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Trafford Town hall in Trafford, Greater Manchester, Eng.

Trafford

district, England, United Kingdom
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Trafford, metropolitan borough in the southwestern part of the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, northwestern England. Most of the borough’s area, including towns such as Sale and Altrincham, lies south of the River Mersey in the historic county of Cheshire. However, the historic county of Lancashire encompasses the urban core of the borough north of the Mersey, including Stretford, the Trafford Park Industrial Estate, and Old Trafford, home of both the Lancashire County Cricket Club...

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