Manchester

Manchester is a city in Greater Manchester, North West England, it had a population of 545,500 as of 2017. It lies 190 miles from the city of London, 34 miles of Liverpool and 49 miles from Blackpool. It is the United Kingdom's third-most populous metropolitan area, with a population of 3.2 million. It is fringed by the Cheshire Plain to the south.

Manchester achieved city status in 1853. The Manchester Ship Canal opened in 1894, creating the Port of Manchester and directly linking the city to the Irish Sea, 36 miles (58 km) to the west. Its fortune declined after the Second World War, owing to deindustrialisation, but the IRA bombing in 1996 led to extensive investment and regeneration.

The Hunter family have always been known throughout the Stockport area of Manchester for over one hundred years, ever since Phil Hunter was a detective for Lancashire Constabulary.