Manchester
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Manchester is the largest city in North West England.
In the 19th Century, Manchester became world's most important cotton town. Although a small amount of cloth is still made in the city, the trade has mainly stopped, leaving a large number of fine buildings dating from that time including the Town Hall, Free Trade Hall and Central Library.
The county of Greater Manchester was formed in 1974 when the metropolitan county was formed primarily from Lancashire and parts of Cheshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire.
The renaissance of the city in the 1980s exemplified by a vibrant music scene, known as Madchester was led by bands such as The Happy Mondays, Joy Division, Inspiral Carpets, The Smiths and Oasis. In part this was fuelled by the large number of students attending the various universtities and further education colleges, which mean that Manchester has the highest population of Students in the UK in term time.
It contains the United Kingdom's largest university. The University of Manchester has over 30,000 students. It also has the second largest University in the Manchester Metropolitan University as well as the University of Salford
It has three premier league football teams, Manchester United and Manchester City and Bolton Wanderers