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Towns & cities · West Midlands

Manchester

Manchester — city in Greater Manchester, England.

Manchester

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About

Manchester is a town of about 547,627 people in west midlands. Established 1301. (City and metropolitan borough in England.) Wikipedia notes: "Manchester is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of over 589,000 in 2024.". Coordinates 53.4667°, -2.2333°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.

Coordinates
53.4667, -2.2333
Population
547,627
Established
1301

Sources

Things to see in Manchester

32 attractions within 12 km — showing the 24 most editorially-significant.

Alexandra Park, Manchester

Parks · West Midlands

Alexandra Park, Manchester

Alexandra Park, Manchester — park in Whalley Range, United Kingdom.

Theatres · West Midlands

53two

53two is a theatre in the United Kingdom.

Memorials & monuments · West Midlands

Albert Memorial

Albert Memorial — Monument, dating to 1869.

Other places · West Midlands

Anyone Who Has a Heart

Anyone Who Has a Heart — Public artwork (sculpture).

Bridgewater House

Historic houses · West Midlands

Bridgewater House

Bridgewater House — warehouse in Manchester, England.

Galleries · West Midlands

Castlefield Gallery

Castlefield Gallery — UK charitable organization.

Theatres · West Midlands

Contact

Contact is a theatre in the United Kingdom.

Cornerhouse

Galleries · West Midlands

Cornerhouse

Cornerhouse — former arts centre (gallery, cinemas) in Manchester, England.

County Court, Manchester

Historic houses · West Midlands

County Court, Manchester

County Court, Manchester — building in Manchester, England.

Cube Gallery

Museums · West Midlands

Cube Gallery

Cube Gallery — former architecture museum in Manchester, England.

Elizabeth Gaskell's House

Museums · West Midlands

Elizabeth Gaskell's House

Elizabeth Gaskell's House — museum in Manchester.

Other places · West Midlands

Generation of Possibilities

Generation of Possibilities — Public artwork (sculpture) by Paul Frank Lewthwaite.

Theatres · West Midlands

HOME Theatre

HOME Theatre is a theatre in the United Kingdom.

Latticework Viaducts, Castlefield

Gardens · West Midlands

Latticework Viaducts, Castlefield

Latticework Viaducts, Castlefield — railway viaduct in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK.

Mamucium

Archaeological sites · West Midlands

Mamucium

Mamucium — former Roman fort in the Castlefield area of Manchester in North West England.

Manchester Art Gallery

Galleries · West Midlands

Manchester Art Gallery

Manchester Art Gallery — publicly owned art gallery in Manchester, UK.

Manchester Castle

Castles · West Midlands

Manchester Castle

Manchester Castle — medieval fortified manor house in England.

Theatres · West Midlands

Manchester Opera House

Manchester Opera House is a theatre in the United Kingdom.

National Football Museum

Museums · West Midlands

National Football Museum

National Football Museum — sports museum in Manchester, United Kingdom.

Theatres · West Midlands

Palace Theatre

Palace Theatre is a theatre in the United Kingdom.

Pankhurst Centre

Museums · West Midlands

Pankhurst Centre

Pankhurst Centre — pair of Victorian villas in Manchester, England repurposed as a women-only space and museum.

Piccadilly Gardens

Parks · West Midlands

Piccadilly Gardens

Piccadilly Gardens — public park in England.

Platt Fields Park

Parks · West Midlands

Platt Fields Park

Platt Fields Park — public park in Manchester, England.

Pump House: Peoples History Museum

Museums · West Midlands

Pump House: Peoples History Museum

Pump House: Peoples History Museum — museum in Manchester, England, UK.

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