Sale is a town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, in the historic county of Cheshire on the south bank of the River Mersey, 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Stretford, 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of Altrincham, and 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of Manchester. In 2021, it had a population of 54,515.
Sale Town Hall
The dovecote is all that survives of Sale Old Hall.
View of the Bridgewater Canal, looking north towards Stretford. The Metrolink tramline runs parallel with the canal.
The coat of arms on Sale Town Hall are of the former Sale Municipal Borough Council, which was dissolved in 1974.
Trafford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, with an estimated population of 236,301 in 2022. It covers 106 square kilometres (41 sq mi) and includes the area of Old Trafford and the towns of Altrincham, Stretford, Urmston, Partington and Sale. The borough was formed in 1974 as a merger of six former districts and part of a seventh. The River Mersey flows through the borough, separating North Trafford from South Trafford, and the historic counties of Lancashire and Cheshire. Trafford is the seventh-most populous district in Greater Manchester.
Trafford Town Hall
The boundary of the historic counties of Lancashire and Cheshire is marked along the River Mersey in Trafford.
The Church of All Saints, Urmston, is a Grade I listed building.
The Imperial War Museum North in Trafford Park
