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Salford (/ ˈ s ɒ l f ər d / SOL-fərd), [5] also known as the City of Salford, is a metropolitan borough with city status in Greater Manchester, England. The borough is named after its main settlement, Salford, but covers a larger area which includes the towns of Eccles, Swinton, Walkden and Pendlebury. [6]
Salford (/ ˈ s ɒ l f ər d / SOL-fərd) is a city in Greater Manchester, England, [2] [3] situated on the western bank of the River Irwell which forms its boundary with Manchester city centre.
The settlement of Salford had anciently been administered as a township within the parish of Manchester, which in turn formed part of the Salford Hundred. [3] Around 1230 the settlement was given a charter by Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester, who was the lord of the manor at the time, making it a seigneurial borough with a limited degree of self-government. [4]
Salford City Football Club is a professional association football club in Salford, Greater Manchester, England. The club competes in League Two , the fourth level of the English football league system .
This is a list of people from Salford, a city in North West England. This list includes people from Salford and the wider City of Salford, and thus may include people from Eccles, Swinton, Worsley and other outlying areas of Salford. This list is arranged alphabetically by surname:
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In 1928 the force introduced police boxes to the streets of Salford. [27] Following inspection by the Metropolitan Police, similar boxes were erected in London. The Police Act 1964 allowed for the compulsory amalgamation of police forces, and on 1 June 1968 the Manchester and Salford city constabularies formed the Manchester and Salford Police ...
This category contains articles relating to Salford in Greater Manchester, England. For articles relating to the wider metropolitan borough of the City of Salford , see Category:City of Salford . Subcategories