Sale, Greater Manchester, England

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Sale is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester, England. Located on the southern side of the River Mersey, it was part of Cheshire until 1974, when Greater Manchester was created. The town is located some 8.4 km (5.2 mi) to the southwest of downtown Manchester. It has a population of around 60,000 people (2012 estimate).

Guide to Sale Hotels

Here's a list of hotels in Sale that you can book online, with full description, star rating, address, location map, evaluation, and prices as offered by different booking sites. This helps you to make your room booking with the site that offers the best price.

Sale Town Hall, Greater Manchester
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More on Sale

There is evidence of human activity in the area around Sale going back to the Neolithic, Roman and Anglo-Saxon periods of British history. The town was little more than a village sharing a church with neighboring Ashton upon Mersey. The name Sale originated in Old English, that is, during the Anglo-Saxon period. It means "at the sallow tree" (and nothing to do with retailing).

Traditionally a village of vegetable and cattle farming, Sale urbanized in the 18th century, the result of the Bridgewater Canal reaching it. This facilitated the movement of goods. However the area was still largely rural until the arrival of the railway in 1849 which propelled Sale's growth, transforming it from a farming community into a middle-class suburb of Manchester.

Northenen Road, Sale Moor, Sale
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Visiting Sale

From Manchester, take the A56 road to reach Sale.

Places of Interest in Sale

Ashton New Hall
Grade II* listed building in Sale.
Church of St John the Divine
Grade II* listed building in Sale.
Church of St Martin
Grade II* listed building in Sale.
Eyebrow Cottage
Oldest surviving building in Sale, built around 1670.

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