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North West England
North West England is one of the nine official regions of England. It has a population of 6,853,200 and comprises five ceremonial counties of England – Cumbria, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, and Cheshire.
North West England is bounded on the west by the Irish Sea and on the east by...
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Cheshire
Cheshire (pronounced /ˈtʃɛʃə/ CHESH-ə); also known, archaically, as the County of Chester) is a ceremonial county in North West England. The traditional county town is the city of Chester, although Cheshire's largest town is Warrington. Other major...
Area:
- 2,343 km² (904.6 mi² )
Liverpool
Liverpool (pronounced /ˈlɪvəpuːl/) is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880. Liverpool has a population of 435...
Area:
- 111.84 km² (43.182 mi² )
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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 )
Lancashire
Lancashire (pronounced /ˈlæŋkəʃər/ or, less commonly, /ˈlæŋkəʃɪər/) is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster....
Area:
- 3,075 km² (1187 mi² )
Cumbria
Cumbria (pronounced /ˈkʌmbriə / kʊmbriə/) is a non-metropolitan county in the North West of England. Cumbria came into existence as a county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. The county consists of six districts, and has a...
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,...
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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Preston
Preston (pronounced /ˈprɛstən/ ( listen)) is a city and non-metropolitan district of Lancashire, in North West England. It is located on the north bank of the River Ribble, and was granted city status in 2002, becoming England's 50th city in the...
Area:
- 142.22 km² (54.911 mi² )
Merseyside
Merseyside (pronounced /ˈmɜrzisaɪd/) is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. Taking its name from the River Mersey, Merseyside came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974, after the passage of the...
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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Blackpool
Blackpool (pronounced /ˈblækpuːl/ ( listen)) is a seaside town in Lancashire, England. Situated along the coast of the Irish Sea, it has a population of 142,900, making it the fourth-largest settlement in North West England behind Manchester,...
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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Blackburn with Darwen
Blackburn with Darwen is a unitary authority area in Lancashire, North West England. It consists of Blackburn, the small town of Darwen to the south of it, and the surrounding countryside.
It was founded in 1974 as the Lancashire borough of...
Halton
Halton is a local government district in North West England, with borough status and administered by a unitary authority. It was created in 1974 as a district of Cheshire, and became a unitary authority area on 1 April 1998. It consists of the towns...
Area:
- 79.09 km² (30.54 mi² )
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Warrington
Warrington is a large town, borough and unitary authority area of Cheshire, England. It stands on the banks of the River Mersey, which is tidal to the west of the weir at Howley. The population of the borough of Warrington, including its 18 civil...
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City of Lancaster
The City of Lancaster (pronounced /ˈlæŋkəstər/), is a local government district of Lancashire, England, with the status of a city and non-metropolitan district. It is named after its largest settlement, Lancaster, but covers a far larger area which...
Area:
- 575.86 km² (222.34 mi² )
City of Carlisle
The City of Carlisle (pronounced /kɑrˈlaɪl/), is a local government district of Cumbria, England, with the status of a city and non-metropolitan district. It is named after its largest settlement, Carlisle, but covers a far larger area which...
Area:
- 1,039.97 km² (401.535 mi² )
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. Historically a part of Lancashire, it is named after its largest town Bolton, but covers a far larger area including six smaller towns and a number of...
Area:
- 139.8 km² (53.98 mi² )
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 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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Metropolitan Borough of St Helens
The Metropolitan Borough of St Helens is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside, in North West England. It is named after its largest town, St Helens, though covers a much wider area which includes the settlements of Newton-le-Willows, Earlestown,...
Alderley Edge
Alderley Edge is a village and civil parish within the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 4,409.
Alderley Edge lies some 5 miles (8 km) to...
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Winter Hill
Winter Hill is a hill on the border of Lancashire and Greater Manchester, in North West England. It is located on Rivington Moor between Chorley and Bolton and is 456 metres (1,496 ft) high. Part of the West Pennine Moors, it is a popular walking...
Metropolitan Borough of Stockport
The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in north west England, centered around the town of Stockport. It has a population of about 280,600 and includes the outyling areas of Cheadle and Cheadle Hulme,...
Area:
- 126.06 km² (48.672 mi² )
