▁ ▁Airport ▁ ▁Manchester ▁Airport ▁is ▁located ▁five ▁miles ▁from ▁Kn uts ford ▁in ▁the ▁civil ▁parish ▁of ▁Ring way , ▁Manchester . ▁However , ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁direct ▁bus ▁or ▁railway ▁link ▁to ▁it . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁▁ ▁Kn uts ford ▁town ▁centre ▁has ▁several ▁restaur ants ▁and ▁pub s , ▁coffee ▁sh ops , ▁bout iques , ▁ant ique ▁sh ops ▁and ▁art ▁gall eries . ▁Kn uts ford ▁has ▁a ▁medium - s ized ▁super market , ▁Bo oth s , ▁also ▁an ▁Ald i , ▁a ▁Little ▁Wait rose , ▁a ▁S ains bury ' s ▁Local , ▁and ▁two ▁Co - Op ▁stores ▁( one ▁on ▁Princess ▁Street ▁and ▁one ▁on ▁Park gate ▁Lane ). ▁ ▁T es co ▁used ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁small ▁shop ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁centre , ▁which ▁closed ▁many ▁years ▁ago . ▁The ▁ret ail er ▁had ▁hoped ▁to ▁open ▁a ▁larger ▁store ▁on ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁on ▁M ob ber ley ▁Road , ▁but ▁coun c ill ors ▁in ▁M ob ber ley ▁object ed ▁to ▁the ▁proposed ▁development , ▁thinking ▁it ▁might ▁result ▁in ▁more ▁cars ▁trav elling ▁through ▁their ▁village . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Ald i ▁announced ▁plans ▁to ▁open ▁a ▁super store ▁in ▁Kn uts ford , ▁but ▁construction ▁did ▁not ▁begin ▁until ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁The ▁store ▁officially ▁opened ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Bar cl ays ▁has ▁a ▁large ▁campus ▁site ▁at ▁Rad