Trafford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, with an estimated population of 235,493 in 2017. It covers 41 square miles and includes the area of Old Trafford and the towns of Altrincham, Stretford, Urmston, Timperley, Partington and Sale. There is evidence of Neolithic, Bronze Age, and Roman activity in the area. Trafford has a strong economy with low levels of unemployment and contains both Trafford Park industrial estate and the Trafford Centre.
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Trafford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, with an estimated population of 235,493 in 2017. It covers 41 square miles and includes the area of Old Trafford and the towns of Altrincham, Stretford, Urmston, Timperley, Partington and Sale. The River Mersey flows through the borough, separating North Trafford from South Trafford, and the historic counties of Lancashire and Cheshire. There is evidence of Neolithic, Bronze Age, and Roman activity in the area, two castles – one of them a Scheduled Ancient Monument – and over 200 listed buildings. Trafford has a strong economy with low levels of unemployment and contains both Trafford Park industrial estate and the Trafford Centre, a large out-of-town shopping centre. The Metropolitan Borough of Trafford has existed since 1974, but the area it covers has a long history. The settlements in Trafford have been based largely around agriculture, although Altrinchesam was founded as a market town in the mid 13th century. The area developed its own centres of industry in Broadheath and Trafford Park. They have since declined, although Trafford Park still employs 40–50,000 people. In Parliament, Trafford is represented by three constituencies: Stretford and Urmston; Al Trincham and Sale West; and Wythenshawe and Sale East, which mainly covers neighbouring Manchester. The geology of South Trafford is marl and sandstone, whilst theGeology of North Trafford is Bunterstone, with some Keuperstone, sandstone and sand stone.
The Bridgewater Canal opened in 1894, opened in 1776, and follows a course through Trafford, roughly north to south and roughly north and south to south. The Manchester Ship Canal opened in 1794, completed in 1796, and opened Bridgewater Canal, opened 1894 and 1894. The Trafford Canal, which runs through Trafford and north to north, was completed in 1876, opened by the Bridgewater Canal Trust. The canal is now owned by The Canal Trust, which is owned by the City of Manchester and the City Council. It runs through the centre of the borough and forms the northern edge of the Trafford Park Industrial Estate, which was opened in 1973. The Canal Canal opened in 1894 and runs roughly north to south and roughly south to north and north and east of Trafford. It is the only canal in Greater Manchester to be above the national average for weekly income, and runs through both North Trafford and South Trafford. In the late 19th century, the population rapidly expanded with the arrival of the railway. A 100% increase in population in the Trafford area between 1841 and 1861 was a direct result of an influx due to the construction of the Manchester, South Junction and AlTrincham Railway, which allowed residents to commute more easily from Trafford into Manchester. As a place name,. Trafford is an Anglo-French version of Stratford, deriving from the Old English words stræt and ford.
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