19 Facts About Greater Manchester

1. Greater Manchester eyes 52 NHS sites for 1,700 new homes.

2. Greater Manchester Evening News—12:32 PM GMT October 27, 2018 Over £360,000 separated the most and least expensive property sales in September The Grimsby Telegraph—06:00 AM GMT November 04, 2018 More than £300,000 between the most and least.

3. Greater Manchester United reveal online target for world-class signings: 'To win on the pitch, we have to win off it'.

4. Greater Manchester continues to be associated with guitar and dance music.

5. Greater Manchester is a centre for musical education, via the Royal Northern College of Music and Chetham's School of Music.

6. Greater Manchester has four professional orchestras, all based in Manchester.

7. Greater Manchester has the highest number of theatre seats per head of population outside London.

8. As of 2012, Greater Manchester has no Michelin-starred restaurants, but three eateries in the Bib Gourmand category.

9. Greater Manchester hosted the 2002 Commonwealth Games which was, at a cost of £200M for the sporting facilities and a further £470M for local infrastructure, by far the biggest and most expensive sporting event held in the UK and the first to be an integral part of urban regeneration.

10. Greater Manchester lies at the heart of the North West transport network.

11. Greater Manchester is covered by the Roman Catholic Dioceses of Salford and Shrewsbury, and the Archdiocese of Liverpool.

12. Greater Manchester has a population of 2,798,800, making it the third most populous county in England after Greater London and the West Midlands and the highest ever for the county.

13. The first Lord Lieutenant of Greater Manchester was Sir William Downward who held the title from 1974 to 1988.

14. Greater Manchester is a ceremonial county with its own Lord-Lieutenant who is the personal representative of the monarch.

15. Greater Manchester experiences a temperate maritime climate, like most of the British Isles, with relatively cool summers and mild winters.

16. Greater Manchester is a landlocked county spanning 493 square miles.

17. The name Greater Manchester was adopted, having been favoured over Selnec by the local population.

18. Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2,798,800.

19. Greater Manchester United review Old Trafford security after fan brings toy guns to game.