Introduction to Manchester

Manchester lies at the heart of Greater Manchester, in the north west of England. The city proper has a population of around half a million, while the larger conurbation, referred to as either Greater Manchester or Manchester City Region, has over 2.6 million inhabitants. Read More »

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Introduction
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Introduction to Manchester is based on Manchester by Ryan Holliday, Jim Nicholson, Steve Elms, Robert Holt, LtPowers, Globe-trotter, iGuide and others. Travel guides are available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.