Complex sentence: Lower Broughton is about one mile (1.6 km) northwest of Manchester city centre on the flood of the River Irwell, which separates it from the Blackfriars area of Salford.
Split into simpler sentences: Lower Broughton is about one mile (1.6 km) northwest of Manchester city centre. It lies on the north bank of the River Irwell which separates it from the Blackfriars area of Salford.