Wardley, Greater Manchester

Human settlement in England
  • Salford
Metropolitan county
  • Greater Manchester
Region
  • North West
CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townMANCHESTERPostcode districtM27, M28Dialling code0161PoliceGreater ManchesterFireGreater ManchesterAmbulanceNorth West
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England
Greater Manchester
53°31′08″N 2°21′18″W / 53.5190°N 2.3551°W / 53.5190; -2.3551

Wardley is a suburban area of the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. It borders Linnyshaw, Walkden and Swinton.

Transport

The A580 "East Lancashire Road" passes through the area, and also links to the M61 motorway, of which Wardley is the start of. The M60 motorway passes through the area, with links at Junction 14 (from A580 west, no access to A580 east or M60 clockwise) and the M60 and A666(M) meet at Worsley Braided Interchange (at M60 J15 and A666(M) J1). The A6 road (Manchester Road) also passes through the district with frequent bus services (36 and 37) linking Bolton, Farnworth and Walkden with Swinton, Pendleton, Salford and Manchester. There is also an hourly daytime only Monday to Saturday service (484) through Wardley which links Salford Royal Hospital with Prestwich via Eccles, Monton, Wardley, Swinton, Pendlebury, Agecroft and Rainsough.

The district is served by Moorside railway station on Moorside Road, close to the junction with Chorley Road (A6), Swinton. Until 1974 the station was known as Moorside and Wardley. The station is on the Manchester Victoria to Wigan line via Atherton.

General information

Wardley once had three public houses, the Morning Star, Red Lion and Brook Tavern, but the last has now closed down and been converted into a small Tesco store. The Brook Tavern, as its name implied, stood on the Worsley side of Sindsley Brook, the historic boundary between Swinton and Worsley. The Morning Star is run by Joseph Holt's Brewery.

Wardley Hall is the residence of the Roman Catholic bishop of Salford.[1] Adjacent to it is St Mary's Catholic Cemetery.

Wardley Industrial Estate lies between the A6 (Manchester Road) and the A580 East Lancashire Road.

Wardley means "clearing by a fort", from Old English weard "ward, protection" and leāh "clearing, wood". The name was recorded as Weardeleige in 1148.

School

References

  1. ^ Westwood, Jennifer; Simpson, Jacqueline (2006). The Lore of the Land: A Guide to England's Legends, from Spring-heeled Jack to the Witches of Warboys. Penguin. p. 410. ISBN 978-0-14-102103-4.
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