I live in a small town called Salford in PA USA. Can any UK baggers shed any light on the place name in UK? Is Salford the name of a shire or hamlet or wot? Do I have a sister city on your side? Is there anything to visit?
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Complete writeup was found in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salford Still interested in any personal experiences of the place. (Salford, PA. - population 450) Thanks.
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Salford in England isn't small, technically it's a city I think -- but much smaller than the main cities like London, Liverpool, Manchester etc. I've been to the university there several times for various lectures. It's nice, I'm not sure I'd bother to make a trip across the ocean for it though as there isn't a whole lot to do there, and it is on the smaller side. There's certainly much more do do in Manchester which is about a 15 minute train ride away, so if you were planning on visiting Salford during a trip to explore the rest of England then I'd recommend it. Having looked at the Wiki Salford PA article, I don't think your Salford is officially twinned with anywhere in England, no.
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there's huge history here. Moved to Salford in May, having been living four miles away for the previous 6 months. Salford City Council administers a borough of over 250,000 people though it is arguable that only 75,000 are in the City of Salford as the borough also encompasses the towns of Eccles, Irlam, Swinton and Worsley. The root of the name Salford may be attributed to being 'crossing point (ford) by the salix (Latin willow)' as the River Irwell was bridged by Blackfriars many hundred years ago. The city's rugby league stadium is called The Willows, in recognition of the potential abundance of the tree in the area. The river Irwell rises in northern hills and serves as the boundary between the boroughs of Manchester (population >450,000) and Salford. Manchester is entirely to the east of the river, is credited as being the world's first industrial city and its airport serves over 20m passengers a year, the vast majority of whom are international passengers. There's a lot to visit, I can tell you a lot more about it if you are interested.
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There is a village in Oxfordshire, near Chipping Norton, called Salford. At a guess it could have 200-500 people.
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A lot of US towns are named after the hometowns of their first colonial settlers.
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