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The Prince and Princess of Wales (then known as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge) in Ottawa, Canada during their first joint royal tour outside the United Kingdom from 30 June to 8 July 2011. This is a list of official overseas visits and Commonwealth tours made by the Prince and Princess of Wales.
Route map. The Manchester Ship Canal is a 36 mi-long (58 km) inland waterway in the North West of England linking Manchester to the Irish Sea. Starting at the Mersey Estuary at Eastham, near Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, it generally follows the original routes of the rivers Mersey and Irwell through the historic counties of Cheshire and Lancashire.
Greater Manchester is a ceremonial county in North West England. It borders Lancashire to the north, Derbyshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Cheshire to the south, and Merseyside to the west. Its largest settlement is the city of Manchester . The county has an area of 493 sq mi (1,277 km 2) [ 5] and is highly urbanised, with a population of ...
Parallel to the old Roman Pye Road, now the A140 road. Centenary Way: 99 159: Warwickshire: Kingsbury Water Park: Lower Quinton: Devised to celebrate 100 years of Warwickshire County Council. [51] Cheshire Ring: 97 156: Cheshire and Greater Manchester: N/A: N/A: Circular walk alongside six canals, via Dukinfield and Marple. Coventry Way: 40 64 ...
The visit of Pope John Paul II to the United Kingdom in 1982 was the first visit there by a reigning Pope. The Pope arrived in the UK on Friday 28 May, and during his time there visited nine cities, delivering 16 major addresses. Among significant events were a meeting with Queen Elizabeth II, the Supreme Governor of the Church of England, a ...
It is the first branch of the Imperial War Museum to be located in the north of England. The museum occupies a site overlooking the Manchester Ship Canal on Trafford Wharf Road, [2] Trafford Park, an area which during the Second World War was a key industrial centre and consequently heavily bombed during the Manchester Blitz in 1940.
53.4603°N 2.287°W. / 53.4603; -2.287. Old Trafford is an area of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, which borders the cities of Manchester and Salford. It is located two miles (3.2 km) south-west of Manchester city centre in the historic county of Lancashire. The area represents the north-eastern tip of the parliamentary constituency of ...
Heaton Park was sold to Manchester City Councilin 1902 by the 5th Earl of Wilton. It has one of the United Kingdom's few concrete towers, the Heaton Park BT Tower. The park was renovated as part of a millenniumproject partnership between the Heritage Lottery Fundand Manchester City Council at a cost of over £10 million.