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'''Greater Manchester''' is a county in north-west [[England]]; its county town is the city of [[Manchester]]. It also includes the city of [[Salford]] and the towns of [[Altrincham]], [[Ashton-under-Lyne]], [[Bolton]], [[Bury]], [[Oldham]], [[Rochdale]], [[Stockport]] and [[Wigan]] as well as numerous other towns.
'''Greater Manchester''' is a county in north-west [[England]]; its county town is the city of [[Manchester]]. It also includes the city of [[Salford]] and the towns of [[Altrincham]], [[Ashton-under-Lyne]], [[Bolton]], [[Bury]], [[Oldham]], [[Rochdale]], [[Stockport]] and [[Wigan]] as well as numerous other towns.
==Altrincham==
This town is approximately eight miles south-west of [[Manchester]] city centre. Until 1974 it was in the county of [[Cheshire]]. The Manchester Metrolink light rail system's southern terminus is at the railway and bus station.
Altrincham grew as a market town and historically there were cotton mills.
Altrincham Football Club play in the English Blue Square Premier League ([[soccer]]).
Its population is 67,061 (2001).
[[Category:United Kingdom Counties]]
[[Category:United Kingdom Counties]]