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Manchester
A Roman fort was established here in Mancenian in 79 AD but
not a lot happened in town until 1330 when Flemish
immigrants started cotton wool manufacture. The town went on to become the worlds most dynamic cotton and textile centre, an incredible industrial centre. Manchester occupies a plain that borders on the Pennines in the east. and the upland
spur of Rosendale in the north. It is connected to the ocean, 35 miles away, via the Manchester Ship Canal. Greater
Manchester is made up of 10 districts with the industrial
centres of Salford and Trafford being the largest. It is
governed by 144 councillors and returns 10 members to
parliament. Apart from having a large number of
manufacturing industries Manchester is a banking centre and
hub of the northern economy and houses the Northern Stock
Exchange. It is a publishing centre and prints many northern
editions of national daily papers.
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