Urmston Walk: Town Centre【4K】

Located in the county of Greater Manchester (although historically in Lancashire), and around six miles west, and slightly south, of central Manchester, is the town of Urmston.

The history of Urmston stretches back to the Norman era, when William the Conqueror bestowed the land between the River Mersey and River Ribble to his kinsman Roger de Poictou. For centuries Urmston was a small farming community. This began to change in the late Victorian era.

At the time of the 1871 census, the population of Urmston was just under 1,000. Then, in 1873, the railway arrived in the town. It was opened by the Cheshire Lines Committee, effectively transforming Urmston into one of the country's first commuter towns. Residents were now able to reach both the industrial powerhouse of Manchester and the vast port town of Liverpool (city status came in 1880).

By 1901 the population of Urmston had grown to over six times its size just 30 years earlier. Farming had all but died out, and the town had become a typically middle class residence. Since then, the town has continued to grow as a popular leafy suburb. The railway station lies on the southern route of the Liverpool to Manchester lines. Trains to Manchester Oxford Road take around 10-15 minutes, while trains to Liverpool Lime Street take approximately one hour.

Historically, Urmston has been part of Lancashire up until 1974. It was at this point that the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester was formed, to which Urmston now belongs.

By virtue of its geography, Urmston is represented in sport by a small football club just three miles away called Manchester United.

Famous people from Urmston include Coronation Street actress Eileen Derbyshire and TV presenter Matthew Kelly.

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Filmed: 19th March 2022

Link to the walk on Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/aQQdx9CmiAHFdGXdA

Filmed on a Sony FDR-AX700 with a Zhiyun Crane 2 and a Sony ECM-XYST1M Stereo Microphone.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 St Clement's Church
0:04 Stretford Road
1:47 Station Road
4:22 Railway Road
5:07 Crofts Bank Road
9:01 Flixton Road