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Stockport, Greater Manchester, England: Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bridge_Street_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1449148.jpgAuthor: Gerald England
Stockport is a major town in Greater Manchester, England. It is located at the confluence of the River Goyt with the River Tame, continuing as the River Mersey. The town is about 10 km (6 mi) to the southeast of downtown Manchester. It has a population of 140,000 people (2012 estimate), and is the principal settlement within the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, which has a population of 300,000 people.
The Stockport area has seen human activity going back to the Mesolithic period (8000-3500 BC). Remains of artifacts and stone tools have been found here from the Neolithic period (3500-200 BC), the Early Bronze Age (200-1200 BC) and the start of the Roman period, abour AD 70. However there is no evidence of a Roman military installation in the area.
Stockport was not mention in the Domesday Book of 1086, probably because the Norman surveyors did not properly cover this part of the Mersey. Mention of the town first appeared a century or so after the Domesday Book was compiled. It was mentioned as Stokeport in 1170, a name believed to be derived from Old English, roughly meaning "market hamlet".
Stockport Town Hall: Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Stockport_Town_Hall_(1).jpgAuthor: Andrew Smith
There was already a motte-and-bailey castle in Stockport in the 12th century. Thisis believed to be Stockport Castle, which was fully demolished in 1775.
Stockport experienced industrialization based on the silk-spinning industry. The technology was secreted from Italy to England by John Lombe in 1717. He started his factory in Derby. When he tried to renew his patent in 1732, the silk spinners from other towns successfully petitioned parliament not to renew it. Instead Lombe was paid a lump sum of £14,000.
St Elisabeth's Church, Reddish, Stockport: Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:St_Elisabeths.JPGAuthor: Mr Stephen
Today the silk-spinning industry has long died away. As with many developed towns in England, its economy is based on retail. The main shopping malls in town include Merseyway Shopping Centre and The Peel Centre. Grand Central Leisure is a multi-purpose leisure complex that includes a 50-m swimming pool, cineplex and bowling alley.
Visiting Stockport
From Manchester, take the A6 road heading southeast until you arrive in Stockport.
Stockport Viaduct: Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Stockportviaduct.jpgAuthor: Paulbrock
Places of Interest in Stockport
- St Elisabeth's Church, Reddish: Anglo Catholic church building in the village of Reddish in Stockport. Completed in 1883, it is today a Grade I listed building.
- Stockport Pyramid: A modern glass-paneled structure completed in 1992.
- Stockport Town Hall: Civic building opened by the Prince and Princess of Wales in 1908. It was designated a Grade II listed building in 1975.
- Stockport Viaduct: Brick railway bridge built in 1840. At the time it was built, it was the largest viaduct in the world, having 27 arches and using 11 million bricks to build.
- Underbank Hall: The 16th century town house in Stockport. It is today a Grade II* listed heritage building.
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