MediaCityUK

MediaCityUK is a 200-acre mixed-use property development on the banks of the Manchester Ship Canal in the boroughs of Salford and Trafford, Greater Manchester, England.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Old Trafford and Imperial War Museum North.

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 74,158, it is the largest club football stadium in the United Kingdom, and the eleventh-largest in Europe.

Imperial War Museum North

Museum

Photo: pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

The Lowry

Art gallery

Photo: Whittlepedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lowry is a theatre and gallery complex at Salford Quays, Salford, Greater Manchester, England. It is named after the early 20th-century painter L. S. Lowry, known for his paintings of industrial scenes in North West England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include The Quays and Salford Quays.

The Quays

Photo: flashcurd, CC BY 2.0.

The Quays covers the four areas of Salford Quays, Trafford Wharf, Old Trafford and Trafford Centre to the west of Manchester city centre.

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.

MediaCityUK

Type: Neighborhood
Also known as: “Media City UK” and “MediaCity”
Category: locality
Location: Salford, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.47324° or 53° 28′ 24″ north

Longitude

-2.29902° or 2° 17′ 57″ west

Open location code

9C5VFPF2+79

OpenStreetMap ID

way 72925012

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

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