Irlam, Manchester.
We had the first commercial airport in the UK (at Barton).
We've been visited by kings and queens.
We had the first hypermarket in the UK (or one of ... need to check).
The steels works (long gone) was massive ... biggest in Europe or summat like.
Manchester is the biggest student campus in Europe ("get a job").
I live here - that puts it on the map for me .