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Home > Town Profiles > Salford

Salford
 
City Population 72,750
Council Population 216,103
City Status 1926
Lord Mayor  NO
Anglican Cathedral NO
(But has a Catholic Cathedral)
University Salford (1967)
Football Champions English League (0)
FA Cup (0)
Britain in Bloom Winners 1 Time

The name of Salford came from Anglo-Saxon Sealhford = "sallow-tree ford", in reference to the willow trees that grow alongside the banks of the river Irwell that runs through the city.

LOCAL HISTORY AND CIVIC SOCIETIES
Salford Civic Society Details

 
Salford Local History Society Details
Mr D. Rainger

Tel: 0161-789 2071

 		 Meetings held at 7.30pm on the last Wednesday of the month at Salford Museum & Art Gallery. Please contact for details of talks and activities
 

 

This page was last updated: 27 Oktober 2006

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