Prestwich
Sign in to savePrestwich ( ) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England, north of Manchester, north of Salford and south of Bury.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Prestwich
- UK place.population
- 31,500
- UK place.metropolitan_borough
- Bury
- UK place.metropolitan_county
- Greater Manchester
- UK place.region
- North West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Bury South
- UK place.post_town
- MANCHESTER
- UK place.postcode_area
- M
- UK place.postcode_district
- M25
- UK place.dial_code
- 0161
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SD814034
- UK place.london_distance
- SE
- UK place.static_image_name
- Prestwich, St Mary's Church.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Church of St Mary the Virgin, Prestwich
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- Civic history
- Geography
- Demography
- Population change
- Economy
- Transport
- Landmarks
- Historic buildings
- Parks
- Education
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Prestwich ( ) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England, north of Manchester, north of Salford and south of Bury.
Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, Prestwich was the seat of the ancient parish of Prestwich-cum-Oldham, centred around the Grade I listed Church of St Mary the Virgin. In recent times, it has grown in popularity as a commuter town of Manchester, being consistently named one of the best places to live in the UK by The Sunday Times, and has been nicknamed the 'new Didsbury' in comparison with the affluent suburb in the south of the city.