Salford

:For other uses, see Salford, Ontario and Salford, Bedfordshire

Today

The modern City of Salford incorporates the former County Borough of Salford (including Pendleton, Langworthy, Broughton, Weaste, Ordsall and Seedley) the Borough of Eccles (including Monton, Winton and Barton-upon-Irwell), the Borough of Swinton and Pendlebury, the Urban District of Irlam and the Urban District of Worsley (including Walkden). The city is bounded to the north by Bury and Bolton and to the south by Trafford Metropolitan Borough.

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Irlam - Bury - Bolton

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The city was once considered a maritime centre, with vast docks constructed along the Manchester Ship Canal. From here, locally-produced goods were shipped all over the world. These docks have now closed and the area has been re-developed, with extensive housing, leisure and shopping facilities. Salford Quays houses Salford's main tourist attractions: Imperial War Museum North and the Lowry Centre, an arts centre comprising of 2 theatres and 3 galleries. The latter is named after artist L. S. Lowry, many of whose works can be seen at the centre.

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Manchester Ship Canal - Salford Quays - Imperial War Museum North - Lowry Centre - L. S. Lowry

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The city is linked to Manchester by the Metrolink tram system, which runs near the docks area to Langworthy and Eccles. There are also railway stations at Salford, Salford Crescent, Swinton, Eccles, Patricroft, Irlam, Walkden and Moorside.

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Metrolink - Langworthy - Eccles

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There is a shopping precinct at Pendleton, with smaller shopping areas at Eccles, Walkden and Swinton. Originally, the area around Liverpool Road was a shopping hub, but this has long since declined. Currently, the city has no city centre, sharing with nearby Manchester. Salford Quays has been shortlisted as a possible city centre by 2020.

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The main NHS medical facilities are located at Hope Hospital, near Eccles. The former Salford Royal Hospital was closed in the early 1990s.

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University of Salford was awarded university status in 1967. It is one of four universities in Greater Manchester and has approximately 19,000 students.

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Salford's first annual film festival held at the Red Cinema in the Lowry Outlet at Salford Quays in 2003 was a huge success. The second, in November 2004 achieved similar results, showcasing some new local talent.

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Red Cinema - Lowry Outlet - Salford Quays - 2003 - 2004

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In early 2005, Riga appealed to the EU to advise people against travelling to Salford after a Latvian man was stabbed in the head in Broughton. However, local government insist that Salford is a safe place to visit.

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2005 - Riga - EU - Latvian - Broughton

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Salford is a city of contrasting demographies. Whilst the area immediately adjacent to Manchester City Centre, Salford Quays and suburban areas to the far west of city such as Worsley are relatively affluent, other parts of the city are some of the most deprived communities in the UK. In August 2005 a survey by Channel 4 television rated the city as the 9th worst place to live in the UK (based on a citeria of crime, education, environment, lifestyle and employment). http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4136342.stm

Related Topics:
Manchester City Centre - Salford Quays - Worsley - Channel 4

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