Manchester
Manchester( "Mahnchestur" ) is a ceety an metropolitan borough oGreater Manchester,in nor-wastIngland.Mair nor 452,000 fowk bide in the ceety, but 2,240,230 bides in the surroondin area.
The ceety haes a lang history, datin back tae the Roman era.
The rowth ocottoninGreat Breetainled tae Manchester becomin an industrial ceety. The Manchester Ship Canal alloued ships tae muive faurther up tae the ceety in the 18t century. Cotton factories an textile mills becam employers o monie fowk in Manchester an the local airt.
Manchester's main sport is nae doutfitbawas the ceety is hame tae Ingland's twa maist muckle fitbaw teamsManchester UnitedanManchester City.United play thair hame gemmes at Auld Trafford in Greater Manchester, the maist muckle fitbaw stadium in theUnitit Kinrick.Thay war the maist succesfu Inglis fitbaw team syne the beginin o theInglis Premiership.Syne the Premiership began thay hiv wan the 8 League teetles.
References
[eedit|eedit soorce]- ↑"Manchester's Lord Mayor".Manchester.gov.uk.Retrieved24 Julie2015.
- ↑"2011 Census – Key statistics for local authorities in England and Wales".ONS.Retrieved7 November2013.
- ↑ab"Global city GDP 2013–2014".Brookings Institution.Retrieved25 Mairch2015.
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