Anchorage

Anchorage is a tram stop in Salford, England. Anchorage is situated nearby to the school Oasis Academy MediaCityUK, as well as near the government office Consulate General of Libya.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old Trafford and Anchorage tram stop.

Old Trafford

Stadium

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Old Trafford is a football stadium in the Old Trafford area of Greater Manchester, England. It is the home ground of Manchester United. With a capacity of 74,244 which was increased from 74,197 in the start of season 25/26, it is the largest club football stadium in the United Kingdom, and the eleventh-largest in Europe. Old Trafford is situated 4,200 feet south of Anchorage.

Anchorage tram stop

Station

Photo: P L Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Anchorage tram stop is on the Eccles Line of Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system, in the Salford Quays area, in North West England. It opened on 6 December 1999 as part of Phase 2 of the system's expansion, next to The Anchorage skyscraper that was constructed in 1991, and near the terminus of Salford's old Dock 9.

Oasis Academy MediaCityUK

School

Oasis Academy MediaCityUK is a co-educational secondary school for 11-16 year olds in Salford Quays, Salford, Greater Manchester, England. The school is an academy run by Oasis Community Learning, a multi-academy trust. Oasis Academy MediaCityUK is situated 600 feet northeast of Anchorage.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Salford Quays and Ordsall.

Salford Quays

Suburb

Photo: Frombowen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Salford Quays is an area of Salford, Greater Manchester, England, near the end of the Manchester Ship Canal. Previously the site of Manchester Docks, it faces Trafford across the canal.

Ordsall

Suburb

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Ordsall is an inner city suburb of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. The population at the 2011 census was 14,194. It lies chiefly to the south of the A57 road, close to the River Irwell, the main boundary with the city of Manchester, Salford Quays and Manchester Ship Canal, which divides it from Stretford.