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
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