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Stretford is a market town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, sited on flat ground between the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal; the Bridgewater Canal bisects the town. The town is located 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Manchester, 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Salford and 4 miles (6.4 km) north-east of Altrincham.
Stretford Children's Theatre is a youth theatre based in Stretford, England. It was founded in the 1940s by Bertram H. Holland, and ceased to exist in the late 1970s or early 1980s. An offshoot adult theatre company made up of former members of the children's theatre existed in the 1970s.
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It includes a pets' corner, botanical garden, bowling greens, children's play areas, and an athletics stadium, and is the finishing point of the annual Stretford Pageant. Longford Park was the home of John Rylands, industrialist, philanthropist, and Manchester's first multi-millionaire, from 1855 until his death in 1888 and of his widow ...
Feb 9, 2024 · 16%. 16%. As at the 2011 UK census, the Stretford area wards of Clifford, Gorse Hill, Longford and Stretford had a total population of 46,910 and a population density of 8,907 persons per square mile (3,439 per km 2 ). Stretford residents had an average age of 36 years, younger than the 39.3 Trafford average.
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Stretford: Trafford Town Hall in Stretford Population: 46,910 (2011 Census) - Density 9,158/sq mi (3,536/km 2) OS grid reference: SJ795945 - London 163 mi (262 km) SSE Metropolitan borough: Trafford: Metropolitan county: Greater Manchester: Region: North West: Country: England: Sovereign state: United Kingdom: Post town: MANCHESTER
May 20, 2022 · A highly fashionable place to live back in the late 19th – early 20th centuries, Stretford benefitted from a prevailing south-westerly wind which would keep the area clear of the city’s pollution. With the arrival of the Manchester Ship Canal, and Trafford Park Industrial Estate, Stretford grew exponentially – home to workers who grafted ...
Stretford Children's Theatre is a youth theatre based in Stretford, England. It was founded in the 1940s by Bertram H. Holland , and ceased to exist in the late 1970s or early 1980s. An offshoot adult theatre company made up of former members of the children's theatre existed in the 1970s.
