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- Greater Manchester is a county in North West England. It has 2.7 million people living there. It was created on 1 April 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972. It is made up of ten Metropolitan boroughs: the cities of Manchester and Salford and the large towns of Oldham, Bury, Rochdale, Ashton-Under-Lyne, Stockport, Wigan and Bolton.
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Greater Manchester is a ceremonial county in North West England. It borders Lancashire to the north, Derbyshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Cheshire to the south, and Merseyside to the west. Its largest settlement is the city of Manchester .
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Manchester (/ ˈ m æ n tʃ ɪ s t ər,-tʃ ɛ s-/ listen ⓘ) is a...
- Geography
The geography of Greater Manchester is dominated by one of...
- Mayor
The Mayor of Greater Manchester is the directly elected...
- Demographics
Key statistics. Compared against the demographics of...
- Greater Manchester Police
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is the territorial police...
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Manchester (/ ˈ m æ n tʃ ɪ s t ər,-tʃ ɛ s-/ listen ⓘ) is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, which had a population of 552,000 at the 2021 census. It contributes to one of the largest metropolitan populations in the United Kingdom as a part of Greater Manchester, which has a population of approximately 2.92 ...
- Settlements
- Physical and Extreme Points
- Geology
- Fringe and Boundary
- Urban Area
- Climate
- Flora and Fauna
- References
The following table outlines the county's major settlements, formatted according to metropolitan borough.
County top
1. Highest point (County Top) – Black Chew Head (542 metres (1,778 ft) above sea level), at 53°30′57.96″N 1°55′17.76″W / 53.5161000°N 1.9216000°W / 53.5161000; -1.9216000
Extremities
The extreme points of Greater Manchester are: 1. Northernmost point – Ramsden Clough at 53°41′8.99″N 2°08′2.27″W / 53.6858306°N 2.1339639°W / 53.6858306; -2.1339639 2. Northernmost settlement – Wardle at 53°38′52.08″N 2°07′56.28″W / 53.6478000°N 2.1323000°W / 53.6478000; -2.1323000 3. Southernmost point – New Hall Farm/River Dean at 53°19′37.77″N 2°09′40.9″W / 53.3271583°N 2.161361°W / 53.3271583; -2.161361 4. Southernmost settlement – Woodford at 53°20′20.4″N 2°9′21.6″W / 53.33900...
Geographic midpoint
1. Centroid/Geographic midpoint – St Matthew's Church, Crumpsall 53°31′5.76″N 2°14′2.76″W / 53.5182667°N 2.2341000°W / 53.5182667; -2.2341000
The underlying geology of Greater Manchester is dominated by rocks from three main periods from the geologic time scale—Carboniferous, Permian-and-Triassic, and Quaternary. Most of Manchester, and its suburban fringe to the south, is located on Permian sandstones and red Triassic sandstones and mudstones, mantled by thick deposits of till and pocke...
The outer boundary of Greater Manchester, roughly 130 miles (209 km), "passes through or near several areas of natural beauty". To the northwest are the West Pennine Moors, and to the north and northeast the South Pennines. Parts of the Peak District National Park also cover the east and south east of Greater Manchester.
The Greater Manchester Urban Area is the larger of two main conurbations defined by the Office for National Statistics that lie within the county boundaries, the other being the Wigan Urban Area. The Greater Manchester Urban Area is an area of land defined by the Office for National Statistics consisting of the large conurbation surrounding and inc...
Greater Manchester experiences a temperate maritime climate, like most of the British Isles,[citation needed] with relatively cool summers and mild winters. The county's average annual rainfall is 806.6 millimetres (31.76 in) compared to the UK average of 1,125.0 millimetres (44.29 in), and its mean rain days are 140.4 per annum, compared to the UK...
Contrary to its reputation as an urban sprawl, Greater Manchester has green belt, constraining urban drift, and a "wide and varied range" of wildlife and natural habitat. For instance, the wooded valleys of Bolton, Bury and Stockport, the moorlands north and east of Rochdale, Oldham and Stalybridge, and the reed beds between Wigan and Leigh, harbou...
Bibliography
1. Phythian, Graham (1992). The Greater Manchester Boundary Walk. Sigma Press. ISBN 1-85058-284-X. 2. Hardy, Peter B. (1998). Butterflies of Greater Manchester. Sale, Greater Manchester: PGL Enterprises. ISBN 0-9532374-0-0. 3. Holland, Philip; Spence, Ian; Sutton, Trevor (1984). Breeding Birds in Greater Manchester. Middleton, Greater Manchester: Manchester Ornithological Society. ISBN 978-0-9509505-0-1. 4. Muir, Jonny (2011). The UK's County Tops: Reaching the top of 91 historic counties. Ci...
The Mayor of Greater Manchester is the directly elected mayor of Greater Manchester, responsible for strategic governance in the region that includes health, transport, housing, strategic planning, waste management, policing, the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service and skills.
Key statistics. Compared against the demographics of England, Greater Manchester's demographics are broadly inline with national averages on many topics. In terms of ethnicity, its Asian and British Asian population is considerably above the regional and national averages, as is the portion of residents who identify as Muslim.
Greater Manchester is a county in North West England. It has 2.7 million people living there. It was created on 1 April 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972. It is made up of ten Metropolitan boroughs: the cities of Manchester and Salford and the large towns of Oldham, Bury, Rochdale, Ashton-Under-Lyne, Stockport, Wigan and Bolton .
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement within the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester in North West England. As of March 2020, Greater Manchester Police employed 6,866 police officers, 3,524 members of police staff, and 560 police community support officers.
