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

  

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

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Swinton, Greater Manchester history

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The name Swinton derives from the Old English swin, pigs and tun, an enclosure, farmstead or manor estate. During the Middle Ages, Swinton belonged to Whalley Abbey. Swinton Industrial School opened in 1843 and survived until the 1920s.

Swinton, Greater Manchester landmarks

The neoclassical Salford Civic Centre has a 125-foot (38 m) high clock tower. It was built as Swinton and Pendlebury Town Hall, when Swinton received its Charter of Incorporation. The main builders were J. Gerrard’s and Son of Swinton. The town hall opened on 17 September 1938.

Swinton, Greater Manchester geography / climate

Swinton lies in the west-central part of the Greater Manchester Urban Area, the UK’s second largest conurbation. The M60 motorway passes Swinton on its northwest side. Topographically, Swinton occupies an area of gently sloping ground, roughly 213 feet (65 m) above sea level.

You can visit Swinton, Greater Manchester places with Walkfo Swinton, Greater Manchester to hear history at Swinton, Greater Manchester’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Swinton, Greater Manchester has 84 places to visit in our interactive Swinton, 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 Swinton, 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 Swinton, Greater Manchester places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Swinton, Greater Manchester & the surrounding areas.

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84 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Swinton, Greater Manchester places to visit

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

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

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.

Weaste and Seedley (ward) Weaste and Seedley is an electoral ward of Salford, England. It is represented in Westminster by Rebecca Long-Bailey MP Rebecca Long Bailey. The ward has a population of 12,616, according to a profile of the ward.

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