Cockcroft
Cockcroft is an university building in Salford, England. Cockcroft is situated nearby to Clifford Whitworth Library, as well as near the art gallery University Of Salford Art Collection.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Salford Museum and Art Gallery and Salford Crescent railway station.
Salford Museum and Art Gallery
Museum
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Salford Museum and Art Gallery, in Peel Park, Salford, Greater Manchester, opened to the public in November 1850 as the Royal Museum and Public Library. The gallery and museum are devoted to the history of Salford and Victorian art and architecture. Salford Museum and Art Gallery is situated 470 feet southeast of Cockcroft.
Salford Crescent railway station
Railway station
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Salford Crescent railway station is a railway station in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, opened by British Rail in 1987. The station is 1 mile west of Salford Central, 1.75 miles west of Manchester Victoria and 2.25 miles west of Manchester Piccadilly. Salford Crescent railway station is situated 650 feet west of Cockcroft.
Peel Park
Park
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Peel Park is a public urban park in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, located on the flood plain of the River Irwell below Salford Crescent and adjacent to the University of Salford. Peel Park is situated 610 feet northeast of Cockcroft.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pendleton and Blackfriars.
Pendleton
Suburb
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Pendleton is an inner-city district of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. The A6 dual carriageway skirts the east of the district. Historically in Lancashire, Pendleton experienced rapid urbanisation during the Industrial Revolution.
Blackfriars
Quarter
Blackfriars is an outer-city suburb of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. It is situated along the banks of the River Irwell, close to the traditional centre of Salford at Greengate, between Manchester City Centre and Broughton.
Salford
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Salford is a city in Greater Manchester in northwest England, with a population of 130,000 in 2021. It's separated from the City of Manchester by a loop of the River Irwell. Its biggest attraction is the Quays, but this area is described on a separate page.
Cockcroft
- Type: University building
- Categories: building and education
- Location: Salford, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.48638° or 53° 29′ 11″ northLongitude
-2.27272° or 2° 16′ 22″ westOperator
University of SalfordOpen location code
9C5VFPPG+HWOpenStreetMap ID
way 101153196OpenStreetMap feature
building=university
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