White City

White City is an area in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. Part of the site, which is adjacent to Chester Road, is now a retail park. The area was originally the former Manchester Botanic Gardens that occupied the southeast corner of the docks area and Manchester United's ground.

Type: Commercial area
Description: retail park, formerly botanical gardens and stadium
Also known as: “White City Retail Park” and “White City, Greater Manchester”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old Trafford and Manchester United Museum.

Old Trafford

Stadium

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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 1,700 feet west of White City.

Manchester United Museum

Museum

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. Manchester United Museum is situated 1,800 feet northwest of White City.

Imperial War Museum North

Museum

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Imperial War Museum North is a museum in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester, England. One of five branches of the Imperial War Museum, it explores the impact of modern conflicts on people and society. Imperial War Museum North is situated 1 mile northwest of White City.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Trafford and Gorse Hill.

Old Trafford

Suburb

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Old Trafford is an area of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, which borders the cities of Manchester and Salford, two miles south-west of Manchester city centre in the historic county of Lancashire.

Gorse Hill

Suburb

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Gorse Hill is an area of Stretford, Greater Manchester, England. The population at the 2011 census was 11,894. It is a residential area with two minor industrial estates on either side of the main A56 Chester Road, which divides the two halves of the ward.