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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.
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Flixton, Greater Manchester
Flixton is a suburb and electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 10,786. It lies six miles (9.7 km) southwest of Manchester city centre, in the historic county of Lancashire.
Neolithic and Bronze Age artefacts have been found locally and the area may have been inhabited then. Medieval Flixton was a parish within the Hundred of Salford and manor of Flixton, first mentioned in the 12th century. The parish comprised isolated farmsteads and a manor house. Toward the end of the 17th century, its population began to rise, continuing through the 19th century, although at a much slower pace than its neighbours. Flixton was a remote rural area with few transport links and did not witness the level of industrialisation other parts of Manchester saw, but its connection to the railway network in 1873 helped transform the area into a middle-class suburb.
Flixton is represented in Parliament by Labour MP Andrew Western.
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Flixton House
Flixton House was built in 1806 by the Wright family, who had become wealthy land owners in Flixton. It is a Queen Anne revival style country house, in Flemish bond brick, with neo-classical portico and fanlight. It is Grade II listed.
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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.
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Flixton railway station
Flixton railway station is in Flixton, Greater Manchester, in the North West of England. The station, and all services calling there, are operated by Northern Trains. It is 6+1⁄2 miles (10.5 km) west of Manchester Oxford Road on the Manchester to Liverpool Line.