Walkden is a suburban town in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England, 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of Salford, and 7 miles (11.3 km) of Manchester.Historically in the township of Worsley in Lancashire, Walkden was a centre for coal mining and textile manufacture.In 2014, the electoral wards of Walkden North, Walkden South and Little Hulton had a combined population of 35,616.