Salford
Americannoun
noun
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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)
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a unitary authority in NW England, in Greater Manchester. Pop: 216 500 (2003 est). Area: 97 sq km (37 sq miles)
Example Sentences
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The firm continues to have a large footprint in the North West, with about 500 jobs remaining at its UK head office at Media City in Salford and at a distribution centre in St Helens.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The 49-year-old, of St James Road in Higher Broughton, Salford, spoke only to confirm his name and indicate his plea.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
She thanked the people of Salford for their "patience and understanding" while emergency services dealt with the incident, adding some properties had been damaged as a result of the man's actions.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Elsewhere, a major incident was declared in Warwickshire, where fire crews responded to a large fire in Salford Priors, near Stratford-upon-Avon.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
We therefore deny that it had any claim to the title of a ‘numerous and highly respectable meeting of the inhabitants of Manchester and Salford and their neighbourhood.’
From Three Accounts of Peterloo By Eyewitnesses Bishop Stanley, Lord Hylton, John Benjamin Smith with Bishop Stanley's Evidence at the Trial by William Jolliffe
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