Walkden
Walkden is a town in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester, England, six miles (ten kilometres) northwest of central Salford, and seven miles (eleven kilometres) of Manchester.
| Walkden | |
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| Town | |
Trees and the bandstand in the Victorian Parr Fold Park. | |
Walkden Location within Greater Manchester | |
| Population | 35,616 (2014 estimate) |
| OS grid reference | SD751030 |
| • London | 169 mi (272 km) SE |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MANCHESTER |
| Postcode district | M28 |
| Dialling code | 0161 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Walkden has been designated as one of seven main town centres in the City of Salford, and now largely functions as a retail centre and commuter suburb of Greater Manchester.
Historically in the township of Worsley in Lancashire, Walkden was a centre for coal mining and textile manufacture.
In 2014, the electoral wards of Walkden North, Walkden South and Little Hulton had a combined population of 35,616.
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