Stretford
Stretford is a town in Trafford, situated to the north-east of Sale and to the south-west of Manchester city centre.
The name 'Stretford' comes from the fact the street crossed the River Mersey at a ford, hence 'street-ford'.[1]
Sources
- ↑ The Borough of Stretford Charter Celebration, September Sixteenth 1933 (1933), Page 6. Trafford Library catalogue entry.