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Walkden
Coordinates: 53°31′26″N 2°23′57″W / 53.5239°N 2.3991°W / 53.5239; -2.3991
Walkden is a suburban town in the metropolitan borough of the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. It is 6 miles (9.7 km) west-northwest of Salford, and 7 miles (11.3 km) west-northwest of Manchester.
Historically in the township of Worsley in Lancashire, Walkden was a centre for coal mining and textile manufacture.
According to the United Kingdom Census 2001, Walkden had a total resident population of 38,685. The 2011 Census had the population measured at 21,194.
History
The name Walkden or Walkeden derives from the Old English denu, a valley, belonging to a man possibly called Wealca (fuller), an Old English personal name. It has been in existence since at least the 13th century. The name was recorded in documents dating to 1246.
A Roman road crossed the area roughly on the line of the present A6 road through Walkden and Little Hulton. In 1313 in a dispute involving land, a jury decided that Walkden was too small to be considered a hamlet or a town but was "only a place in Farnworth". In the 15th century Walkden appears to have covered a wider area than at present, spreading into Farnworth and Little Hulton. In 1765 'Walkden Moor' was the subject of a parliamentary Enclosure Act. The Duke of Bridgewater was the biggest landowner in 1786, owning over half the land. At one time Walkden was the center for coaling mines an textile manufacturing
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- Ministry of Sound: Housexy, Volume 3 (Spring '06) released: 2006
Ministry of Sound: Housexy, Volume 3 (Spring '06)
Released 2006- So Many Reasons (Reel People reprise mix)
- Golden Sun (Seamus Haji & Emanuel vocal mix)
- My Life (Haji & Emanuel vocal mix)
- Watchin'
- Music Power (Andy Van remix)
- Helps Me Thru (M & AM:PM club mix)
- Changes (Seamus Haji Soul Love mix)
- Time 2 Turn Around (Denis the Menace & Jerry Ropero club dub)
- How Would U Feel
- Right Before My Eyes (MK & MTV re-edit)
- So Shock'In! (Ho-House mix)
- Release the Pressure (Tiger Stripes remix)
- Searching
- A Better Love (Dave Spoon remix)
- Electro Retro
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