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Yes, Yes is it Cheshire is a county in the North West of England and the County Town in Chester. It is bordered by Greater Manchester, but not in it ~ I know this sounds strange but at least one place (Stockport) is within the historic boundaries of the county of Cheshire, even the postal address is still Cheshire, but it is now part of Greater Manchester. Even stranger, within living memory, although Stockport was supposedly in Cheshire the parts of Stockport on the northerly side of the River Mersey were officially and historically in Lancashire. (the same as Manchester was)
Yes, it is a town within the City of Manchester in Greater Manchester, but comes under Bury Council.
Oldham is a town within Greater Manchester.
Officially GREATER MANCHESTER but sometimes, especially in adresses, mistaken for Lancashire :)
The name "Stretford" originates from the Old English words "straet," meaning a Roman road, and "ford," referring to a river crossing. It likely denotes a settlement located near a crossing point over the River Mersey, which flows through the area. The name reflects the region's historical significance as a route for travelers and commerce. Stretford is a town in Greater Manchester, England, that has evolved significantly over time.
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Yes Tameside is in the county of Greater Manchester. It is one of ten local authorities of Greater Manchester. Greater Manchester county council was set up with the newly created county but sometime in 1986 it was abolished. Although tameside doesnt have a town centre of its own but the smaller towns it covers do have centres, i.e Hyde, Ashton-under-lyne etc.
W. P. Bradshaw has written: 'Proposals for out of town shopping centres in Greater Manchester'
You won't. The town of Bolton is within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton which in turn is part of Greater Manchester.
Yes, the word Wigan is a noun, a proper noun, the name of a town in Greater Manchester, UK.The word wigan is also a common noun, a word for a canvas like cotton fabric, used to stiffen articles of clothing.
The nearest city to Oldham is Manchester. Oldham is actually in the Greater Manchester area as it is within seven miles of the city. It is also close to the town of Rochdale which is six miles away.
The River Mersey starts at the confluence of the Rivers Tame and Goyt in the town of Stockport, just south of Manchester*. A good place to find out more is www.riverthatchangedtheworld.com Once grossly polluted, the river has enjoyed a remarkable recovery over the last 20 years which the UN has hailed as an 'international inspiration'. The Tame and the Goyt meet right in the centre of Stockport, where the Mersey begins its roughly 70 mile journey to the sea by disappearing beneath the aptly named Merseyway shopping centre - an inauspicious start for one of the world's most famous rivers. Both the Tame and Goyt spring from the Pennine Hills of Derbyshire. The Goyt flows from the beautiful and distinctive peat upland of Kinder Scout and flows through a picturesque area known, appropriately, as the Goyt Valley. The Tame rises in Saddleworth, north of Stockport. From Stockport the Mersey flows out through the town centre to curve around the western edge of the city of Manchester, before joining the Manchester Ship Canal. After about 6km the river leaves the canal once more and flows across the county of Cheshire, notably through the town of Warrington, the ancient crossing point of the river. The river then continues to its large and unusually shaped estuary, and the city of Liverpool. The Mersey is strongly associated with the city, whose port made it the great trading centre of the British Empire. The city centre tumbles down to the river at the Pier Head, home to three stately Victorian buildings known locally as the Three Graces. Even today the Port of Liverpool is a key part of the region's economy. Although fewer people work there than in the past because of modernisation, it actually handles more tonnage per year than ever before. Finally, the Mersey flows out into Liverpool Bay and the Irish Sea. * Of the many tributaries of The Mersey, the Tame and The Goyt are the longest. The circuitous routes of each make identifying the longest difficult. The source of the Tame is in Yorkshire, near White Hill, approximately one mile south of Junction 22 of the M62, a short way east of Readycon Reservoir. The Goyt springs from the Dark Peak moors of Derbyshire, approximately 0.5 miles south and slightly east of The Cat & Fiddle pub on the A 537, the main road between Macclesfield and Buxton. This road is itself usually called The Cat & Fiddle.