Swinton is a town within the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Lancashire, Swinton is located on the A6 road. It stands on gently sloping ground on the southwest side of the River Irwell, and within the bounds of the orbital M60 motorway. It is 3.4 miles (5.5 km) west-northwest of Salford, and 4.2 miles (6.8 km) west-northwest of Manchester. Swinton and the adjoining towns of Pendlebury and Clifton together have a population of 41,347. The results of the 2011 Census were that Swinton alone had a population of 25,362.
Population: 20,000
Latitude: 53° 30' 0.00" N
Longitude: -2° 21' 0.00" W
Rochdale Castle was a motte-and-bailey castle in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England (grid reference SD89121286). It was built in the period shortly after the Norman conquest of England. The motte is 100 feet (30 m) at the base; the bailey is rect…
River Lily is a small stream that flows through Knutsford, England. It has been claimed that it is the smallest river in Europe. It enters Tatton Mere by running under an unmade road. Recently, this area has been the subject of local news reports du…
Risley Moss is an area of peat bog situated near Birchwood in Warrington, England. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Local Nature Reserve. It covers an area of 210.5 acres (85.2 ha) and is one of the last remaining fragments of the r…
The Richard Goodall Gallery is a contemporary fine art, photography and rock poster gallery based in Manchester, England. They have been in existence since 2000. In 2007 a second location was added on High Street in Manchester focused on contemporar…
Red Moss is a wetland mossland in Greater Manchester, located south of Horwich and east of Blackrod. (Grid Reference SD635104). This is a national Site of Special Scientific Interest in the United Kingdom, due to its biodiversity and undisturbed cha…
The Royal Ordnance Factory, ROF Patricroft, was an engineering factory was classified as a Medium Machine Shop.
RAF Wilmslow was a Royal Air Force station that existed from 1938 until 1962 in Wilmslow, Cheshire. It was known as No.
Prestwich Arts College is a comprehensive school in Prestwich, Bury, England. The current head teacher is Chris Hornby. He has been the head teacher since Easter 2013. Geoff Barlow retired after many years at the school at Easter 2013, passing over …
Portwood is an area in Stockport, England, lying just outside the town centre in the vicinity of Great Portwood Street. It is a mixed area, with the part closest to the town centre mainly given over to shops (e.g. the Peel Centre) and the further pa…
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Pilot Mill, Bury is a four-storey cotton spinning mill in Bury, Greater Manchester. It was built in 1905. It was taken over by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation in the 1930s and passed to Courtaulds in 1964. Production finished, it survived and as o…
Philips Park lies in the valley of the River Medlock, in the lower part of Clayton, a district of Manchester, England.
Alexander Petrie and Co was a company that manufactured stationary steam engines. It was based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester in England. The company did general millwrighting, producing some steam engines during the 19th century.
Pendleton Bridge railway station was a railway station in Pendleton, Salford built on the Manchester and Bolton Railway, between Salford and Clifton Junction. The station was accessed from Station Street, just west of Broughton Road (A576).
Partington railway station was situated on the Cheshire Lines Committee route between Warrington and Stockport.
Old Moat is an electoral district or ward in the south of the City of Manchester, England. Voters from this ward elect three councillors to Manchester City Council. Currently all three councillors, Andrew Fender, Suzannah Reeves and Jeff Smith are m…
Oasis Academy MediaCityUK is an academy in Salford Quays, Salford, Greater Manchester, England.
Northern Moor Metrolink station is a station for Phase 3b of the Manchester Metrolink.