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Irlam
Coordinates: 53°27′N 2°25′W / 53.45, -2.42 Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Irlam shown within Greater Manchester
Population	18,504 (2001 Census)
OS grid reference	SJ721949
Metropolitan borough	City of Salford
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MANCHESTER
Postcode district	M44
Dial code	0161
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Eccles
European Parliament	North West England
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Irlam is a town within the metropolitan borough of the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. Historically part of Lancashire, along with its neighbouring settlement of Cadishead, Irlam forms the most westerly part of the borough. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England which has a population of 2. ... UK Census 2001 logo A nationwide census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... The City of Salford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. ... 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History

Irlam was a comparatively remote and undeveloped area of moss land until the early 19th century.

Records dating from the 13th century show that Irlam, then called Irrewilham, was in the possession of the de Irlam family. By the 15th century the de Irlams were living at Irlam Hall, but by 1688 the Hall had become the property of Thomas Latham, who played a significant role in bringing William of Orange to the throne of England. The Latham family's importance to the local area was acknowledged when their features were used in Irlam's former armorial bearings.^[1] William III of England (The Hague, 14 November 1650 – Kensington Palace, 8 March 1702; also known as William II of Scotland and William III of Orange) was a Dutch aristocrat and a Protestant Prince of Orange from his birth, Stadtholder of the main provinces of the Dutch Republic from 28...

Much of the land area of this part of Lancashire (as it was until 1974) was moss land - largely a part of Chat Moss. Chat Moss is a large peat bog in Lancashire, England. ...

In 1894, the Irlam Urban District came into being and the Manchester Ship Canal was opened. The later history of the area became closely linked with the Manchester Ship Canal. The canal's construction caused a diversion to be made in the Liverpool to Manchester Railway line and a new Irlam railway station had to be built, paid for by the canal company. Irlam railway station serves the town of Irlam in the Salford metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in the north west of England. ...

Early Employment

Much industrial development took place along the canal banks. The Irlam Steelworks, opened in 1910, was a major source of local employment and economic stability until its closure in 1979. A diversified Industrial Estate has now been developed on the site of the former steelworks. The population of Irlam was just over 4,000 in 1901 but by the outbreak of the Second World War it had reached 14,600. When Irlam Urban District became a part of Salford in April 1974, the population of the area stood at over 20,500.^{[citation needed]}

In 1975 the UK's first hypermarket was opened here by Tesco. Today Irlam is a district that is slowly becoming an upmarket area with some houses breaking the 1/4 million pound mark. There are parts of the district that need some renovation although most most are now modern. The most famous habitant of Irlam is Stewart Poole a well known gangster Packaged food aisles of Fred Meyer in Portland, Oregon In commerce, a hypermarket is a superstore which combines a supermarket and a department store. ... Tesco plc is a UK-based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain. ...

Sports teams

• Irlam Football Club
• Irlam Vale F.C.
• Irlam Indians Roller Hockey Team

Irlam F.C. is an amateur football club situated in Irlam, near Salford, Greater Manchester, England. ...

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