Discover Salford, Greater Manchester

Salford Quays, Salford, Greater Manchester: Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salford_Quays,_2008.jpg
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Salford is a city within the Greater Manchester metropolitan area in England. It covers 97.19 sq km (37.5 sq mi) and has a population of 229,000 people (2012 estimate). Formerly the County Borough of Salford, it was granted city status in 1926, becoming a metropolitan borough.

Salford is located to the west of downtown Manchester. The area has been inhabited since Neolithic times, as evidence in the discovery of flint arrowheads and other prehistoric tools in the area.

The Roman road between Manchester (then called Mamucium) and Bury passes through Salford. Evidence of Roman presence included the discovery of Roman coins dating between AD 259 and AD 278, and the discovery of a bog body, the Worsley Man, in the Chat Moss, dating to the late Iron Age, around AD 120.

Church of St Philip with St Stephen, Salford: Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Church_of_St_Philip_with_St_Stephen,_Salford.jpg
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The 19th century was a time of rapid growth for Salford. It benefited from the Industrial Revolution, when it grew into a center for the textile industry. A railway line was built in 1830 - though its opening was marred by a tragic accident, when Member of Parliament William Huskisson was knocked down by the train and later did of his injury. In 1894 the Manchester Ship Canal connected River Mersey to Salford Quays. It was at the time of opening the largest navigation canal in the world.

The prosperity of the 19th century came to an end in the early 20th century, and by the 1930s, Salford had one of the worst slums in the country. City status, granted in 1926, failed to lift it from economic doldrums. Salford enjoyed another round of economic upturn in the 1980s, but it has slowed down since the early 1990s. Going into the 21st century, Salford has once again seen some development, benefiting from spillovers from Manchester. The Salford Quays is today undergoing urban redevelopment with new retail, commercial, office and residential properties.

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Visiting Salford

The most practical way to reach Salford is to fly to Manchester International Airport and then take a train from the airport railway station to the Salford Crescent train station.

To reach Salford by car, take the M60 motorway until Exit 12, then continue east of the M602 motorway. Get off the motorway at Junction 2 and continue on the A576 to reach Salford.

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