Irlam

Irlam est une banlieue située dans la Cité de Salford, dans le Grand Manchester en Angleterre, sur la rive nord de la rivière Irwell. Sa population en 2021 était de 19 712 habitants.

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Irlam is a suburb in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. In 2011, it had a population of 19,933. It lies on flat ground on the south side of the M62 motorway and the north bank of the Manchester Ship Canal, 6.7 miles (10.8 km) southwest of Salford, 7.6 miles (12.2 km) southwest of Manchester and 8.3 miles (13.4 km) northeast of Warrington. Irlam forms a continuous urban area with Cadishead to the southwest, and is divided from Flixton and the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford to the southeast by the Manchester Ship Canal. The main road through Irlam, linking it to Cadishead and Eccles, is the A57. Irlam railway station also serves the district. Irlam was anciently known as Irwellham, an outlying area of Chat Moss, a large peat bog which straddled the River Irwell. Work was carried out in the 19th century to reclaim large areas to enable the completion of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1829. In 1894, the Irwell was adjusted so that its waters were united with the Manchester Ship Canal, stimulating the growth of Irlam as an inland port. Irlam Urban District was established in the same year and was governed thereafter by its own district council until its abolition in 1974. Irlam's geography is varied: the northern half is still moss land, with a large farming community; the southern half is predominantly residential.

Irlam F.C.

Irlam Football Club is a football club based in Irlam, within the city of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. They are currently members of the North West Counties League Premier Division and play at Silver Street.

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Carrington Power Station

Carrington Power Station is a combined cycle gas turbine power station, which was completed in Autumn 2016 and began commercial operation on 18 September 2016. It is located on the site of a former coal-fired power station, close to the villages of Carrington and Partington in the Greater Manchester Area and 12 km (7.5 mi) southwest of Manchester City Centre. The Manchester Ship Canal and the River Mersey run alongside the site, in Trafford, Greater Manchester, in North West England.

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Wellacre Academy

Wellacre Academy (simply referred to as Wellacre and officially Wellacre Technology Academy, formerly Wellacre Technology College and Urmston Wellacre County Secondary School) is an 11–16 boys, secondary school with academy status in Flixton, Greater Manchester, England. It was formerly a foundation school that was established in 1955 and adopted its present name after becoming an academy in 2011. The school had a sixth form that was established in 2009, but closed in 2017 due to a small number of students enrolling, resulting in it not being financially sustainable. It is noted for having more solar panels than any other school in Great Britain.

Flixton F.C.

Flixton Football Club is an English football club based in Greater Manchester and plays their home fixtures at Valley Road Stadium. The club and stadium grounds were purchased in February 2025 by US financier Christopher Garcia. The club is affiliated with the Manchester Football Association. In the late 1990s, the club played in the Northern Premier League and previously played in the Manchester League, the Lancashire & Cheshire Amateur League and the South Manchester and Wythenshawe League. Alex Mortimer, who captained Flixton during the 2005–06 season, was hired in June 2025 to manage the club. Mortimer was joined by Rhodri Giggs, who is the club's Assistant Manager. Danny Davis, previously the Commercial Manager at F.C. United of Manchester, was hired by the club as General Manager of Commercial Operations in August 2025.