Old Trafford and Stretford are both suburbs of Trafford MBC and about 4 miles from the city centre of Manchester.
Leisure
Old Trafford has been the site of Manchester United Football Club's Old Trafford stadium since 1910. Lancashire County Cricket Club's ground, which is also known simply as Old Trafford, is close by.
Stretford Leisure Centre is near to Old Trafford football and cricket grounds. The centre has a 25-metre pool, a 20-metre children's pool, a gym, two squash courts, eight badminton courts and a cafe. Trafford Water Sports Centre lies just across Stretford's southern border with Sale, about one mile from Stretford town centre.
Longford Park is the largest park in Trafford. It includes a pet's corner, botanical garden, bowling greens and children's play areas.
The Imperial War Museum North and the Salford Lowry Centre, face each other across Manchester Ship Canal.
Shopping
Ayres Road and the locality are the heart of modern day Old Trafford and a walk down this road gives a real flavour of the multi-cultural nature of the neighbourhood, with its variety of grocers' shops selling food stuffs from Europe, the Caribbean and South-East Asia.
The main shopping centre in the town is Stretford Mall in the centre of Stretford
The North West's largest shopping and leisure complex, The Trafford Centre (jn 9 & 10 M60) is a popular destination for thousands of visitors and Manchester’s city centre is just a couple of miles away.
Public Transport
Frequent shuttle buses run between Stretford Metrolink tram station and The Trafford Centre, about 10 minutes away.
Stretford Metrolink and Trafford Bar Metrolink stations are on the Altrincham to Bury line, convenient for Manchester city centre and beyond. Trams leave around every six minutes between 7:15 am and 18:30 pm, and every 12 minutes at other times of the day.
The nearest main line railway station is Trafford Park, located in the north of Stretford, on the Liverpool to Manchester line. Services are roughly every two hours in each direction, with extra services calling during the peak-hours.
For all bus and rail enquiries contact GMPTE call: 0871 200 22 33 (calls cost 10p per minute from landlines) - Open between 7am and 8pm Mondays to Fridays and 8am and 8pm on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays.
Education
Along with the rest of Trafford, Old Trafford and Stretford maintains a selective education system assessed by the Eleven Plus examination.
For information about pre-school provision and admissions contact:
Trafford Council
Trafford Town Hall
Talbot Road
Stretford
M32 0TH
or
For admissions contact: 0161 912 2000.
For pre-school provision contact: 0161 912 1053
Medical Care
Seymour Grove Health Centre
Seymour Grove
Old Trafford
Manchester
M16 0LW
0161 848 7563
0161 877 9230
Chester Road Surgery
864/866 Chester Road,
Stretford
Manchester
M32 0PA
0844 477 8684
Mitford Street Clinic
Mitford Street
Stretford,
Manchester
M32 8AG
0161 866 8556
Brooks Bar Medical Centre,
162-164 Chorlton Road
Old Trafford
Manchester
M16 7WW
0161 226 7777
Trafford PCT,
2nd Floor,
Oakland House,
Talbot Road, Old Trafford,
Manchester,
Greater Manchester,
M16 0PQ
Tel: 0161 873 9500
Useful Numbers
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Police/Fire/Ambulance Emergency:
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999 |
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Police General enquiries:
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0161 872 5050 |
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Stretford Police
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0161 856 7655 |
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Gas Escapes
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0800 111999 (24 Hours) |
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Gas Customer Enquiries
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0845 6091122 |
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Electric Customer Enquiries
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0845 7888400 |
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Electricity No Supply
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0800 195 4141 (24 hrs) |
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General Enquires
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0800 1950101 |
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North West Water Authority
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08457 462200 (24 hour service) |