 Urmston comprises the areas of Davyhulme , Dumplington , Flixton , and Urmston , with the River Mersey forming the southern boundary . For administrative reasons , Partington is sometimes considered to be part of Urmston . The most southerly part of Urmston lies within the flood plain of the River Mersey , an area known as Urmston Meadows , part of the Mersey Valley . 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 . Upstream emergency floodbasins such as Sale Water Park , lying just to the east of Urmston , have also been constructed . The M60 Manchester orbital motorway passes through the northern half of Urmston , from southeast to northwest , and the M62 motorway lies just to the west . The Thirlmere Aqueduct also passes through the Urmston area . 
