Stockport
Stockport is a large town in Greater Manchester, North West England. Seven miles (10 km) south east of the city of Manchester, it is the largest settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport in Greater Manchester, and has a population of 136,083 (2001 Census), with the borough as a whole having 281,000. This makes the borough 23rd most populated district in England.
The River Mersey begins in Stockport, at the meeting point of the Rivers Goyt and Tame. Until 1974 the area was part of Cheshire.
Geography and administration
The town lies in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport which is in Greater Manchester.
The Stockport railway viaduct over the Mersey
Stockport Pyramid
Stockport Town Hall
Twin Cities
The town of Stockport is twinned with the following towns:
Paisley is not officially twinned with Stockport but the entry is probably a mark of friendship.
Stockport Media
The River Tame (left) and the River Goyt (right) meeting to form the Mersey
The Three Shires, built in 1580, now TPD Wealth Management Ltd.
Stockport Hatworks in 2012
Hatters working in Battersby Hat Works c. 1910
Stockport Town Hall, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England.
Stockport covered market in 2008
Interior of Market Hall
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Other websites
- Stockport Council
- HatWorks Museum
- Stockport County Football Club
- Stockport Rugby Union Football Club
- The Stockport Express
- The National Library for the Blind
- National Trust
- Stockport Harriers and Athletics Club
- Stockport Grammar School - an independent school near Manchester, England
- Stockport College
- Merseyway Shopping Centre