Carrington

Carrington is a village and civil parish in the , Greater Manchester, England. Historically a part of , the village is west of the Greater Manchester Urban Area, and includes several industrial sites.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 480 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England
  • Also known as: “Carrington, Greater Manchester” and “Carrington, Trafford”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Flixton railway station and Carrington Training Centre.

Railway station
Photo: Parrot of Doom, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is in , in the North West of England. The station, and all services calling there, are operated by Northern Trains. It is 6+1⁄2 miles west of on the Manchester to Liverpool Line.

Sports venue
, sometimes referred to as Carrington, was the training ground of EFL League Two club Bury, leased from Manchester City. The League Two club moved into this complex in early 2015 when previous holders Manchester City moved into a new £50 million training facility close to its Sportcity home in east Manchester.

Sports venue
is the training ground and academy headquarters of English football club Manchester United. It is near the village of Carrington, Greater Manchester, , and replaced as the club's training ground in 2000.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Irlam and Urmston.

Town
Photo: Keith Williamson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburb in the , Manchester, England. In 2011, it had a population of 19,933. It lies on flat ground on the south side of the M62 motorway and the north bank of the Manchester Ship Canal, 6.7 miles southwest of Salford, 7.6 miles southwest of and 8.3 miles northeast of . is situated 2 miles northwest of Carrington.

Town
Photo: R Greenhalgh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town in , , England, which had a population of 41,731 at the 2021 Census. Historically in , it is 5 miles southwest of . is situated 2 miles northeast of Carrington.

Village
Photo: Dealtdark, Public domain.
is a village in the in , England, with a 2014 population of 10,739, situated within the historic county of . is situated 2 miles west of Carrington.

Carrington

Latitude
53.43211° or 53° 25′ 56″ north
Longitude
-2.39016° or 2° 23′ 25″ west
Population
480
Elevation
69 feet (21 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB CRT
Open location code
9C5VCJJ5+RW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7612751283
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2653673
Wiki­data ID
Q2379154
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Carrington” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كارينجتون بمانشستر الكبرى”
  • Bengali: “ক্যারিংটন”
  • Cebuano: “Carrington (kapital sa distrito)”
  • Cebuano: “Carrington”
  • Chinese: “卡灵顿”
  • Chinese: “卡靈頓”
  • Dutch: “Carrington”
  • French: “Carrington”
  • German: “Carrington”
  • Gujarati: “કેરિંગટન”
  • Irish: “Carrington”
  • Japanese: “キャリントン”
  • Kannada: “ಕ್ಯಾರಿಂಗ್ಟನ್”
  • Korean: “케링턴”
  • Ladin: “Carrington”
  • Lithuanian: “Karingtonas”
  • Polish: “Carrington”
  • Portuguese: “Carrington”
  • Russian: “Карингтон”
  • Russian: “Каррингтон”
  • Spanish: “Carrington”
  • Swedish: “Carrington (distriktshuvudort)”
  • Swedish: “Carrington, Greater Manchester”
  • Tamil: “காரிங்க்டோன்”
  • Telugu: “క్యారింగ్ టన్”
  • Turkish: “Carrington, Greater Manchester”
  • Urdu: “کیرنگٹن، گریٹر مانچسٹر”
  • Welsh: “Carrington, Manceinion Fwyaf”
  • Welsh: “Carrington”
  • “Carrington”

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