Geography
Further information: Geography of Greater Manchester| Cadishead | Cadishead | Carrington | ||
| Hollinfare | Sale | |||
| Partington | ||||
| Warburton | Dunham Massey | Dunham Massey |
At 53°25′12″N 2°25′48″W / 53.42°N 2.43°W / 53.42; -2.43 (53.42, -2.43), Partington lies west of Sale, north-east of the civil parish of Warburton, and is on the Trafford's northern border with the City of Salford. It is 9 miles (14 km) south-west of Manchester city centre. Sinderland Brook runs east–west through the area, and the town is about 20 m (66 ft) above sea level on generally flat ground.
Partington's local drift geology is a mixture of alluvial deposits, fluvio-glacial gravel, and peat deposited about 10,000 years ago, during the last ice age. The bedrock is Keuper sandstone in the south and Bunter sandstone in the north. The town's climate is generally temperate, like the rest of Greater Manchester. The mean highest and lowest temperatures (13.2 °C (55.8 °F) and 6.4 °C (43.5 °F)) are slightly above the national average, while the annual rainfall (806.6 millimetres (31.76 in)) and average hours of sunshine (1394.5 hours) are respectively above and below the national averages.
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