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Prestwich

British  
/ ˈprɛstwɪtʃ /

noun

  1. a town in NW England, in Bury unitary authority, Greater Manchester. Pop: 31 693 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A man who said he knew Shine said the 76-year-old lives in Hendon and is originally from the Jewish community in Prestwich, Greater Manchester.

From BBC Apr. 30, 2026

Geoff Haliwell lives near a house in Langley Crescent, Prestwich, that is believed to be the Al-Shamie family home.

From BBC Oct. 3, 2025

On Thursday evening, a GMP spokesman said crime scenes remained in place on White House Avenue, Crumpsall and Langley Crescent, Prestwich, which were linked to the arrests made earlier.

From BBC Oct. 2, 2025

It was at this time that she asked her nana, who was working as a part-time cleaner, for a loan to open her own salon in Prestwich.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2025

My dear Prestwich, Accept my best thanks for the volume of your Geology, which has just reached me.

From Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 2 by Thomas Henry Huxley

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