Swinton

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Swinton is a town in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England, known historically for its role in the coal mining and textile industries.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Swinton canonical 25
Swinton and Pendlebury 1
Swinton and Wardley 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf town
administrativeCentreOf Salford
surface form: City of Salford (civic functions)
ceremonialCounty Greater Manchester
country England
dialCode 0161
distanceFrom approximately 4 miles west-northwest of Manchester city centre
governingBody Salford City Council
hasAmenity Victoria Park, Swinton
hasCemetery Swinton Cemetery
hasHistoricIndustry brickmaking
coal mining
cotton textiles
hasLeisureFacility Swinton Leisure Centre
hasLocalGovernmentWard Swinton Park
Swinton self-linksurface differs
surface form: Swinton and Wardley
hasNeighbour Clifton
Eccles
Pendlebury
Worsley
hasPublicBuilding Salford Civic Centre
hasRailwayStation Swinton railway station
hasReligiousBuilding St Augustine’s Church, Pendlebury
St Peter’s Church, Swinton
hasSecondarySchool Moorside High School, Swinton
Swinton Academy
hasType suburban area of Salford urban area
historicalActivity handloom weaving
historicalCounty Lancashire
knownFor coal mining industry
textile industry
lieutenancyArea Greater Manchester
locatedIn Salford
surface form: City of Salford

Greater Manchester
North West England
locatedOn Lancashire coalfield
surface form: Manchester Coalfield
OSGridReference SD765025
parliamentaryConstituency Salford
surface form: Salford and Eccles
partOf Salford
surface form: metropolitan borough of Salford
postcodeArea M
postTown Manchester
surface form: MANCHESTER
region North West England
roadServedBy A580 road
A6 road
sovereignState United Kingdom
transport served by Swinton railway station on the Manchester to Southport line
served by multiple bus routes to Manchester and surrounding areas

Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pendlebury hasNeighbour Swinton
Agecroft near Swinton
Atherton line connects Swinton
Atherton line hasStation Swinton
Clifton locatedNear Swinton
Swinton hasLocalGovernmentWard Swinton self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Swinton and Wardley
Clifton Country Park near Swinton
Swinton and Pendlebury Urban District Council locatedIn Swinton
this entity surface form: Swinton and Pendlebury
River Dearne flowsThrough Swinton
Swinton Academy locatedIn Swinton
Swinton Cemetery serves Swinton
Wardley hasPostTown Swinton
Wardley adjacentTo Swinton
SNN associatedStationName Swinton
M60 motorway (nearby) passesNear Swinton
subject surface form: M60 motorway
Hundred of Salford contains Swinton