Salford
Salford, Ontario.
Salford is a city in Greater Manchester, in North West England, traditionally part of south east Lancashire. This city, which is close to the north side of Manchester, is well known for artist L.S. Lowry. It is the main settlement in the City of Salford, and gave its name to the ancient hundred of Salford, or Salfordshire.
Salford was one of the UK's first industrial cities and gained status at the start of the industrial revolution
Albert Finney, Tim Burgess, Alistair Cooke, Walter Greenwood, James Prescott Joule, Mike Leigh were born in Salford. Other famous residents included Sir Ben Kingsley, Sir Jimmy Savile, Christopher Eccleston and L.S. Lowry.
Salford is the setting of Weatherfield in Coronation Street.
Salford University is one of 4 universities in Greater Manchester and has approximately 19,000 students.
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