Trafford
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- For other uses, see Trafford (disambiguation).
| Borough of Trafford | |
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| Missing image EnglandTrafford.png Trafford | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | Metropolitan borough |
| Region: | North West England |
| Ceremonial County: | Greater Manchester |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 239th 106.04 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Stretford |
| ONS code: | 00BU |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2003 est.) - Density | Ranked 60th 211,774 1,997 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 91.6% White 4.0% S.Asian 2.0% Afro-Carib. |
| Politics | |
| Missing image Arms-trafford.jpg Arms of Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council http://www.trafford.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative |
| MPs: | Graham Brady, Paul Goggins, Beverley Hughes |
Image of Trafford Town Hall (http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/ewm/ic5/16.jpg)
Trafford is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. It has a population of about 220,000 and includes the towns of Altrincham, Sale, Stretford, and Urmston.
The grounds of Manchester United and Lancashire County Cricket Club are at Old Trafford.
Trafford is also home to the Trafford Centre, northwest-Britain's largest indoor shopping complex, and the Imperial War Museum North, which faces Salford's Lowry centre across the Manchester Ship Canal.
The borough was formed on April 1, 1974 as a merger of the boroughs of Altrincham and Sale, along with Bowdon and Hale urban districts and part of Bucklow Rural District, all in Cheshire, along with the borough of Stretford and Urmston urban district from Lancashire.
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