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Salford [1] is a district of Manchester and administratively, a city in its own right.
Salford is home to the Roman Catholic Cathedral for the diocese of the same name, which includes most of Greater Manchester and parts of Lancashire and West Yorkshire. Although the City of Salford borders with the City of Manchester, in part along the River Irwell and in the inner city, where Strangeways borders Broughton and Higher Broughton borders Cheetham Hill, it is a city in its own right (as its more loyal, long term residents will often let you know if you give them a reason). To incomers, this loyalty is a little less pronounced, as it remains, in many ways, a city without its own centre. Manchester's influence remains strong and the boundary meanders through the middle of shopping districts, such as on Bury Old Road in Cheetham Hill, bisects businesses and even goes through party walls in places. Many people, who move to the area, have a Greater Manchester perspective. The city is extremely diverse, ranging from an urban city centre environment at its immediate border with the City of Manchester, into suburbia and then into open fields at semi-rural Worsley. More and more people are choosing to make Salford their home with the welcome regeneration of inner city areas such as Broughton, Ordsall and Salford Quays. Many areas such as Swinton ,Eccles and Worsley provide a good environment to bring up families and are well established communities. Ellesmere Park and the best parts of Worsley are extremely affluent and can often rival anything South Manchester or nearby, very upmarket Prestwich and Whitefield have to offer.
A large proportion of Greater Manchester's Jewish population lives in Salford, mainly in Broughton Park, parts of Kersal and in Higher Broughton around Leicester Road.
Manchester International Airport, known locally as Ringway, is located to the South of Greater Manchester and offers internal, european and intercontinental flights. Direct trains serve Salford Crescent from the Airport's railway station. However, to reach most parts of the city, the best option would be to take a train to Manchester city centre and take a tram from Piccadilly, a train from Piccadilly or Victoria to the relevant suburban stop, or a bus.
Liverpool John Lennon Airport is located approximately 30miles to the West of Salford and can be reached by car, via the M62, or by coach, which stops at Manchester Chorlton Street and Eccles without the need for pre-booking. Liverpool Airport is served primarily by budget carriers.
Barton Aerodrome, between Eccles and Worsley, is now called City Airport. It contains the South Lancashire Aeroclub, which offer pleasure flights.
The nearest mainline station for most of Salford would be Manchester Piccadilly.Parts of the city are also quite near Bolton and Wigan. Wigan is directly on the line serving Preston, Carlisle, Glasgow and Edinburgh, from London and the south, and is very well served.
Salford is served by the Eccles Line on the Metrolink system, which runs approximately every ten minutes. This Line connects Eccles with Manchester Piccadilly via Eccles New Road, Salford Quays and Manchester City Centre. Passengers can change at Cornbrook to connect with the southbound Altrincham Line or at Piccadilly Gardens to connect with the Northbound Bury Line. Plans are afoot to extend the Metrolink Network across the North-East and South of Greater Manchester, though none of these new routes will go through Salford.
The nearest National Express coach station is Manchester Central.The regular Manchester to Liverpool service has stops along Regent Road in Salford. Local bus services are provided by Firstbus for the most part. Buses from Manchester city centre leave for various parts of Salford from Piccadilly Bus Station as well as Shudehill.
Follow any directions relating to Manchester and you will find your way. The M602 motorway, off the M60 orbital road, is signposted Manchester and Salford. There are also signs on the Manchester/Salford inner ring road.
Like much of Greater Manchester the area is quite well served by public transport.The metrolink tram service is reliable but pricey and it is well worth considering a Metromax day ticket if you plan a few journeys on the system. Most bus services in Salford are provided by "Firstbus". Day tickets are also available. Some night bus services serve the area on friday and saturday nights.
As with most larger UK cities an A-Z map is a must. Most of Salford should be in any smaller Manchester A-Z and all will be in any A-Z ,or similar, covering Greater Manchester.
The River Irwell flows through Salford and forms, for the most part, the border with Bury and Manchester. Canals include the Manchester Ship Canal, which forms the border with Trafford and the Bridgewater Canal, Britian's oldest.
At The Quays there is a pleasant square between The Lowry and the neighbouring outlet mall. There you will find a selection of bars and eating places including a Pizza Express and a Cafe Rouge.Over the water, in Trafford, at The Imperial War Museum North, the cafe has great views of the Lowry and the emerging media city.
The Lowry has its own restaurant which also has a pleasant outside terrace overlooking The Imperial War Museum North. Service is attentive and the food very good.
There are also good restaurants around all areas of Salford , although these are mostly serving locals. The very pleasant urban village suburbs of Monton and Worsley are both worth a mention however.
The Restaurant at Greater Manchester's first five star hotel The Lowry Hotel (just behind Manchester city centre's Deansgate and linked by a futuristic bridge to the square behind The House of Fraser department store) is one of the top places to eat in the conurbation. Take care if using a taxi to say "The Lowry Hotel", so as not to confuse it with the arts centre a couple of miles away. It is said they have a new take on afternoon tea which is a modern alternative to the offerings of such as The Midland Hotel.
The Campanile Hotel ( a French budget chain ) has a reasonably priced restaurant on Regent Road, walking distance from Manchester centre and handy for The Quays.
Salford boasts what was the first, and for a very short time the only, five star hotel in Greater Manchester ,The Lowry Hotel. See the Eat section above. It offers a range of accommodation including luxurious suites popular with visiting stars who are playing at the nearby MEN arena.
There are a few budget hotels worth considering, into Salford , just outside Manchester city centre, such as The Campanile on Regent Road and a very handy hotel opposite "Renault Manchester" , The Stay Inn Hotel on the junction of Blackfriars and Trinity Way. Both are a (safe) few minutes walk from Manchester city centre.
Also The Manchester Central Travelodge on Blackfiars and the very nearby Premier Lodge are both geographically in Salford but just over the river Irwell from Manchester city centre. This shows what an unusual city Salford is. You will find these just across Blackfriars Bridge and Victoria Bridge respectively, off Deansgate. They are clean and reasonably priced, but be warned the Travelodge is very popular at weekends with stags and hens! You could not be more central with these two options however.
Further out there is a country club style hotel at Worsley near the M60 motorway. It is The Novotel Manchester West.
Salford, in common with other inner city areas, suffers from a disproportionate level of crime. The majority of crime is petty. Street robberies are rare, though theft of and from vehicles is rife. Salford does have a "reputation." However most of the stories regarding Salford and its villains are very much the stuff of urban myth and legend. Common sense, being streetwise, and awareness of your surroundings should minimise the risk of being a victim of crime. In an emergency, dial 999 or 112 and ask for the service you require (Police, Fire or Ambulance).
Greater Manchester Police 0161 872 5050 (non-emergency)
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The international telephone dialling code for the United Kingdom is +44. The local area code is 0161. Salford does not have a postcode of its own as it is in the Manchester "M" Postal Area. Thus, Salford Postcodes are in the following format: M1 1ZZ or M11 1ZZ.
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SALFORD, a municipal, county-and parliamentary borough of Lancashire, England, 189 m. N.W. by N. of London and 31 m. E. by N. of Liverpool. Pop. (1908 estimate), 239,234. Salford also gives its name to the hundred of south-west Lancashire in which Manchester is situated; probably because when the district was divided into hundreds Manchester was in a ruinous condition from Danish ravages. The parliamentary and municipal boundaries of Salford are identical; area, 5170 acres. The parliamentary borough has three divisions, each returning a member. The borough, composed of three townships identical with the ancient manors of Salford, Pendleton and Broughton, is for the most part separated from Manchester by the river Irwell, which is crossed by a series of bridges. The valley of the Irwell, now largely occupied by factories, separates the higher ground of Broughton from that of Pendleton, and is flattest at the south where it joins the Manchester boundary. At the other extremity of Salford it joins the borough of Eccles. The chief railway station is Exchange station, which is in Salford, but has its main approach in Manchester. The Lancashire & Yorkshire and the London & North-Western railways serve the town.
Until 1634 Salford was entirely dependent upon Manchester in its ecclesiastical arrangements. In that year Sacred Trinity Church ("Salford Chapel") was built and endowed under the will of Humphrey Booth the elder, who also founded charities which have grown greatly in value. The yearly income of more than £17,000 is disposed of in pensions and in hospital grants. His grandson, Humphrey Booth the younger, left money for the repair of the church and the residue is distributed amongst the poor. The yearly revenue is about £1400. Salford is the seat of a Roman Catholic bishopric, and its cathedral, St John's, with its spire of 240 ft., is the most noteworthy ecclesiastical building in the borough. Salford has been to a large extent overshadowed by Manchester, and the two boroughs, in spite of their separate government, are so closely connected as to be one great urban area. Many of the institutions in Manchester are intended for the service also of Salford, which, however, has resisted all attempts at municipal amalgamation.
The chief public buildings are the museum and art gallery at Peel Park, the technical school, the education offices and the Salford Hospital. The town hall, built in 1825, is no longer adequate for municipal needs. Broughton and Pendleton have each a separate town hall. The large and flourishing technical school was developed from a mechanics' institution. Peel Park, bought by public subscription in 1846, was the first public recreation ground in the borough. In the grounds are Langworthy Gallery and a museum. In the park are statues of Queen Victoria, the Prince Consort, Sir Robert Peel, Joseph Brotherton and Richard Cobden. The only other monument - a South African War memorial - is outside and almost opposite Peel Park. Other parks are at Seedley, Albert and Buile Hill; the last contains a museum, the contents of which have been transferred from Peel Park. There is also Kersal Moor, 21 acres of Moorland, crossed by a Roman road, which has been noticed for the variety of its flora, and for the capture of the Oecophara Woodiella, of which there is no other recorded habitat. The David Lewis recreation ground at Pendleton may also be named. Altogether Salford has thirty parks and open spaces having a total area of 217 acres. The corporation have also provided two cemeteries.
When the municipal museum was founded in 1849 a reference library formed part of the institution, and from this has developed a free library system in which there are also nine lending libraries. The commercial and industrial history of Salford is closely bound up with that of Manchester. It is the seat of extensive cotton, iron, chemical and allied industries. It owes its development to the steam-engine and the factory system, and in recent years has shared in the increase of trade owing to the construction of the Manchester Ship Canal, which has added greatly to its prosperity. This will be seen by an examination of the rateable value of the three townships now comprised in the borough. This in 1692 was £1404; in 1841, £ 2 44, 8 53; in 1884, £734,220; in 1901, £967,727; in 1908-1909, £I,022,172.
The municipal government is in the hands of a town council consisting of 16 aldermen and 48 councillors elected in 16 wards. The water-supply is from Manchester. The corporation have an excellent tramway service. There are also municipal baths. Salford has a separate commission of the peace.
There are no certain figures as to the population before 1773, when at the instance of Dr Thomas Percival a census was taken of Manchester and Salford. The latter had then 4755 inhabitants. Census returns show that its population in 1801 was 1 4,477; in 1851, 63,850; and in 1901, 220,956. The death-rate in 1906 was 18.5 per thousand.
Within the present borough area there have been found neolithic implements and British urns, as well as Roman coins. In 1851 traces of a Roman road were still visible. Domesday Book mentions Salford as held by Edward the Confessor and as having a forest three leagues long and the same broad. At the Conquest it was part of the domain granted to Roger of Poitou, but reverted to the crown in 1102. After successively belonging to the earls of Chester and of Derby it passed to Edward Crouchback, earl of Lancaster. It was erected into a duchy and county palatine in 1353, and when the house of Lancaster succeeded to the throne their Lancashire possessions were kept separate. Salford and Pendleton are still parts of the ancient duchy of Lancaster, belonging to the English crown. In 1231 Ranulf de Blundeville, earl of Chester, granted a charter constituting Salford a "free borough." But the government notwithstanding was essentially manorial and not municipal. In the Civil Wars between Charles I. and the parliament, Salford was royalist, and the unsuccessful siege of Manchester was conducted from its side of the Irwell. Its later history is mainly identical with that of Manchester (q.v.). In 1844 it received a municipal charter and became a county borough in 1889.
BIBLIOGRAPHY. - There is no separate history of Salford; see publications named under MANCHESTER. The MS. records of the Portmote or Court Leet, 1597-1669, were edited by J. G. Mandley for the Chetham Society, but others still remain in manuscript in the State Paper Office. (W. E. A. A.)
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Salford is a city in England. It was made a free borough by Ranulf, Earl of Chester in about 1230. and was granted city status in 1926. Salford is unusual because it borders the city of Manchester at its center, rather than its outskirts. The two cities are divided by the River Irwell.
Salford shares the industrial history of its neighbour Manchester. It hosts several world class museums and art centres, chiefly: The Lowry and the Imperial War Museum, both on Salford Quays.
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