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Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester, England, 8 miles (13 km) south-east of Manchester, 9 miles (14 km) south-west of Ashton-under-Lyne and 12 miles (19 km) north of Macclesfield. The Rivers Goyt and Tame merge to create the River Mersey here. It is the main settlement of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Stockport.
Sep 7, 2024 · Stockport, urban area (from 2011 built-up area) and metropolitan borough in the southeastern part of the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, northwestern England. Most of the borough, including the historic town of Stockport, lies in the historic county of Cheshire, but it includes an area.
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- Staircase House. You wouldn’t know standing outside on the Market Place, but this building holds the oldest townhouse in Stockport, dating from around 1460.
- Hat Works. The stirring Wellington Mill (1831) is the venue for a charming museum about Stockport’s hat-making industry, appealing to everyone from fashion fans to industrial historians.
- Bramall Hall. This newly restored Tudor manor house is in 70 acres of landscaped parkland to the south of Stockport. The half-timbered mansion was expanded and refined over hundreds of years between the 14th and 19th centuries when it was home to the landowning Davenport family.
- Stockport Museum. On the Market Place, in the same complex as Staircase House, the Stockport Museum has wide-ranging exhibits investigating various aspects of Stockport’s past.
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The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in England. It is south-east of central Manchester and south of Tameside.
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Stockport has become the new hotspot amongst locals and new visitors alike, both travelling near and far to visit this town located 8-minutes from Manchester. The town offers an array of hidden treasures from bustling modern shopping areas to quaint cobbled streets, as well as heritage attractions…
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