Manchester

For the metropolitan county, see Greater Manchester. Manchester is a large city and metropolitan borough in the county of Greater Manchester in the North West of England.

It is located 160 miles (260 km) north-west of London, 35.0 miles (56.3 km) north-east of Liverpool and 35.0 miles (56.3 km) north-west of Sheffield, making it the midpoint between the two. It is bordered to the north and east by the Pennine Hills.

It is by far the largest settlement in the county of Greater Manchester. Its city population of 547,627 people makes it England's fifth-most populous city and its metropolitan population of 3.34 million people makes it England's second-most populous metropolitan area.