Boothstown

Boothstown
Methodist Chapel, Boothstown
Boothstown is located in Greater Manchester
Boothstown
Boothstown
Location within Greater Manchester
Population9,599 (2011.Ward. Boothstown and Ellenbrook)
OS grid referenceSD7200
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMANCHESTER
Postcode districtM28
Dialling code0161
PoliceGreater Manchester
FireGreater Manchester
AmbulanceNorth West
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Greater Manchester
53°30′09″N 2°25′31″W / 53.5024°N 2.4252°W / 53.5024; -2.4252

Boothstown is a suburban village in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. Boothstown forms part of the Boothstown and Ellenbrook ward, which had a population at the 2011 Census of 9,599.[1] The village is within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, west of the City of Salford, bordered to the north by the East Lancashire Road A580 and to the south by the Bridgewater Canal. Historically, it was a hamlet partly in Worsley township in the parish of Eccles, and partly in Tyldesley in the parish of Leigh.[2]

Boothstown lies 5.2 miles (8.4 km) northwest of Salford, 6.8 miles (10.9 km) northwest of Manchester and 10 miles (16.1 km) southeast of Wigan. Astley is to the west, to the north is Walkden and to the east is Worsley where there is a transport interchange between the M60, M62 and M602 motorways.

Once known for its mining community, Boothstown is now a mainly residential area.

  1. ^ "Area: Boothstown and Ellenbrook (Salford Ward)". neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  2. ^ Boothstown, Genuki, retrieved 17 January 2010