[citation needed] Urmston Old Hall was the home of the manorial lord, and a centre of power in the area during the Middle Ages.

The modern day descendants of the original inhabitants are still living locally, Both Lord M Gatward Snr and Jnr still reside in the area and can often be seen on horseback riding through their land close to the centre.

[5] Farming was the main occupation in Urmston until the early 19th century, when weaving became a significant source of employment, although this later declined due to competition from large industry.

The water was heated with low-grade fuels such as peat and coke, with houses built in groups of four for better efficiency.

Once a township in the parish of Flixton, Urmston became an urban district of the administrative county of Lancashire, under the Local Government Act 1894.

Urmston occupies an area of 7.5 square miles (19.4 km2), at 53°26′55″N 2°22′29″W / 53.44861°N 2.37472°W / 53.44861; -2.37472 (53.4487, −2.3747); it is approximately 137 feet (42 m) above sea level at its highest point.

Much work was carried out in the 1970s to canalise the Mersey, in an effort to speed up the flow of floodwater and thus reduce the risk of flooding.

[13] Upstream emergency floodbasins such as Sale Water Park, lying just to the east of Urmston, have also been constructed.

[25][26] Beginning in 2007, Urmston Precinct was demolished and a £45 million redevelopment of the site got underway, to include 140,000 square feet (13,000 m2) of retail and leisure space and 144 apartments.

[27] This redevelopment project is now known as Eden Square, open between 2009 and 2012 and includes shops such as Sainsburys, Aldi, Iceland, Quality Save, Greggs and Boots, along with independent retailers.

[29] The Office for National Statistics estimated that during the period of April 2001 to March 2002 the average gross weekly income of households in Urmston was £504 (£26,209 per year).

[30] According to the 2001 UK census, the industry of employment of residents in Urmston was 17.1% retail and wholesale, 14.0% health and social work, 13.9% manufacturing, 13.4% property and business services, 8.1% transport and communications, 7.2% education, 6.8% construction, 5.3% finance, 4.9% public administration and defence, 3.4% hotels and restaurants, 0.9% energy and water supply, 0.4% agriculture, 0.1% in mining, and 4.3% other.

[34] The show's host David Hamilton later recalled, "The boys were smuggled in in a van ... screaming girls rushed the stage, trying to get hold of their idols ... it was certainly a hard day's night.

The club was founded in 1977, as Meadowside Athletic FC, and has won the Manchester County FA Youth Cup.

Move Urmston's facilities include a glass façade with seven metre clip n' climb wall, a large fitness suite with the latest cardio and strength equipment, a functional training zone, modern changing village, three fitness and wellbeing studios, a 25-metre L-shaped swimming pool, a five-court sports hall, brand new café.

[39] George H Carnall Centre will be transferred from Council operation to the community[40] Urmston sits to the west of Junctions 9 and 10 on the outside of the M60 orbital motorway.

A well known local landmark, opened in 1960, is the Barton High level motorway bridge, which spans the Manchester Ship Canal.

The scheme, designed by borough surveyor Ernest Leeming and intended to improve transport connections between the neighbouring towns, was completed by October 1937.

Urmston is not served by Metrolink but there are stop at the nearby Trafford Centre and in neighbouring Stretford and Eccles.

Pre-1969, most bus services were provided by Manchester Corporation Transport and the North Western Road Car Company.

North Western had a depot on Higher Road in Urmston town centre which was owned by Trafford Council before being sold in 2021.

[49] As of the 2001 UK census, 82.3% of Urmston's residents reported themselves as being Christian, 0.8% Muslim, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Buddhist and 0.1% Sikh.

[61] Other people born in the town include actor and entertainer Matthew Kelly,[62] two former Manchester City footballers, David White and Michael Johnson,[63] Lynda Baron, best known for playing Nurse Gladys Emmanuel in Open All Hours,[64] and Jeremy "Jez" Kerr, singer and bassist of post-punk band A Certain Ratio.

[68] Paul Stenning, ghostwriter and author, attended Urmston Grammar School and lived in the area for many years.

[69] Debbie Moore, founder of Pineapple Dance Studios was born in the area and Danielle Hope, the winner of BBC TV's Over the Rainbow, was also a resident.

[71] A local public house in an old art-deco style building on Flixton Road, The Tim Bobbin, is named after him.