A walk in Eccles town centre in Salford, Manchester. Eccles is famous for it's Eccles cake which is known far and wide. It's urban location has a traditional town hall and easy links to surrounding areas via Eccles train station, bus station and extensive motorway network. It has many high performing Schools, including Ellesmere Park High School and St Patricks High School. The area also has an established college, aptly named Eccles College. It also has a revitalized retail park, West One Retail Park with a number of large stores and a gymnasium. In fact Eccles has at least 3 gyms. Pure Gym being the latest on West One retail park. There are many gp surgeries, including St Andrews' Medical Centre and several gp's located within the Eccles Gateway complex which also includes a library on the ground floor. Centralised church street has a number of revamped facelifted buildings. The area also has numerous churches including the parish church shown. Eccles has recreation facilities, a large post office, long established pubs/public houses and the Metrolink tram system in the centre with easy access to many surrounding areas. Monton village and Irlam are borders of this town and Salford quays is a just a short journey away. The Trafford centre and Manchester United are just around 2.5 miles away. The picturesque Worsley is also just a few miles away. The historic area is steeped in tradition and heritage.

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