Kersal is a district of Salford, Greater Manchester, England, 3 miles northwest of Manchester city centre. Kersal has been variously known as Kereshale, Kershal, Kereshole, Carshall and Kersall. The name incorporates the Old English word halh, meaning "a piece of flat alluvial land by the side of a river". "Kersal" indicates that this was land wher…Kersal is a district of Salford, Greater Manchester, England, 3 miles northwest of Manchester city centre. Kersal has been variously known as Kereshale, Kershal, Kereshole, Carshall and Kersall. The name incorporates the Old English word halh, meaning "a piece of flat alluvial land by the side of a river". "Kersal" indicates that this was land where cress grew.
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