historically a part of Lancashire, Newton Heath was...
Failsworth
Failsworth is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on undulating ground, on the course of the Rochdale Canal and north bank of the River Medlock. It is 2.7 miles (4.3 km) west-northwest of Ashton...
Moss Side
Moss Side is an inner city, residential area and electoral ward of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies 1.9 miles (3.1 km) south of Manchester city centre and has a population of around 11,000. Moss Side is bounded by the...
Saddleworth
Saddleworth is a civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England. It comprises several villages and hamlets amongst the west side of the Pennine hills: Uppermill, Greenfield, Dobcross, Delph, Diggle and others....
Metropolitan Borough of Wigan
The Metropolitan Borough of Wigan is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England. It is named after its largest component town, Wigan and also includes the towns of Leigh, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Ince-in-Makerfield, and Hindley...
Area:
- 188.19 km² (72.661 mi² )
Metropolitan Borough of Bolton
The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It is named after its largest town Bolton, but covers a far larger area including six smaller towns and a number of villages around the West Pennine Moors....
Area:
- 139.8 km² (53.98 mi² )
Rochdale
Rochdale is a large market town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the foothills of the Pennines on the River Roch, 5.3 miles (8.5 km) north-northwest of Oldham, and 9.8 miles (15.8 km) north-northeast of the city of Manchester....
City of Salford
The City of Salford (pronounced /ˈsɒlfəd/), is a local government district of Greater Manchester, England, with the status of a city and metropolitan borough. It is named after its largest settlement, Salford, but covers a far larger area which...
Area:
- 97.19 km² (37.53 mi² )
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Metropolitan Borough of Bury
The Metropolitan borough of Bury is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in the northwest of England. Lying to the north of the City of Manchester, the borough consists of six towns: Bury, Ramsbottom, Tottington, Radcliffe, Whitefield and...
Metropolitan Borough of Oldham
The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It has a population of 219,600, and spans 55 square miles (142 km). The borough is named after its largest town, Oldham, but also includes the outlying...
Area:
- 142.4 km² (54.98 mi² )
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Whitefield
Whitefield (pop. 23,284) is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on undulating ground in the Irwell Valley, along the south bank of the River Irwell, 3 miles (4.8 km) south-southeast of Bury, and 4...
Cadishead
Cadishead is a town in the metropolitan borough of the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. Historically a part of Lancashire, Cadishead is the most southwesterly settlement in the city of Salford.
The name Cadieshead derives from the...
Bramhall
Bramhall is a suburb of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, in Greater Manchester, England. It has a population of around 55,953.
Bramhall is regarded as a wealthy community and emerged on a Greater Manchester "rich list" as one of the most...
Cheadle Hulme
Cheadle Hulme is a suburban area of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, in Greater Manchester, England. It is 2.3 miles (3.7 km) southwest of Stockport and 7.5 miles (12.1 km) southeast of the city of Manchester. It lies in the Ladybrook Valley...
Milnrow
Milnrow (pop. 12,500) is a small town within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Beal, 1.9 miles (3.1 km) east of Rochdale and 10.4 miles (16.7 km) north-northeast of the city of Manchester, in...
Chorlton-on-Medlock
Chorlton-on-Medlock is an inner city area of Manchester, in North West England.
Historically a part of Lancashire, the northern border of Chorlton-on-Medlock (a former township) is the River Medlock which runs immediately south of Manchester city...
Farnworth
Farnworth is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. It is located 3.3 miles (5.3 km) southeast of Bolton and 9 miles (14.5 km) northwest of Manchester.
Historically a part of Lancashire, Farnworth lies on...
Worsley
Worsley is a town within the metropolitan borough of the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies along the course of Worsley Brook, 5.75 miles (9.25 km) west of Manchester. The M60 motorway bisects the area.
Historically a part of...
