Salford
in Salford of England, United Kingdom

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
53.488 and -2.290 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 53° 29' 15" and W -2° 17' 25"
Currency and Currency Code:
Pound - GBP
Spoken languages:
English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 11:35 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:44 am and 8:29 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for United Kingdom in Northern Europe

Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-04-25 08:17:04

Explore Salford

Salford in Salford (England) with it's 72,750 inhabitants is a city in United Kingdom about 164 mi (or 264 km) north-west of London, the country's capital.

Local time in Salford is now 11:35 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Salford, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Manchester Airport in a distance of 9 mi (or 15 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal in a distance of 44 mi (or 71 km), South-West. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Stretford, Manchester, Carrington, Bury and Ringway. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 47 °F

Morning Temperature 6°C / 43 °F
Evening Temperature 7°C / 45 °F
Night Temperature 4°C / 39 °F
Chance of rainfall 3%
Air Humidity 76%
Air Pressure 1003 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from East
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 80% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Friday, 26th of April 2024

9°C (48 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.

Saturday, 27th of April 2024

11°C (51 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.

Sunday, 28th of April 2024

6°C (42 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Quay Apartments

Address
0,9 mi
250 The Quays
M50 3SB Manchester
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 10:00 - 22:00
Weekend: 10:00 - 19:00


Copthorne Manchester

Address
1,4 mi
Clippers Quay, Salford Quays
M50 3SN Manchester
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


GREAT JOHN STREET HOTEL

Address
1,6 mi
GREAT JOHN STREET
M34FD Manchester
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Manchester Marriott Victoria & Albert Hotel

Address
1,5 mi
Water Street
M3 4JQ Manchester
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


YHA Manchester - Hostel

Address
1,6 mi
Potato Wharf
M3 4NB Manchester
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


The Ainscow Hotel & Spa

Address
1,4 mi
Trinity Way
M3 5EN Salford
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Hilton Garden Inn Manchester

Address
2,1 mi
Talbot Road
M16 0PX Manchester
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Holiday Inn MANCHESTER - WEST

Address
1,1 mi
Liverpool Street
M5 4LT MANCHESTER
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Manchester Old Trafford

Address
1,6 mi
WATERS REACH TRAFFORD PARK
M17 1WS Manchester
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


TheHeart Serviced Apartments

Address
1,2 mi
Blue, MediaCityUK
M50 2EQ Media City UK,Salford
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

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Raf Yaakob's Journey to Old Trafford - Part 2

Published: June 07, 2014
Length: 54:33 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Raf Yaakob

The finale of "Raf Yaakob's Journey to Old Trafford' It started from me winning the Grand Prize winner from Maybank Manchester United Credit Card competition that entitled me to go Manchester...


CLIP-02 The CBBC Interactive Tour at Media City UK, Salford, Manchester Clip 02 (19.02.2015)

Published: February 25, 2015
Length: 45:39 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: scuttsproductions

CLIP-02 The CBBC Interactive Tour at Media City UK, Salford, Manchester Clip 02 (19.02.2015)


Salford University Building Media City Time lapse

Published: July 24, 2013
Length: 17:27 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Magpie Travels

Practicing time-lapse in the Salford University building of Media City on the Panasonic P2.


Media City Smoke Time-lapse

Published: July 24, 2013
Length: 29:30 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Magpie Travels

A short time-lapse of the Media City Uk bridge.


Snow In Media City UK ..

Published: February 10, 2013
Length: 15:19 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Abdullah Jamaan

Snow ― #mediacityuk, #snow, #bbc, #cold, #test at Media City UK http://viddy.it/WaMNCb.


Archaecom Conference - 3 - John Liffen

Published: June 27, 2012
Length: 18:39 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: SEEFacultyTV

The University of Salford hosted the first conference of its kind on 10th March, 2012. The Archaeology of Communications Conference was held at Media City, at the heart of one of the most...


Ice Bucket Challenge Derek and Andy of Salford City College

Published: August 28, 2014
Length: 30:48 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: DavesGraphicDesignTV

Head of Department Andrew Paslowski and Curriculum Leader Derek Cowper of the Creative Arts Department at Pendleton Sixth Form Centre, Salford City College take on the Ice Bucket Challenge!


Alien Swarm - Custom map: City 17

Published: June 23, 2012
Length: 03:18 min
Rating: 2 of 5
Author: Fluffy Gaming

Barry, Rob Tom and Kim, I mean Tim, play a custom Alien Swarm map. Just remember, death comes to us all, those who embrace it with glory and fire are the best of us... Map: City17 https://sites.go...


Pendleton Creative Arts do the Harlem Shake

Published: March 13, 2013
Length: 10:03 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: DavesGraphicDesignTV

Students from the Creative Arts Department at Pendleton Centre, Salford City College do the Harlem Shake to raise money for Comic Relief 2013. We had a good giggle and managed to support a...


Geodesic dome time lapse build, using SOLARDOME® PRO architectural system.

Published: August 19, 2013
Length: 30:21 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Solardome Industries

Time Lapse build of a 10m diameter, double glazed, glass and aluminium geodesic dome using SOLARDOME® PRO architectural system. The glass dome was constructed at FutureSkills, Salford City.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Salford, Greater Manchester

Salford lies at the heart of the City of Salford, a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England. Salford is sited in a meander of the River Irwell, which forms its boundary with the city of Manchester to the east. Together with its neighbouring towns to the west, Salford forms the local government district of the City of Salford, which is administered from Swinton.

Located at 53.4831, -2.29306 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Salford, Cities in North West England, Post towns in the M postcode area

BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra is a digital radio station, operated by the BBC, and specialising only in extended additional sports coverage. It is a sister station to BBC Radio 5 Live and shares facilities, presenters and management. The station is only available on Digital Radio, television platforms and online.

Located at 53.4728, -2.29722 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra, BBC national radio stations, Digital only radio stations, Sports radio stations in the United Kingdom

Dirty Old Town

"Dirty Old Town" is a song written by Ewan MacColl in 1949 that was made popular by The Dubliners and has been recorded by many others since.

Located at 53.4806, -2.2768 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
1949 songs, The Dubliners songs, Rod Stewart songs, The Pogues songs, Songs written by Ewan MacColl

Salford Crescent railway station

Salford Crescent is one of two railway stations in Salford, Greater Manchester, England. It opened in 1987. The other station is Salford Central. The station is 1.75 miles west of Manchester Victoria and 2.25 miles west of Manchester Piccadilly. It consists of a single island platform with a ticket office and waiting room. The station is also signposted as "For University of Salford", as the station is located in between the University's Peel Park Campus and the Frederick Road Campus.

Located at 53.4864, -2.27583 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in Salford, University of Salford, Railway stations opened by British Rail, Railway stations opened in 1987, Railway stations served by First TransPennine Express, Railway stations served by Northern Rail, DfT Category C2 stations

Wat Charoenbhavana

On 8 February 2004 saw the establishment of Wat Charoenbhavana, Manchester - also known in English as the North-West Centre for Buddhist Meditation. It is the first Thai Buddhist temple the Northwest of England. It is located in a converted curtain-rail factory in Salford. The temple was named Wat Charoenbhavana (Manchester) by the Thai community (lit. `the temple for cultivation of meditation') and was consecrated with the blessing of the Most Ven.

Located at 53.4923, -2.2815 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buddhist temples in England, Thai Buddhist temples outside of Thailand, Religion in Greater Manchester

BBC Radio Manchester

BBC Radio Manchester is a BBC Local Radio station broadcasting to Greater Manchester and north east Cheshire in North West England. It broadcasts 24 hours a day from studios at MediaCityUK in Salford Quays via a transmitter at Holme Moss, with a small repeater at Saddleworth covering Tameside and Saddleworth. It can also be heard on DAB radio and via internet streaming.

Located at 53.479, -2.289 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Radio stations established in 1970, BBC Local Radio, Radio stations in Manchester

County Borough of Salford

Salford was, from 1844 to 1974, a local government district in the northwest of England, coterminate with Salford. It was granted city status in 1926.

Located at 53.49, -2.29 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Local government in Salford, Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972, History of Salford, County boroughs of England

Agecroft Colliery

Agecroft Colliery was a coalmine on the Manchester Coalfield in the Agecroft district of Pendlebury that first opened in 1844 in the historic county of Lancashire, England. It exploited the coal seams of the Middle Coal Measures of the Lancashire Coalfield. The colliery had two spells of use; the first between 1844 and 1932 when the most accessible coal seams were exploited and a second lease of life after extensive development in the late 1950s to access the deepest seams..

Located at 53.5026, -2.29341 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures in Salford, Irwell Valley, Underground mines in England, Coal mines in Lancashire

Salford City College

Salford City College is a further education college based in Salford, England. It opened on 1 January 2009, as the result of a merger between Salford College, Eccles College and Pendleton College to form a 'supercollege'. Salford City College continues to function in the same buildings that the previous colleges had.

Located at 53.493, -2.304 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Education in Salford, Further education colleges in Greater Manchester, Educational institutions established in 2009, Sixth form colleges in Greater Manchester, 2009 establishments in England

Cross Lane railway station

Cross Lane railway station is a closed station on the Liverpool to Manchester line.

Located at 53.48, -2.2823 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Disused railway stations in Salford, Former London and North Western Railway stations

Seedley railway station

Seedley railway station is a closed station on the Liverpool to Manchester line.

Located at 53.4811, -2.29681 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Disused railway stations in Salford, Former London and North Western Railway stations

St Thomas' Church, Pendleton

St Thomas' Church, Pendleton, is located in Broad Street, Pendleton, Salford, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Salford, the archdeaconry of Salford, and the diocese of Manchester. Its benefice is united with those of five nearby churches to form the Salford All Saints Team Ministry. The church is designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building.

Located at 53.4921, -2.2857 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Church of England churches in Greater Manchester, Grade II listed buildings in Greater Manchester, Grade II listed churches, Religious buildings completed in 1831, 19th-century Church of England church buildings, Anglican congregations established in the 19th century, Anglican Diocese of Manchester, Commissioners' churches, Gothic Revival architecture in Greater Manchester

Districts of the same city

These districts belong to Salford.

Other districts

These are districts that are close by, but belong to a different city than Salford.

Popular in vicinity

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capture of the webcam Trafford Park: Manchester − Old Trafford

Trafford Park: Manchester − Old Trafford, Trafford Park (source)

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
سالفورد, Горад Солфард, Солфорд, Salford, サルフォード, 솔퍼드, Salfordas, 索爾福德