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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 ]
The proportion of students economically active in Salford was higher than the City of Salford and England averages (3.0% and 2.6% respectively); the same is true for economically inactive students (5.1% in City of Salford and 4.7% in England). The rest of the figures were roughly inline with national trends. [106]
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Stephen Gallagher, novelist, screenwriter; born in Salford Chimera (British TV series), Eleventh Hour (American TV series) Ryan Giggs, footballer; moved to Pendlebury as a child; Joe Gladwin, actor; Tom Glynn-Carney (born 1995), actor, born in Salford [16] Walter Greenwood, novelist, best known for the book and film Love on the Dole [17]
The Ceremonial mayor of Salford is the ceremonial leader of the City of Salford. The ceremonial mayor is appointed annually from the members of Salford City Council and serves for one municipal year .
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]
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
The City of Salford is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester. For its largest settlement, Salford , see the sub-category Buildings and structures in Salford . Subcategories