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Prestwich Borough Council

Prestwich
Prestwich, St Mary's Church.jpg
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Prestwich
Prestwich is located in Greater Manchester
Prestwich
Prestwich
Prestwich shown within Greater Manchester
Population 31,693 
OS grid reference SD814034
• London 166 mi (267 km) SE
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town MANCHESTER
Postcode district M25
Dialling code 0161
Police Greater Manchester
Fire Greater Manchester
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
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Greater Manchester
53°32′00″N 2°17′00″W / 53.5333°N 2.2833°W / 53.5333; -2.2833Coordinates: 53°32′00″N 2°17′00″W / 53.5333°N 2.2833°W / 53.5333; -2.2833

Prestwich (/ˈprɛstwɪ/ PREST-wich) is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies close to the River Irwell, 3.3 miles (5.3 km) north of Manchester city centre, 3.1 miles (5 km) north of Salford and 4.7 miles (7.6 km) south of Bury.

Historically a part of Lancashire, Prestwich's early history is marked by its status as the seat of the ancient parish of Prestwich-cum-Oldham, in the hundred of Salfordshire. The Church of St Mary the Virgin—a Grade I listed building—has lain at the centre of the community for centuries.

The oldest part of Prestwich developed around Bury New Road and is known as "Prestwich Village". There is a large Jewish community in Prestwich and Whitefield, neighbouring Broughton Park in Salford and sections of Cheetham Hill and Crumpsall, parts of the City of Manchester, which form the second-largest Jewish community in the United Kingdom.


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