Stretford was too a birthplace of the popular singer Morrissey who shot to fame as frontman of 80s rock band The Smiths. More population world health organization were innate in the town include Jay Kay and Ian Curtis of Joy Division. Within terms of agreeableness, it features 'Stretford Mall' in the centre of Stretford. Stretford Mall was antecedently known as 'Stretford Arndale Searching Centre' (a number one Arndale centre in a UK) a title was changed in late 2003 to accommodate the vary which is seeing newly developments inside.

Out of a town centre touching Old Trafford occurs as big sports centre known as Stretford Leisure Centre.

Running towards Chorlton however staying in a borders of Stretford is Longford Park, another time a residence of John Rylands. Its hall was demolished in the Nineties when an abortive attempt to save it from either demolition. Longford park is one of the virtually all pleasant parks around Trafford, & includes a menagerie, botanical garden, bowling greens, kids's play areas. Next to a park is Stretford Stadium - the residence of athletics inside Trafford. Longford Park is likewise a finishing point of the annual pageant.

At Outstanding Stone Road, a todays B&Q store was once the Hardrock/village rock venue which during the seventies hosted most of the decade's major artists in their prime, including Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, Bob Marley, Elton John and Deep Purple.

Politically Stretford is a share of the Trafford borough, which stretches from Old Trafford to the north to Altrincham south. Inside 2004 a Conservative Party won back Trafford to the fanfare that it were making a comeback in the cities. Stretford's MP is presently Beverley Hughes, MP. Stretford is page to Trafford Council Town Hall & a Greater Manchester Police Headquarters. Plans come in-on-going to produce the Bridgewater canal vicinity additional developed by owning flat impedes & a plotted taphouse known as Stretford Marina.

Conveyance links may be dependable; buses come when park when numerous more areas of Manchester. Stretford likewise has its have Metrolink tram station on the Altrincham line & to Manchester central city. A Bridgewater Canal runs through Stretford (parallel to the tram tracks). It has serious access to a state highway network, existence placed next to junction Sevener of the M60, & the A56 gives real life access to Sale, Altrincham as well as a city center in the more counsel. Period paths survive when section of the Trafford period initiative.

A town of Stretford neighbours Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Urmston, Old Trafford and Sale. he:סטרטפורד