Salford information

Salford is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It lies in a meander of the River Irwell, which forms its boundary with the city of Manchester to the east. Together with neighbouring towns to the west, Salford forms the metropolitan district of the City of Salford, which is administered from nearby Swinton. It was granted City status in the United Kingdom in 1926 and has a population of 72,750 and an area of Historically a part of Lancashire, Salford's early history is marked by its status as the judicial seat of the ancient hundred of Salfordshire, to which it lends its name. It was granted a charter by Ranulf, 4th Earl of Chester, about 1230 which made Salford a free borough. During the early stages of its growth, Salford was of greater cultural and commercial importance than its neighbour Manchester, though most contemporary sources agree that since the Industrial Revolution this position has been reversed.
Salford's popular nickname is Dirty Old Town, after the folk song written about the area by Ewan MacColl. Following the decline of its industrial activities, the city became one of contrasts, with regenerated inner-city areas like Salford Quays next to some of the most socially deprived and violent areas in England.
Salford Cathedral is the centre of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford and the city today is a centre of higher education, being the location of the University of Salford. (...) more....

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