North west england

The North-West England region covers an area of ​​14,165 km² (6th among the regions), washed in the west by the Irish Sea , bordered in the north-west by Scotland , in the north-east by the regions North-East England and Yorkshire and the Humber , in the south east-east with the Midlands , south with the West Midlands , southwest with Wales .

City agglomerations

In the North West England region, there are 10 large urban agglomerations with a population of more than 100 thousand people (according to 2001 data, in decreasing order of population) ^[1] :

• Greater Manchester (metropolitan area) 2,244,931
• Liverpool (metropolitan area) 816 216
• Birkenhead (metropolitan area) 319 675
• Preston (metropolitan area) 264 601
• Blackpool (metropolitan area) 261 088
• Wigan (metropolitan area) 166 840
• Warrington (metropolitan area) 158 195
• Burnley / Nelson 149 796
• Blackburn / Darouin 136 655
• Southport / Formby 115,882

According to the data of 2012, 7,084,300 people live in the region of Northwest England (3rd place among the regions), with an average population density of 500.13 people / km² ^[2] .

The Board of Directors of the Northwest Region ( 4NW ), created in 2008, brings together the efforts of local councils and the private non-governmental sector in the region. The area of ​​responsibility of the board includes the solution of housing issues, planning, transportation and economic development ^[3] . The central office of the board is located in Wigan , Greater Manchester County ^[4] .

The North-West Region Development Agency ( NWRDA ) was created in 1999, the main task of the agency is the development of the region’s economy ^[5] . The head office of the agency is in Warrington , Cheshire ^[6] .

The North West England region includes ten administratively independent political units - two metropolitan counties ( Greater Manchester and Merseyside ), two non-metropolitan counties ( Cumbria and Lancashire ) and six unitary units ( Blackpool , Blackburn-Whit Darwen , East Cheshire , West Cheshire and Chester , Warrington and Holton ). Metropolitan counties, non-metropolitan counties and unitary units are included in five ceremonial counties ( Greater Manchester , Cumbria , Lancashire , Merseyside and Cheshire ) to provide ceremonial functions. Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are divided into a total of 33 metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas. Unitary units of division into districts do not have.

The region includes the following counties and areas:

City Status

In the North West England region, seven of the 50 administrative units of England with city status are located:

• Carlisle City with the main city of Carlisle is the center of the Diocese of Carlisle ( Diocese , Diocese of Carlisle ) ^[7] , has local government and is headed by the Mayor of Carlisle . In 2010, Mary Steel became Mayor of Carlisle ^[8] .
• Chester has been the center of the Diocese of Chester ( diocese , Diocese of Chester ) since the reign of King Henry VIII of England ^[9] , has been local government and headed by the mayor since the 1230s, when the last Norman Earl of Chester died. In 1992, the mayor was renamed Lord Mayor of Chester , Susan Proctor became the first Lord Mayor. In connection with the administrative reform of 2009, when Cheshire was divided into unitary units , the status of "city" for Chester is under the control of a special organization, the Trustees of Literacy of Chester , and Lord Mayor of Chester is the chairman of the unitary council of West Cheshire and Chester ^[10] .
• Lancaster has local government and has been headed by the mayor since 1338, since Robert de Bolron became the first Mayor of Lancaster . Lancaster received the status of "city" on the day of the coronation of George VI on May 12, 1937 ^[11] . On May 14, 2010, Tony Wade became Mayor of Lancaster ^[12] .
   

  Coat of arms of Preston City
• Liverpool has been the center of the Diocese of Liverpool ( Diocese , Anglican Diocese of Liverpool ) since 1880 ^[13] , has local government and is headed by the mayor since 1207. The mayor's office was renamed Lord Mayor of Liverpool in 1892 ^[14] . In 2010, Hazel Williams , born in Cardiff , Wales , became Lord Mayor. ^[15]
• Manchester has been the center of the Diocese of Manchester ( diocese , Anglican Diocese of Manchester ) since 1847 ^[16] , has local government and is headed by the mayor since 1838. In 1892, the mayor was renamed Lord Mayor of Manchester ^[17] . In 2010, Mark Hackett , born in London , became Lord Mayor of Manchester ^[18] .
• Preston has local government and is headed by the mayor since no later than 1327, when the first known to us Mayor of Preston was Aubrey, son of Robert (Aubrey, Son of Robert). The tradition of choosing a mayor dates back to the Middle Ages , when King of England Henry II Plantagenet issued a special letter guaranteeing the city certain rights ^[19] . In 2010, Albert Richardson , born in Kendal , Cumbria, became the Mayor of Preston ^[20] .
• Salford has local government, is headed by the mayor and has had the status of "city" since 1926, when a special royal letter was issued ^[21] . In 2010, William Wilson became Mayor of Salford ^[22] .

In North West England are the headquarters and production facilities of companies producing cars under the brands of " Jaguar ", " Bentley ", " Voxhall "

Jaguar Kars

In Merseyside County, there is the Halewood factory of the Jaguar Cars Limited , a company specializing in the production of luxury cars. The factory employs about 2,000 people ^[24] .

Bantley Motors

Crewe , Cheshire , has its headquarters ^[25] and a Bantley Motors factory specializing in the manufacture of premium cars. Bentley's car production was transferred to Crew from Derby in 1946. ^[26]

Voxhall Motors

In the city of Ellesmere Port , Cheshire, there is one of the Voxhall Motors factories, which is the place of work for 2122 employees and allows producing 187,000 cars a year in three shifts. The Voxhall factory in Ellesmere Port produces a five-door hatchback and a sixth-generation station wagon model Astra ^[27] .

Four of the twenty professional football clubs playing in the 2013/2014 season in the English Premier League are based in North West England:

• Liverpool
• Manchester city
• Manchester United
• Everton

Three out of twenty-four clubs in the Football League Championship :

• Burnley
• Blackburn rovers
• Bolton Wanderers
• Blackpool
• Preston North End
• Wigan Athletic

Five out of twenty-four clubs playing in the First Football League :

• Take it
• Carlisle United
• Oldham Athletic
• Rochdale
• Tranmere Rovers

Four out of twenty-four clubs playing in England’s Second Football League :

• Accrington Stanley
• Crew Alexandra
• Macclesfield Town
• Carrots

Four out of twenty-four professional or semi-professional clubs in the National Conference :

• Barrow
• Southport
• Stockport County
• Fleetwood Town

Six out of twenty-two clubs serving in the Northern Conference :

• Altrinham
• Voxhall motors
• Droylesden
• Stalibridge Celtic
• Workington
• Hyde

In the North West England region, there are two of the 28 groups of objects included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in the United Kingdom :

• Fortified Frontiers of the Roman Empire, Limes , Val Adriana , Val Antonina
• Liverpool is a seaside trading city

• Board of Chairpersons of the Northwest Region
• Government Office for the North West
• Northwest Development Agency
• North west regional assembly