Walkden
Sign in to saveWalkden is a town in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester, England, northwest of central Salford, and of Manchester.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Walkden
- UK place.map_type
- Greater Manchester
- UK place.population
- 35,616
- UK place.population_ref
- (2014 estimate)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SD751030
- UK place.london_distance
- SE
- UK place.metropolitan_borough
- Salford
- UK place.metropolitan_county
- Greater Manchester
- UK place.region
- North West England
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.post_town
- MANCHESTER
- UK place.postcode_area
- M
- UK place.postcode_district
- M28
- UK place.dial_code
- 0161
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Bolton South and Walkden
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Trees and the bandstand in the Victorian Parr Fold Park.
- UK place.static_image_name
- Parr_Fold_Park_in_Walkden_South.jpg
- UK place.type
- Town
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Encyclopedic overview
25 sectionsContents
- History
- Industrial heritage
- Governance
- UK Parliament Representative
- Salford City Council elected representatives
- Geography
- Landmarks
- Historical Monuments
- Ellesmere Centre
- Walkden Town Centre
- Transport
- Bus services
- Train Services
- Active Travel
- Roads
- Metrolink tram proposals
- Education
- Religious buildings
- Community
- In popular culture
- Notable people
- Sport
- See also
- References
- External links
Walkden is a town in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester, England, northwest of central Salford, and of Manchester.
Walkden has been designated as one of seven main town centres in the City of Salford, and now largely functions as a retail centre and commuter suburb of Greater Manchester.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Walkden” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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