Salford

[sawl-ferd, saw-, sal-]

noun

1. a city in Greater Manchester, in N England.

Salford

/ ˈsɒl-, ˈsɔːlfəd /

noun

1. a city in NW England in Salford unitary authority, Greater Manchester, on the Manchester Ship Canal: a major centre of the cotton industry in the 19th century; extensive dock area, now redeveloped, includes the Lowry arts centre; university (1967). Pop: 72 750 (2001)

2. a unitary authority in NW England, in Greater Manchester. Pop: 216 500 (2003 est). Area: 97 sq km (37 sq miles)

Example Sentences

The freehold for the land on which the buildings stand is owned by a dormant company called T R Marketing, which is registered to a unit in an industrial estate in Salford and bought the freehold from housing association Livv Housing in 2022.

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The Knights and Toulouse Olympique were selected to join the top flight by an independent panel, while Bradford Bulls were promoted in place of financially troubled Salford Red Devils after climbing to 10th in this year's grading system.

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The 2025 BBC Sports Personality of the Year show will be held at MediaCityUK in Salford on Thursday, 18 December.

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Children in Need returns to our screens once again on Friday night for a night of fundraising, with a live three-hour broadcast from Salford raising money for children and young people across the UK.

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She's travelled through Northumberland, Durham, North and West Yorkshire and will end her race at the Salford studio during the show, and will find out how much she has raised for charity.

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