Salford, England

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Salford is a city in England

Other current and historical names

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Salford within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Salford in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Salford.-- parl. and mun. bor. and township, SE. Lancashire, on W. side of river Irwell - township, in Manchester par., 1329 ac., pop. 101,584; bor., partly also in Eccles par., 5170 ac., pop. 176,235; 4 Banks, 2 newspapers. Salford returns 3 members to parl. (3 divisions - viz., North, West, and South - 1 member for each division); its representation was increased from 2 to 3 members in 1885. See MANCHESTER.

Salford in the Domesday Book

A village in Salford hundred, in the county of Cheshire.

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

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