Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county and urban City Region in North West England.
Overview
Greater Manchester spans one of the United Kingdom's largest and most vibrant metropolitan areas, and has a population of 2.6 million. It is composed of ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the cities of Manchester and Salford. Each borough contains a district centre of at least regional importance, while Manchester city centre and the adjoining parts of Salford and Trafford, form the cultural, economic and social focal point of the 493 square-mile (1,277 km2) City Region, and of much of northern England.
Tourist attractions include Old Trafford (the home stadium of Manchester United F.C.), the Trafford Centre (one of the UK's largest), and Salford Quays.
Greater Manchester has the benefits of an orbital motorway (the M60), which provides the City Region with first-rate road transport links and a nationally important airport (Manchester Airport). Public transport is managed by Transport for Greater Manchester (which is the only body in the UK that has powers comparable to Transport for London), which provide the City Region with a variety of public transport options for navigating places from the Peak District and South Pennines to the noisy, vibrant and truly multicultural hub of Manchester city centre. Greater Manchester’s Metrolink network is one of the most successful light rail systems in the UK, carrying nearly 20 million passengers every year (as of 2011), and is undergoing a major expansion such that several new lines of track are being laid and intergrated into the system.
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Wigan is a town and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. In 1974 the town of Wigan and its surrounding districts …
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Oldham is the chief town in the Metropolitan Borough, of the same name, in Greater Manchester. It is located high in the Pennines …
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Within Greater Manchester
Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester, England. The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton is the administrative area covering Bolton …
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Stockport is a borough in the south east of Greater Manchester. It was formerly famous as the centre of the hat-making industry.
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Westhoughton is a town in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom. The town is has a population of approximately 25,000 and is part …
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Horwich is a town in the Borough of Bolton, Greater lies within The Historic County of Lancashire.
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Sale is a town and a pleasant south Manchester suburb in Greater is in the Metropolitan Borough of lies within The Historic County Boundaries of
Cheshire.
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Turton is an area in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester. It consists of Bromley cross, Harwood, Dunscar …
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Farnworth is a town in the Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. Farnworth lies on undulating ground in undulating especially in the northern areas.
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Ramsbottom is a small town in the northern part of The Borough of Bury in Greater Manchester. It is a pretty historic village …
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Didsbury is a suburb of Manchester, some 4 miles south of the city centre. It is a mostly affluent, residential area.
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Kearsley is a village in the Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. It is located in the southern part of Bolton bordering …
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