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The former Manchester to Buxton Roman road, now the A6, passes through Heaton Norris. The M60 motorway passes to the south of the suburb; junction 1 serves Heaton Norris. A spur of the West Coast Main Line between London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly passes through the suburb, over the large brick-built Stockport Viaduct .
The origin of the name Stretford is "street" (Old English strǣt) on a ford across the River Mersey. [1]The principal road through Stretford, the A56 Chester Road, follows the line of the old Roman road from Deva Victrix to Mamucium (), crossing the Mersey into Stretford at Crossford Bridge, built at the location of the ancient ford.
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Breakfast at a B&B in Quebec City, Canada The ship Bürgermeister O´Swald II is now a B&B in the port of Cuxhaven.. A bed and breakfast (typically shortened to B&B or BnB) is a small lodging establishment that offers overnight accommodation and breakfast.
Widnes (/ ˈ w ɪ d n ə s / WID-nəss) is an industrial town in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England, which at the 2021 census had a population of 62,400. [1]Historically in Lancashire, it is on the northern bank of the River Mersey where the estuary narrows to form the Runcorn Gap.
The 1918 New Year Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire. The appointments were published in The London Gazette and The Times in January, February and March 1918.
This is a list of Military Medals (MM) awarded in the 1918 New Year Honours.. The 1918 New Year Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire.
Elton John was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947, in Pinner, Middlesex (now part of the London Borough of Harrow), the eldest child of Stanley Dwight (1925–1991) and only child of Sheila Eileen (née Harris; 1925–2017).