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Following a bid from AGMA highlighting the potential benefits in combatting the financial crisis of 2007–2008, it was announced in the 2009 United Kingdom Budget that Greater Manchester and the Leeds City Region would be awarded Statutory City Region Pilot status, allowing (if they desired) for their constituent district councils to pool ...
Greater Manchester has a strong regional central business district, formed by Manchester City Centre and the adjoining parts of Salford and Trafford. However, Greater Manchester is also a polycentric county with ten metropolitan districts, [1] each of which has a major town centre – and in some cases more than one – and many smaller ...
This is a partial list of places in Greater Manchester, in North West England. This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)
Thirty-two cities have a Lord Provost (in Scotland) or a Lord Mayor (in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland), see List of lord mayoralties and lord provostships in the United Kingdom. The six cities where the Lord Mayor or Lord Provost has the right to the style The Right Honourable are York, the City of London, Edinburgh, Glasgow (since 1912 ...
Greater Manchester • Manchester • Altrincham • Ashton-under-Lyne • Carrington Moss • Chadderton • Chat Moss • Cheadle Hulme • City of Manchester Stadium • Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal • Nico Ditch • North Road (Manchester) • Oldham • Old Trafford • Radcliffe • Sale • Scout Moor Wind Farm • Shaw and Crompton ...
Description: Map of Greater Manchester, UK with districts shown.. Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N/S stretched 165% Geographic limits: West: 2.80W; East: 1.90W
Description: Location of the ceremonial county of Greater Manchester within England.: Date: 16 November 2010: Source: Ordnance Survey OpenData: . County boundaries and GB coastline ...
The majority of the county's settlements are part of the Greater Manchester Built-up Area, which extends into Cheshire and Merseyside and is the second most populous urban area in the UK. The city of Manchester is the largest settlement. Other large settlements are Altrincham, Bolton, Rochdale, Sale, Salford, Stockport and Wigan.