inner city
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suburb of
City of Salford
The City of Salford () is a metropolitan borough within Greater Manchester, England. The borough is named after its main settlement, Salford. The borough covers the towns of Eccles, Swinton,
Walkden and Pendlebury, as well as the villages ...
,
Greater Manchester
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, England.
Buile Hill Park
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is a large park in Seedley.
History
The area is mostly made up of terraced housing, dating from the late 19th century and early 20th century. It was part of the
County Borough of Salford
Salford was, from 1844 to 1974, a local government district in the county of Lancashire in the northwest of England, covering the city of Salford. It was granted city status in 1926.
History
Free Borough and Police Commissioners
In about 123 ...
in the
administrative county
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of
Lancashire
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The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...
. There was a
railway station
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Westminster
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The area, which extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street, has many visitor attractions and historic landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, Bu ...
by
Rebecca Long-Bailey
Rebecca Roseanne Long-Bailey (' Long; born 22 September 1979), is a British politician and former solicitor serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Salford and Eccles since 2015. A member of the Labour Party, Long-Bailey served in the Shadow ...
Salford and Eccles
Salford and Eccles is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Rebecca Long-Bailey, a member of the Labour Party.
History
The constituency was created following the Boundary Commission's Fifth Peri ...
.
The ward is represented on
Salford City Council
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by three
Labour
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* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
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** Organized labour and the labour ...
councillors: Ronnie Wilson, Paul Wilson, and Stephen Hesling.
Geography
Seedley lies west of
Pendleton Pendleton may refer to:
Places
;United Kingdom
*Pendleton, Lancashire, England
*Pendleton, Greater Manchester, England
;United States
*Pendleton, Indiana
* Pendleton, Missouri
*Pendleton, New York
*Pendleton, Oregon
*Pendleton, South Carolina
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and north of
Weaste
Weaste () is a suburb in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. In 2014, Weaste and Seedley ward had a population of 12,616.
History
Historically in Lancashire, it is an industrial area, with many industrial estates. The A57 (Ec ...
.
Transport links
Seedley is not served by the
Manchester Metrolink
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or
National Rail
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.
The following bus routes run through the area:
* Route 67 between Manchester and Cadishead (operated by
Go North West
Go North West is a bus operator in Greater Manchester, England. It is a subsidiary of the Go-Ahead Group.
History
Go North West commenced operations on 2 June 2019 following the Go-Ahead Group's purchase of First Greater Manchester's Queens Roa ...
)
* Route 70 between Pendleton and Eccles (operated by
)
* Circular routes 74 and 75 via Agecroft and Pendleton (operated by Stagecoach Manchester)
* Route 100 between Manchester and Warrington (operated by Go North West)
Notable residents
Alistair Cooke
Alistair Cooke (born Alfred Cooke; 20 November 1908 – 30 March 2004) was a British-American writer whose work as a journalist, television personality and radio broadcaster was done primarily in the United States.Harold Riley.
Emmeline Pankhurst
Emmeline Pankhurst ('' née'' Goulden; 15 July 1858 – 14 June 1928) was an English political activist who organised the UK suffragette movement and helped women win the right to vote. In 1999, ''Time'' named her as one of the 100 Most Impo ...