 The Trafford area has a long heritage , with evidence of Neolithic , Bronze Age , and Roman activity . Amongst the relics of the past are two castles – one of them a Scheduled Ancient Monument – and over 200 listed buildings . The area underwent change in the late 19th century and the population rapidly expanded with the arrival of the railway . Trafford is the home of Manchester United F.C. and Lancashire County Cricket Club and since 2002 the Imperial War Museum North . 
