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    Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester, England, 7 miles (11 km) south-east of Manchester, 9 miles (14 km) south-west of Ashton-under-Lyne and 12 miles (19 km) north of Macclesfield. The River Goyt and Tame merge to create the River Mersey here. It is the main settlement of the wider Metropolitan … See more

    Toponymy
    Stockport was recorded as "Stokeport" in 1170. The currently accepted etymology is Old English port, a market place, with stoc, a hamlet (but more … See more

    At the 2001 UK census, Stockport had a population of 136,082. The 2001 population density was 11,937 per mi (4,613 per km ), with a 100 to 94.0 female-to-male ratio. Of … See more

    Stockport Town Hall, designed by Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas, has a ballroom described by John Betjeman as "magnificent" which … See more

    Stockport College, a part of The Trafford College Group, is based in the town centre. Also Stockport is home to Stockport Grammar … See more

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    Stockport was a township mostly within the Macclesfield Hundred within the historic county of Cheshire with a small part on the north side of the … See more

    Stockport's principal commercial district is the town centre, with branches of most high-street stores to be found in the Merseyway Shopping Centre or The Peel Centre. … See more

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    The Manchester orbital M60 motorway and the A6, which connects Carlisle with Luton, cross at Stockport.
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