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Old Trafford, Sale — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Old Trafford holds the Lancashire County Cricket Club Museum between Manchester and Salford. Brooks' Bar marks its edge.
About Old Trafford
Where to stay in Old Trafford
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Beds cluster on the Trafford Wharf side, within reach of the Imperial War Museum North and The Lowry, part of The Quays grouping that also takes in Salford Quays and the Trafford Centre. Quieter stays sit back around Firswood, where a parish church marks the streets and the walk west to Trafford Bar is short. Match nights fill rooms fast.
About Old Trafford
What are the main landmarks in Old Trafford?
Eight named sites anchor the area. The Imperial War Museum North and The Lowry draw the largest crowds, while the Lancashire County Cricket Club Museum keeps the county game's record beside the Botanical Gardens Cricket Ground. Ordsall Hall sits among them.
Firswood contributes a parish church, and the White City name and St John's the Evangelist round out the list.
What is the history of Old Trafford?
Lancashire is the historic county here. Two old toll gates, Brooks' Bar to the east and Trafford Bar to the west, roughly delineate the area, and both names outlived the gates they belonged to. White City and the Botanical Gardens Cricket Ground both survive as names.
Politically the ground forms the north-eastern tip of the Stretford and Urmston constituency, with Manchester and Salford pressing on the other side.
Where is Old Trafford?
Old Trafford lies two miles south-west of Manchester city centre, inside Trafford, with Salford over the boundary. Brooks' Bar and Trafford Bar edge it.
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Updated August 2026