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

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Clifton, Greater Manchester history

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Clifton is derived from the Old English clif and tun, and means the “settlement near a cliff, slope or riverbank” It was mentioned in the Pipe Roll of 1183–84.

Coal mining

Clifton Hall Colliery was west of Lumns Lane, on the site now occupied by a domestic refuse and recycling site run by the Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority. The colliery was operating by 1820 and its tramway is shown on a parliamentary plan from 1830 and an 1845 map. On 18 June 1885, an underground explosion at the colliery killed 178 men and boys.

Industry

The Pilkington’s Lancastrian Pottery was established in 1892. Magnesium Elektron Ltd built a large factory at Clifton Junction to produce magnesium metal in 1936.

Clifton, Greater Manchester geography / climate

Clifton lies five miles north west of Manchester on the A666 road (Manchester Road) to Bolton. The township covered 850 acres in the valley of the River Irwell, which forms the north east boundary. The Manchester-Preston railway line passes through and there was a junction with the line to Bury and Rossendale.

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Best Clifton, Greater Manchester places to visit

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

Wet Earth Colliery Wet Earth Colliery was a coal mine located on the Manchester Coalfield, in Clifton, Greater Manchester. The colliery has a unique place in British coal mining history; apart from being one of the earliest pits in the country, it is the place where engineer James Brindley made water run uphill.

Clifton Country Park The park comprises 119 acres (48 hectares) of wooded area, fields and lakes. Industrial heritage is also a feature of the park, the remains of Wet Earth Colliery can be found in the woods, along with Fletcher’s Canal.

Pendlebury (ward) Pendlebury is an electoral ward of Salford, England. It is represented in Westminster by Rebecca Long-Bailey MP Rebecca Long Bailey. A profile of the ward conducted in 2014 recorded a population of 13,434.

Greater Manchester Built-up Area The Greater Manchester Built-up Area has a population of 2,553,379 according to the United Kingdom Census 2011. It is the second most populous conurbation in the UK after the Greater London built-up area. The area is not conterminous with Greater Manchester, for it excludes settlements such as Wigan and Marple from Greater Manchester.

HM Prison Forest Bank HM Prison Forest Bank is a Category B men’s private prison. It is located in the Agecroft area of Pendlebury in Salford near Manchester. The prison is operated by Sodexo Justice Services.

Irlams o’ th’ Height Irlams o’ th’ Height is a suburb of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. It is located in the centre of the city’s population.

Claremont (ward) Claremont (ward) is an electoral ward of Salford, England. It is represented in Westminster by Rebecca Long-Bailey MP Rebecca Long Bailey. A profile of the ward conducted in 2014 recorded a population of 10,166.

Municipal Borough of Swinton and Pendlebury Swinton and Pendlebury was a local government district of Lancashire. It was created in 1894 as an urban district and enlarged in 1934 as a municipal borough. The urban district was governed from Pendleburgh Town Hall on Bolton Road at the junction with Carrington Street.

Swinton North (ward) Swinton North (ward) is an electoral ward of Salford, England. It is represented in Westminster by Rebecca Long-Bailey MP Rebecca Long Bailey. The ward is to be abolished following a review by the Local Government Boundary Commission.

Salford Civic Centre Salford Civic Centre, formerly Swinton and Pendlebury Town Hall, is a municipal building at Chorley Road, in Swinton, Greater Manchester, England. It is the administrative headquarters of Salford City Council.

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