What is "walkden"

Walkden is a suburban town in the metropolitan borough of the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. It is west-northwest of Salford, and west-northwest of Manchester.

Historically in the township of Worsley in Lancashire, Walkden was a centre for coal mining and textile manufacture.

According to the United Kingdom Census 2001, Walkden had a total resident population of 38,685. The 2011 Census had the population measured at 21,194.

Walkden is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alexander Walkden, 1st Baron Walkden (1873–1951), British trade union leader and Labour politician
• Bianca Walkden (born 1991), British taekwondo practitioner
• Christine Walkden (born 1955), British television presenter and gardener
• Evelyn Walkden (1893-1970), British politician and trade unionist
• George Walkden (1883-1923), English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire
• Pat Walkden (born 1946), South African female tennis player
• Peter Walkden (1684–1769), English Presbyterian minister and diarist