Perhaps the world's first industrial city was this one, later home to the British band Oasis
The 
2011 census confirmed that Manchester - home to 2.55 million people at ... As 
one of the first true 'world cities', Manchester is right to be proud of its... [DOC] [TLE] Manchester | England, United Kingdom | Britannica.com [PAR] Aug 9, 2016 ... City and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of Greater ... to be the 
first of the new generation of huge industrial cities created in the ... the result of 
late 19th- and early 20th-century territorial expansion.