Trafford Centre
District of Urmston
England - United Kingdom

A6144(M) motorway

The A6144(M) was a motorway in Carrington, Greater Manchester, England. It was known in official documentation as the Carrington Spur Road and was built in order to facilitate the transport of hazardous goods from Shell Chemicals' ethylene oxide plant in Carrington, and other industrial estates in Carrington and Broadheath. It was unusual among motorways in that it was entirely single carriageway, the only motorway of its kind in the UK.

Located at 53.4348, -2.3467 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Former motorways of the United Kingdom, Roads in Greater Manchester, Two-lane motorways

Trafford Centre

The Trafford Centre is a large indoor shopping centre and leisure complex in Dumplington, Greater Manchester. Situated in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, the Centre is situated close to the Trafford Park industrial estate and lies approximately five miles west of Manchester city centre. The Trafford Centre is the second largest shopping centre in the United Kingdom by retail size.

Located at 53.4684, -2.3489 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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The Peel Group, Shopping centres in Greater Manchester, Buildings and structures in Trafford, Shopping malls established in 1998, Bus stations in Greater Manchester

Urmston

Urmston Listen/ˈɜrmstən/ is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of around 41,000. Historically in Lancashire, it lies about six miles (10 km) to the southwest of Manchester city centre. The southern boundary is marked by the River Mersey and the Mersey Valley, with Stretford lying to the east and Flixton to the west. Davyhulme lies to the north of the town centre. Urmston covers an area of 4,799 acres (19 km²).

Located at 53.4486, -2.37472 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Areas of Greater Manchester, Geography of Trafford, Articles including recorded pronunciations (UK English)

Eccles (UK Parliament constituency)

Eccles was a parliamentary constituency of the United Kingdom, centred on the town of Eccles in Greater Manchester, England. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.

Located at 53.48, -2.34 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Parliamentary constituencies in Greater Manchester (historic), United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1885, United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 2010, Politics of Salford

Stretford and Urmston (UK Parliament constituency)

Stretford and Urmston is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Kate Green, a member of the Labour Party.

Located at 53.45, -2.33 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Parliamentary constituencies in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1997, Politics of Trafford

M602 motorway

The M602 motorway is a relatively short motorway, leading traffic into Manchester and Salford by-passing the suburban town of Eccles. The motorway itself was meant to be a part of a bigger scheme, the South Lancashire Motorway. To be designated M52, the route would link Liverpool and Manchester, and would be built to provide links to the growing UK motorway network.

Located at 53.4859, -2.327 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Motorways in England, Roads in Greater Manchester

Salford City Stadium

Salford City Stadium is a rugby stadium in Barton-upon-Irwell, Eccles, Salford, England. It was built to replace Salford City Reds rugby league club's Willows ground for the start of the 2012 season. Sale Sharks rugby union also play there for the 2012–13 season.

Located at 53.4694, -2.375 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Sport venues in Salford, Salford City Reds, Rugby league stadiums in England, The Peel Group

Ellesmere Park

Ellesmere Park is an area of Eccles, in Greater Manchester, England. Historically part of Lancashire, Ellesmere Park today is an affluent, predominantly residential area.

Located at 53.4936, -2.336 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Geography of Salford, Areas of Greater Manchester

Salford Royal

Salford Royal (formerly Hope Hospital) is a large hospital in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, managed by the Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust. It is a teaching hospital, with links with the University of Manchester's School of Medicine and the University of Salford's School of Nursing.

Located at 53.4872, -2.32361 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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1882 establishments in England, Buildings and structures in Salford, Hospitals established in 1882, Hospitals in Greater Manchester, NHS hospitals, Teaching hospitals in England

Patricroft railway station

Patricroft railway station serves the Patricroft district of Eccles, a town within the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. The station is located on Green Lane, Patricroft just north of the junction with Cromwell Road. It is unstaffed and passengers must buy their tickets on the train. It is also the closest railway station serving the Worsley village area.

Located at 53.485, -2.357 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Railway stations in Salford, Former London and North Western Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1830, Railway stations served by Northern Rail, DfT Category F2 stations

ROF Patricroft

The Royal Ordnance Factory, ROF Patricroft, was an engineering factory was classified as a Medium Machine Shop. It was located in Patricroft, near the town of Eccles, in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England, adjacent to both the Liverpool and Manchester Railway and the Bridgewater Canal.

Located at 53.48, -2.36 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Engineering ROF, Buildings and structures in Salford, Royal Ordnance Factories

Davyhulme (UK Parliament constituency)

Davyhulme was a parliamentary constituency in the Davyhulme suburb of Greater Manchester. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until it was abolished for the 1997 general election. Its territory was then mostly incorporated into the new Stretford and Urmston constituency.

Located at 53.46, -2.36 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Parliamentary constituencies in North West England (historic), United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1983, United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1997

Eccles College

Eccles College was an incorporated further education college in Eccles, Greater Manchester, England. It opened in 1973, and ceased to function as an independent body on 1 January 2009. The site continues to function under new management, as the Eccles Centre of Salford City College. The site currently provides AS and A level courses, amongst others. Students may also retake their GCSEs at the college. As an independent college Eccles had an average pass rate above the national average.

Located at 53.4957, -2.3379 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Education in Salford, Educational institutions established in 1973, Educational institutions disestablished in 2008

Urmston Urban District

Urmston Urban District was, from 1894 to 1974, a local government district in the administrative county of Lancashire, England which covered the modern-day district of Urmston. The Urban District was created by the Local Government Act 1894. In 1974 Urmston Urban District was abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 and its former area transferred to the new county of Greater Manchester to form part of the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford.

Located at 53.45, -2.35 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Local government in Trafford, Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894, Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972, History of Lancashire, History of Greater Manchester, Urban districts of England

Eccles rail crash (1941)

The 1941 Eccles rail crash occurred on 30 December 1941 at the east end of the station at Eccles, which was then in Lancashire but is now in Greater Manchester in northern England.

Located at 53.4854, -2.3311 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Railway accidents in England, Rail transport in Greater Manchester, Railway accidents in 1941, History of Salford, 1941 in England, Railway accidents involving fog, Disasters in Greater Manchester

Flixton Girls' School

Flixton Girls' School (formerly Flixton Girls' High School) is a secondary school and specialist Sports College with academy status in the borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester. It admits girls of all abilities aged 11-16 with a new sixth form for girls opening in September 2013 delivered in partnership with Trafford College.

Located at 53.4493, -2.371 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Sports Colleges in England, Girls' schools in Greater Manchester, Schools in Flixton, Secondary schools in Trafford, Academies in Trafford

St Martin's Church, Ashton upon Mersey

St Martin's Church, Ashton upon Mersey, is located in Church Lane, Ashton upon Mersey, a district of Sale, Greater Manchester, England. It is designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Bowdon.

Located at 53.4332, -2.344 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Church of England churches in Greater Manchester, Grade II* listed churches, Grade II* listed buildings in Greater Manchester, 14th-century church buildings, 18th-century church buildings, 18th-century Church of England church buildings, Religious buildings completed in 1874, Buildings and structures in Trafford, Diocese of Chester

Trafford Park Aerodrome (Manchester)

Trafford Park Aerodrome (Manchester) was the first purpose-built airfield in the Manchester area. Its large all-grass landing field was just south of the Manchester Ship Canal between Trafford Park Road, Moseley Road and Ashburton Road and occupied a large part of the former deer park of Trafford Hall. Today's Tenax Road runs north-south through the centre of the site of the old airfield, which was 0.7 miles northeast of today's Trafford Centre.

Located at 53.47, -2.32 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Defunct airports in England, History of Manchester

St. Antony's Catholic College

St. Antony's Catholic College is a comprehensive school situated in Urmston, Greater Manchester, England. The GCSE results have varied from excellent to average since it opened in 1992. The school was formed in 1992 from the merger of three Catholic Secondary Schools; St Mary's, Stretford which was opened in 1952, Cardinal Vaughan, Stretford which was opened in 1964 and St Paul's, Urmston. St Anthonys was established in the modernised buildings of St Pauls. St.

Located at 53.449, -2.338 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Comprehensive schools in Trafford, Roman Catholic secondary schools in the Diocese of Salford

Chill Factore

Chill Factor, commonly pronounced as "Chill Factor", is a £31M real snow indoor ski centre located in the Trafford Park area of Manchester, United Kingdom. Designed by Faulknerbrowns Architects the centre opened in November 2007 at which time it was the longest in the United Kingdom and the widest in the world, at 180 metres long and 100 metres wide at its widest point. In 2011, the Guinness world record for longest chain of skiers to travel 100m without breaking, was recorded at Chill factore.

Located at 53.4674, -2.3619 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Ski areas and resorts in England, Buildings and structures in Trafford

Monton Green railway station

Monton Green railway station is a closed station in Eccles. Opened on 1 November 1887, Monton Green was the first station on the London and North Western Railway's Manchester and Wigan Railway, which connected Eccles with Wigan and the Tyldesley Loopline which connected Tyldesley, Leigh and Kenyon Junction. Other stations on the line were located at Worsley and Ellenbrook. The station was built on an embankment at the road junctions of Canal Bank and Parrin Lane in Monton.

Located at 53.4918, -2.35597 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Disused railway stations in Salford, Former London and North Western Railway stations, Beeching closures in England, Railway stations opened in 1887, Railway stations closed in 1969

Ford Trafford Park Factory

The Ford Trafford Park Assembly Plant was a car assembly plant established by the UK subsidiary of the Ford Motor Company. The plant was located at a recently established Industrial park called Trafford Park, beside the Manchester Ship Canal, a short distance to the west of Manchester. It was the first manufacturing plant established by Ford outside the USA, though originally it was established merely to assemble vehicles using parts imported from Dearborn.

Located at 53.4685, -2.344 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Ford of Europe factories, Motor vehicle assembly plants in the United Kingdom, Trafford, Buildings and structures in Manchester, British shadow factories

Barton Road Swing Bridge

Barton Road Swing Bridge is a swing bridge that crosses the Manchester Ship Canal in Greater Manchester. It connects the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford with the City of Salford, and carries the B5211 road. The bridge is a Grade II* listed building.

Located at 53.4745, -2.35342 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Bridges in Greater Manchester, Grade II* listed buildings in Greater Manchester, Buildings and structures in Salford, Buildings and structures in Trafford, Swing bridges in the United Kingdom

Monton Mill, Eccles

Monton Mill was a cotton spinning mill in Eccles, Greater Manchester, England, built in 1906. It was taken over by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation in the 1930s and passed to Courtaulds in 1964. Production finished, it was demolished but its name is preserved in the street name.

Located at 53.4907, -2.3587 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Textile mills owned by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation, ,

EventCity

EventCity is an exhibition centre on Barton Dock Road close to the Trafford Centre in Greater Manchester, England. It opened in 2011 and is the 2nd largest exhibition space in the United Kingdom outside London, with over 28,000 square metres of space in four halls. EventCity lies on the edge of the Trafford Park industrial area, adjacent to the retail/leisure Barton Square development and close to the Trafford Centre. It is close to Junction 9 of the M60 motorway.

Located at 53.4655, -2.33895 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Exhibition and conference centres in England, The Peel Group