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Pages in category "Market towns in Greater Manchester" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Market towns in Greater Manchester (6 P) Towns and villages of the Peak District (10 C, 345 P) A. Altrincham (3 C, 38 P) Ashton-in-Makerfield (2 C, 17 P)
Altrincham (/ ˈ ɒ l t r ɪ ŋ əm / ⓘ OL-tring-əm, locally / ˈ ɒ l t r ɪ ŋ ɡ əm / [2]) is a market town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, south of the River Mersey.It is 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Manchester, 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Sale and 10 miles (16 km) east of Warrington.
Ashton-under-Lyne is a market town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. [1] The population was 48,604 at the 2021 census. [2] Historically in Lancashire, it is on the north bank of the River Tame, in the foothills of the Pennines, 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Manchester.
Stretford is a market town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, sited on flat ground between the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal; the Bridgewater Canal bisects the town. The town is located 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Manchester, 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Salford and 4 miles (6.4 km) north-east of Altrincham.
The town was originally part of the county of Lancashire but has been in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester since 1974. Bury emerged in the Industrial Revolution as a mill town manufacturing textiles. The town is known for the open-air Bury Market and black pudding, the traditional local dish. Sir Robert Peel was born in the town.
This is a list of towns in England.. Historically, towns were any settlement with a charter, including market towns and ancient boroughs.The process of incorporation was reformed in 1835 and many more places received borough charters, whilst others were lost.
This is a list of settlements in Greater Manchester by population based on the results of the 2011 census. The next United Kingdom census will take place in 2021 . In 2011, there were 61 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in Greater Manchester , shown in the table below.