Visit Carrington, Greater Manchester Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Carrington, Greater Manchester

  

Carrington, Greater Manchester Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Carrington, Greater Manchester

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Carrington, Greater Manchester history

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Several derivations of the name Carrington have been suggested from Old English. The name may mean “estate associated with a man called Cara” or caring, meaning “tending or herding” or cring, which means “river bend” In the 12th century, Carrington was known as Carrintona.

You can visit Carrington, Greater Manchester places with Walkfo Carrington, Greater Manchester to hear history at Carrington, Greater Manchester’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Carrington, Greater Manchester has 32 places to visit in our interactive Carrington, Greater Manchester map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Carrington, Greater Manchester, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Carrington, Greater Manchester places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Carrington, Greater Manchester & the surrounding areas.

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32 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Carrington, Greater Manchester tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Carrington, Greater Manchester

  

Best Carrington, Greater Manchester places to visit

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Carrington, Greater Manchester has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Carrington, Greater Manchester’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Carrington, Greater Manchester’s information audio spots:

St George’s Church, Carrington St George’s Church is in the village of Carrington, Trafford, Greater Manchester. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. It stands in a relatively isolated position south of the Manchester Ship Canal.

Glazebrook East Junction–Skelton Junction line Glazebrook East Junction–Skelton Junction line was a railway line. It was a line from Glazbrook, Greater Manchester, to Skelton. It ran between Glazabrook and Skelon Junction in Greater Manchester.

St Martin’s Church, Ashton upon Mersey St Martin’s Church is in Church Lane, Ashton upon Mersey, a district of Sale, Greater Manchester. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.

Flixton House Flixton House was built in 1806 by the Wright family, who had become wealthy land owners. Ralph Wright in 1826 closed several footpaths across his estate, which the public had until then been allowed access to. In response to the closure, the people of Flixon initiated and funded a court case against Wright, one of the first footpath battles in England.

St Michael’s Church, Flixton St Michael’s Church, Flixton, Greater Manchester, is an Anglican parish church dedicated to Michael the Archangel. It lies in the Diocese of Manchester, in the Anglican Diocese previously in Lichfield.

Woodheys Park Woodheys Park, also known as Pinky Park, is located at Kenmore Road, off Woodhouse Lane in Sale, Greater Manchester. The park is approximately 7.5 hectares (18.53 acres) in size and is situated close to the catchment areas of Sale, Broadheath and Timperley.

Trafford Training Centre Trafford Training Centre is the training ground and academy headquarters of English football club Manchester United F.C. It is near the village of Carrington, Greater Manchester, and replaced The Cliff as the club’s training ground in 2000. The main building was opened and the first team moved in in 2000, followed by the Academy facility in 2002.

Black Moss Covert Nature Reserve Black Moss Covert Nature Reserve is a 2.1 hectare nature reserve in England managed by Cheshire Wildlife Trust. It is a Site of Biological Importance and is located on Carrington Moss, two kilometres west of Altrincham town centre.

Irlam (ward) Irlam is an electoral ward of Salford, England. It is represented in Westminster by Barbara Keeley MP for Worsley and Eccles South.

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