We're starting an occasional profile of some of the most popular local phone numbers. One of the most popular cities in the UK to have a virtual local number for is Manchester.
Although there has been a settlement where Manchester is now since Roman times, Manchester only really began to grow into the city it is today during the Industrial Revolution in the nineteenth century, with the development of canals, trains, mills and factories. In fact, it was the world's first industrialised city, and was granted city status in 1853.
Perhaps most well known today for it's two football clubs - Manchester United in particular - it is a university city, and the third most visited city in the United Kingdom, beaten only by London and Edinburgh. Along with Birmingham, it is often considered to be England's second city.
Manchester's other most famous product is Britain's longest running television soap, Coronation Street, which last year celebrated it's 50th anniversary with a spectacular tram crash.
The area code for Manchester is 0161.
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