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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Salford like this:
Salford.-- parl. and mun. bor. and township, SE. Lancashire, on W. side of river Irwell - township, in Manchester par., 1329 ac., pop. 101,584; bor., partly also in Eccles par., 5170 ac., pop. 176,235; 4 Banks, 2 newspapers. Salford returns 3 members to parl. (3 divisions - viz., North, West, and South - 1 member for each division); its representation was increased from 2 to 3 members in 1885. See MANCHESTER.
Salford is now part of SALFORD District. Click here for graphs and data of how SALFORD has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Salford itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Salford in Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/326
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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