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Salford was one of the UK's first industrial cities and gained status at the start of the industrial revolution

[[Albert Finney]], [[Alistair Cooke]] and [[James Prescott Joule]] were born in Salford. Other famous residents included Sir [[Ben Kingsley]], Sir [[Jimmy SavileSaville]] and [[L.S. Lowry]].

Salford is the setting of Wetherfield in [[Coronation Street]].

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[[Salford University]] is one of 4 universities in Greater Manchester and has approximately 19,000 students.

Although Salford is a city within its own right, it is also a [[metropolitan borough]] of [[Greater Manchester]]. Salford also contains the towns of [[Swinton]], [[Eccles]], [[Pendlebury]], [[Broughton]], [[Pendleton]], [[Worsley]], [[Walkden]], [[Irlam]], [[Cadishead]], [[Wardley]], [[Monton]], [[Barton]] and [[Boothstown]].

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