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'''Stretford''' is a town in southern [[Lancashire]]. It is 4 miles south-west of [[Manchester]] city centre and the Manchester electoral ward [[Hulme]] adjoins the town to the north-east. [[Sale, Cheshire|Sale]] sits across the River Mersey in [[Cheshire]] to the south. As of the 2011 Census, Stretford had a population of 46,910, an increase of nearly 10,000 from its 2001 population of 37,455.
'''Stretford''' is a town in southern [[Lancashire]]. It is 4 miles south-west of [[Manchester]] city centre and the Manchester electoral ward [[Hulme]] adjoins the town to the north-east. [[Sale, Cheshire|Sale]] sits across the River Mersey in [[Cheshire]] to the south. As of the 2011 Census, Stretford had a population of 46,910, an increase of nearly 10,000 from its 2001 population of 37,455.
Stretford was known largely as an agricultural village in the 19th century, being nicknamed ''Porkhampton'' for the number of [[pigs]] it supplied to Manchester market.<ref>[https://humphreypark.org.uk/history/stretford/ Stretford Humphrey Park Community Centre]</ref>
Stretford was known largely as an agricultural village in the 19th century, being nicknamed ''Porkhampton'' and ''[[Black Pudding]] Junction'' for the number of [[pigs]] it supplied to Manchester market.<ref>[https://humphreypark.org.uk/history/stretford/ Stretford Humphrey Park Community Centre]</ref>
Stretford is home to Trafford Town Hall, the meeting place of [[Trafford Council]]. Old Trafford, the home ground for [[Manchester United F.C.]] (ranked by ''[[Forbes]]'' in 2023 and 2024 as the 2nd most valuable soccer club internationally) is in Stretford as is Old Trafford Cricket Ground, the home ground of Lancashire County Cricket Club.
Stretford is home to Trafford Town Hall, the meeting place of [[Trafford Council]]. Old Trafford, the home ground for [[Manchester United F.C.]] (ranked by ''[[Forbes]]'' in 2023 and 2024 as the 2nd most valuable soccer club internationally) is in Stretford as is Old Trafford Cricket Ground, the home ground of Lancashire County Cricket Club.