We had an inkling Manchester couldn't get enough of those golden arches. Now it's official.

New research has revealed Manchester has TWICE the number of McDonald’s restaurants than the national average.

According to the findings, taken from the fast food company’s online store locater, there are no fewer than 20 McDonald’s outlets in Manchester.

Manchester features in the top 15 locations nationally (out of 380) with the highest concentration of McDonald’s restaurants.

But it's not all figures - there's some incredible facts that prove Manchester is one of the biggest Maccy D's hotspots in Britain.

Did you know that one local university is running a 'McDegree'? Or that the First McDonald's Drive-Thru in the UK was opened in south Manchester?

Here are 10 surprising facts you probably didn't know about McDonald's in Manchester.

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1. You can study a McDegree at MMU

Manchester Metropolitan University was commissioned by McDonald’s to create a two year business and management degree, dubbed the ‘McDegree,’ which has since been rolled out across the country.

2. Manchester was home to the first UK Drive-Thru

The first McDonald’s Drive-Thru in the UK was opened in Fallowfield in 1986.

3. One guy staged a protest in McDonald's with his horse

In May, Connor John Hammer staged a protest in response to being refused service at a branch of McDonald’s in Pilsworth, Bury after attempting to take his horse and cart through the Drive-Thru.

4. One woman took her horse in for a burger

In another case, a woman and her daughter in Whitefield also attempted to take a horse in the Drive-Thru. This time, after being asked to ‘dismount,’ the pair took the command literally and brought their pony Minnie into the restaurant with them.

5. Manchester is home to one of the most high-tech McDonald’s in the country

Since December 2015, the Piccadilly Gardens restaurant has allowed customers to order via self-service interactive menus. Customers are even able to surf the web and play games on the Samsung tablets.

6. McDonald's in Chorlton had to hire bouncers

After months of anti-social behaviour from school children leading to thousands of pounds worth of damage, a McDonald’s restaurant in Chorlton had to hire bouncers to protect its staff and property.

7. One tiny village was the first in the UK to trial table service

Mottram’s McDonald’s was the very first in the UK to trial table-service.

8. Manchester United’s Ryan Giggs was signed on to McDonald’s ‘Better Play’ programme

The footballer was signed in an attempt to encourage grassroots football clubs across the UK. The campaign had previously sponsored Bury FC’s Junior teams.

9. This Salfordian was the face of McDonald's

In 2007, 65 year old Fred ‘Burger’ Turner , a worker in a Salford McDonald’s restaurant was chosen as the face of a McDonald’s anti-ageism campaign. He also shared a name with the former CEO of the global corporation.

10. The Altrincham Vegetarian Society introduced the McDonald's veggie range

Persistent lobbying by the Altrincham-based Vegetarian Society to the corporation helped introduce a number of Vegetarian options in UK McDonald's restaurants.