Salford, Greater Manchester
| Salford | |
|---|---|
 Skyline of Salford from Hartshead Pike | |
  Salford Location within Greater Manchester | |
| Area | 8.1 sq mi (21 km2) |
| Population | 72,750 (2001 Census) |
| • Density | 8,981/sq mi (3,468/km2) |
| Demonym | Salfordian |
| OS grid reference | SJ805985 |
| • Lunnon | 164 mi (264 km) SE |
| Metropolitan burgh | |
| Metropolitan coonty | |
| Region | |
| Kintra | Ingland |
| Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
| Post toun | SALFORD |
| Postcode destrict | M3, M5–M7, M50 |
| Diallin code | 0161 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North Wast |
| EU Pairlament | North Wast Ingland |
| UK Pairlament | |
Salford (/ˈsɒlfərd/) is a toun leein at the hert o the City of Salford, a ceety an metropolitan burgh o Greater Manchester, in North Wast Ingland. Salford is steidit in a meander o the River Irwell, which fuirms in pairt its boondar wi the ceety o Manchester tae the east. The Salford wairds o Broughton an Kersal are on the ither side o the river. Thegither wi its neebourin touns tae the wast, Salford fuirms the local govrenment destrict o the City of Salford, which is admeenistered frae Swinton. The umwhile County Borough of Salford, which includit Broughton, Pendleton an Kersal, wis grantit honorific ceety status in 1926; it haes a resident population o 103,886 an occupees a aurie o 8.1 square miles (21 km2). The wider City of Salford destrict haes a population of 219,200.[1]
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Travel guide tae Salford, Greater Manchester frae Wikivoyage
- www.salford.gov.uk, Salford City Council
- ↑ Office for National Statistics (21 August 2007), Population estimates 2006 by district, statistics.gov.uk, archived frae the oreeginal on 11 December 2007, retrieved 21 December 2007