Swinton

E65137

town

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

Aliases (1)

Swinton and Wardley ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	town →
administrativeCentreOf	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 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	City of Salford → Greater Manchester → North West England →
locatedOn	Manchester Coalfield →
OSGridReference	SD765025 →
parliamentaryConstituency	Salford and Eccles →
partOf	metropolitan borough of Salford →
postcodeArea	M →
postTown	MANCHESTER →
region	North West England →
roadServedBy	A580 road NERFINISHED → A6 road NERFINISHED →
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 (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Atherton line →	connects
Swinton ("Swinton and Wardley") →	hasLocalGovernmentWard
Manchester urban area →	hasMajorSettlement
Pendlebury →	hasNeighbour
Atherton line →	hasStation
Salford City Council →	headquartersLocation
Clifton →	locatedNear
Agecroft →	near
Swinton railway station →	serves