Some local field and road names, and the name of Sale itself, are Anglo-Saxon in origin, which indicates the town was founded in the 7th or 8th centuries. After the Roman departure from Britain in the early-5th century, Britain was invaded by the Anglo-Saxons.
Sale lies along the line of the Roman road which runs between the fortresses at Chester ( Deva Victrix) and York ( Eboracum), via the fort at Manchester ( Mamucium) the present-day A56 follows the route of the road through the town. A 4th-century hoard of 46 Roman coins was discovered in Ashton upon Mersey, one of four known hoards dating from that period discovered within the Mersey basin. Since then, Sale has continued to thrive as one of the main urban centres of Trafford due to its proximity to the M60 motorway and the connections to Manchester and other areas by the Manchester Metrolink network.Ī flint arrowhead discovered in Sale suggests a prehistoric human presence at the location, but there is no further evidence of activity in the area until the Roman period. The increase in population led to the granting of a charter in 1935, giving Sale honorific borough status.
Sale's urban growth resulted in a merger with neighbouring Ashton upon Mersey, following the Local Government Act 1929. Agriculture gradually declined as service industries boomed. The arrival of the railway in 1849 triggered Sale's growth as an important town and place for people who wanted to travel to and from Manchester, leading to an influx of middle class residents by the end of the 19th century the town's population had more than tripled. The Bridgewater Canal reached the town in 1765, stimulating Sale's urbanisation. By the 17th century, Sale had a cottage industry manufacturing garthweb, the woven material from which horses' saddle girths were made. In the Middle Ages, Sale was a rural township, linked ecclesiastically with neighbouring Ashton upon Mersey, whose fields and meadows were used for crop and cattle farming. Įvidence of Stone Age, Roman, and Anglo-Saxon activity has previously been discovered locally. In 2011, it had a population of 134,022, making it the largest town by population in Trafford. Sale is a town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, in the historic county of Cheshire on the south bank of the River Mersey, 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Stretford, 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of Altrincham, and 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of Manchester.
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