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About Salford

The City of Salford lies at the heart of the Metropolis known as Greater Manchester in an area where cotton was once king and its mill workers were portrayed for posterity by acclaimed 20th-century artist L.S.Lowry.

At the time Lowry(1887-1976)painted his famous pictures, it was little thought that places such as Salford would, in less than a century, become one of the north's premier tourist attractions. But this is now the case, the grim industrial architecture has all but disappeared to be replaced with attractive modern buildings, its quays regenerated to provide a vast entertainment centre in a place which was renowned throughout the north for its poverty and deprivation.

Salford's history lies deep in the mist of time, it is mentioned in the Doomsday Book, received its market charter in 1230, almost a century before Manchester who did not receive theirs until around 1310. This distant fact remains a matter of pride to the citizens of Salford. What is also interesting is that Salford is a Royal manor. The lands came into the possession of Henry Bolingbroke in 1399, he later ascended the throne of England as Henry IV, thus creating the Royal Manor of Salford with Henry as Lord of the Manor, a title held by Her Majesty the Queen to this day.

The City has a thriving University, giving it a youthful, multi-cultural population. Adjacent to the University is Peel Park which opened in 1846, this is quite possibly the oldest public park in the world. In recent times the park has been redeveloped to provide a pleasant place of escapement for University students, locals and visitors. Amongst its facilities the parks boasts lovely flower beds, a well equipped play area for children, football pitch and changing room, the Marie Curie Field of Hope, part of the Irwell Valley sculpture trail, and the flood obelisk. Nearby, visitors can find Salford Museum and Art Gallery.

The Manchester Ship Canal was opened by Queen Victoria in 1894, this new waterway ran from Eastham on the Mersey Estuary to Salford. Its inception gave a boost to Salford and made it an important part of the Industrial revolution, it also gave it enormous prosperity, but as so often this prosperity belonged to a favoured few and social and economic conditions for the mass population were often appalling.

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Recommended attractions near Salford

Imperial War Museum North	(1.3 miles, 2.1 km, direction S)	Pictures
Ordsall Hall Museum	(1.6 miles, 2.5 km, direction SE)	Pictures
Museum of Science & Industry	(2.0 miles, 3.3 km, direction SE)	Pictures
Opera House	(2.0 miles, 3.3 km, direction E)	Pictures
M.E.N Arena	(2.2 miles, 3.6 km, direction E)	Pictures
Old Trafford Cricket Ground	(2.2 miles, 3.6 km, direction S)	Pictures
Chethams Library	(2.2 miles, 3.6 km, direction E)	Pictures
The Wheel of Manchester	(2.3 miles, 3.6 km, direction E)	Pictures
Royal Exchange Theatre	(2.3 miles, 3.6 km, direction E)	Pictures
Urbis	(2.3 miles, 3.7 km, direction E)	Pictures
Library Theatre Company	(2.4 miles, 3.8 km, direction E)	Pictures
Manchester Cathedral	(2.4 miles, 3.9 km, direction E)	Pictures
Manchester Art Gallery	(2.5 miles, 4.0 km, direction E)	Pictures
Jewish Museum	(2.5 miles, 4.1 km, direction E)	Pictures
Peoples History Museum	(2.6 miles, 4.1 km, direction E)	Pictures

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Recommended towns near Salford

Manchester in the county of Greater Manchester (2.2 miles, 3.5 km, direction E)
A thriving truly cosmopolitan city with a great mixture of new and old. The capital of the north
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Reddish in the county of Greater Manchester (6.6 miles, 10.6 km, direction SE)
This is a densely populated area of Stockport, Greater Manchester. It is fortunate to be close to the edge of Cheshire, thus residents have the benefit of being within easy reach of some attractive countryside.
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Altrincham in the county of Greater Manchester (7.1 miles, 11.5 km, direction S)
First developed as a quiet hamlet on the edge of the sweeping Cheshire Plain, where life went quietly on.
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Audenshaw in the county of Greater Manchester (7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction E)
Audenshaw is a suburb of Greater Manchester. It is probably best known for its reservoirs and the busy waters of the Ashton canal, beside which visitors can see clusters of delightful canal-side properties.
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Bolton in the county of Lancashire (8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction NW)
The clogs and black smoke image of Bolton has long since gone, in its place is a fine city with beautiful buildings and a diverse range of attractions sufficient to satisfy the most demanding tourist.
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Styal in the county of Cheshire (9.8 miles, 15.7 km, direction S)
The village of Styal stands on the River Bollin close to the town of Wilmslow. It is renowned for Quarry Bank Mill and the surrounding Styal Estate with houses once occupied by the mill workers.
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Bramhall in the county of Greater Manchester (10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction SE)
Set in an area where Cotton was once king, midst the towns of Manchester and the quiet rolling acres of sprawling Cheshire countryside, lies the little town of Bramhall whose most famous feature is Bramall Hall.
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Ramsbottom in the county of Greater Manchester (11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction N)
The countryside surrounding the town offers lakes, woods and hills, with distant Winter Hill rising to a height of 456 feet.
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Marple in the county of Greater Manchester (11.6 miles, 18.7 km, direction SE)
Marple has many splendid canal features from the past, these include a flight of 16 locks and a three arched aqueduct which takes the Peak Forest canal over the River Goyt.
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Edgworth in the county of Lancashire (11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction N)
This attractive hillside village occupies a pleasant rural location close to two pretty reservoirs and the historic house known as Turton Tower.
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Knutsford in the county of Cheshire (13.3 miles, 21.5 km, direction S)
Its name derives from Canute, the great Danish King who is said to have journeyed this way when he quite possibly forded the local stream.
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Warrington in the county of Cheshire (14.2 miles, 22.8 km, direction SW)
This town can claim to have something made for Queen Victoria, which was famously rejected by her - this is the pair of Golden Gates made in 1850 for Sandringham House.
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Nether Alderley in the county of Cheshire (14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction S)
Nether Alderley shows a pleasant mixture of architectural gems which include well decorated timber frame properties so typical of the glorious Cheshire landscape.
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Wigan in the county of Greater Manchester (14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction W)
Wigan is a sociable town with a long history, it received it's Royal charter in the middle of the 13th-century, but prior to that the Roman's had built a settlement here.
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Marsden in the county of West Yorkshire (17.0 miles, 27.4 km, direction NE)
Marsden offers visitors a wealth of heritage, particularly in association with the town's expansion which came about during the heady days of the Industrial Revolution.
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Nearby travel help

Langworthy Station	(0.7 miles, 1.0 km)
Weaste Station	(0.7 miles, 1.2 km)
M602 Junction 3	(0.8 miles, 1.3 km)
M602 Junction 2	(1.3 miles, 2.1 km, direction W)
Manchester Airport	(9.1 miles, 14.7 km, direction S)
Liverpool John Lennon Airport	(25.4 miles, 40.8 km, direction SW)
Salford to London	(164.7 miles, 265.0 km, direction SE)

Hotels & Accommodation in Salford

Hotel Name	Approximate distance from Salford center
Beaucliffe Hotel	(1.1 miles, 1.7 km)
Express By Holiday Inn Manchester Salford Quays	(1.4 miles, 2.3 km, direction S)
Campanile Manchester - Salford	(1.7 miles, 2.7 km, direction SE)
Ascott Hotel	(1.7 miles, 2.8 km, direction W)
Copperheads Hotel	(1.8 miles, 2.9 km, direction E)
Stay Inn Manchester	(1.8 miles, 2.9 km, direction E)
Castlefield Hotel	(1.9 miles, 3.1 km, direction SE)
Travelling Light Apartments at Leftbank	(1.9 miles, 3.1 km, direction E)
staying cool Luxury Apartments	(1.9 miles, 3.1 km, direction SE)
Chesters Hotel & Restaurant	(2.0 miles, 3.2 km, direction S)
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