Manchester

:This article is about the city in England. For alternative meanings, see Manchester (disambiguation).

Places

Manchester urban area

The County of Greater Manchester is made up of 10 metropolitan boroughs:

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• Trafford
• Tameside
• Bury
• Bolton
• Oldham
• Wigan
• Rochdale
• Stockport
• City of Manchester
• City of Salford

Towns in the Manchester urban area include Salford, Sale, Altrincham, Cheadle, Stockport, Ashton-under-Lyne, Oldham, Bury, Rochdale, Glossop, Stockport, Middleton and Stretford. Places like Trafford and Salford can be considered part of the Manchester urban area in a way that Wigan or Bolton are not.

Related Topics:
Salford - Sale - Altrincham - Cheadle - Stockport - Ashton-under-Lyne - Oldham - Bury - Rochdale - Glossop - Middleton - Stretford - Trafford - Wigan - Bolton

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The centre of Salford is adjacent to the centre of Manchester, with only the River Irwell seperating the two.

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Political Divisions

The City of Manchester is divided into 32 wards:

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• Ancoats and Clayton
• Ardwick
• Baguley
• Bradford
• Brooklands
• Burnage
• Charlestown
• Cheetham
• Chorlton
• Chorlton Park
• City Centre
• Crumpsall
• Didsbury East
• Didsbury West
• Fallowfield
• Gorton North
• Gorton South
• Harpurhey
• Higher Blackley
• Hulme
• Levenshulme
• Longsight
• Miles Platting & Newton Heath
• Moss Side
• Moston
• Northenden
• Old Moat
• Rusholme
• Sharston
• Stretford
• Whalley Range
• Withington
• Woodhouse Park

Important Streets and plazas in Manchester

• Albert Square
• Canal Street (Gay Village)
• Deansgate
• Exchange Square
• Portland Street
• Great Northern Square
• King Street
• Piccadilly Gardens
• Spring Gardens
• Wilmslow Road
• Cathedral Gardens
• Market Street
• St Peters Square
• St Ann's Square
• New Cathedral Street