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  Greater Manchester, England's Cities, Towns, Villages and Settlements
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in England established in 1974 which covers an area roughly encompassing the conurbation surrounding the City of Manchester.
Greater Manchester is divided into ten metropolitan boroughs, these are: Bolton, Bury, the City of Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, the City of Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan.
Greater Manchester is still a Ceremonial County with a Lord-Lieutenant, and is still recognised for statistical purposes.
www.hometownengland.com /greater_manchester   (824 words)

  
  Marple, Greater Manchester - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Marple is part of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, in the South East corner of Greater Manchester, United Kingdom.
Marple is twinned with the town of Motril on the eastern Costa del Sol in Spain
↑ "Districts and Townships of the Greater Manchester Metropolitan County", manchester2002-uk.com
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Marple,_Greater_Manchester   (635 words)

  
 Cheshire Towns & Villages including Malpas, Marple, Middlewich, Poynton, Prestbury, Middlewich, Mobberley, Mottram, ...
Marple is charming village on the border of the Peak District National Park, now in the Stockport Metropolitan Borough of Greater Manchester.
Marple marks a major intersection of the Upper and Lower Peak Forest Canals with the Macclesfield Canal and has an important British Waterways Depot Yard on the junction, with a nearby flight of 16 picturesque locks leading down to Portland Basin in Ashton-under-Lyne.
The village of Marple itself is in pleasant rural surroundings, despite its proximity to Stockport.
www.manchester2002-uk.com /cheshire-towns4.html   (2608 words)

  
 Marple railway station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It was built by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway on the extension of its Hyde branch to New Mills, opening in 1862.
Until the Midland moved to Manchester Central, in 1880, as a member of the Cheshire Lines Committee, Marple was where carriages for Liverpool would be attached or detached.
From Marple to Romiley, the line passes through Marple Tunnel to the junction with the short branch to Rose Hill Marple then over a 308 yard long stone viaduct over the Peak Forest Canal and a tributary of the River Mersey.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Marple_railway_station   (284 words)

  
 Gazetteer of Manchester Townships, Districts, Parishes and Placenames of Greater Manchester Districts
Gazetteer of Manchester Townships, Districts, Parishes and Placenames of Greater Manchester Districts
Districts and Townships of the Greater Manchester Metropolitan County
This township or Civil Parish was formerly in Lancashire in Manchester Ecclesiastical Parish.
www.manchester2002-uk.com /towns/gazetteer1.html   (6133 words)

  
 Marple Aqueduct - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Marple Aqueduct, also known as the Grand Aqueduct, carries the lower level of the Peak Forest Canal across the River Goyt at Marple, Greater Manchester, in north-west England.
Benjamin Outram and Thomas Brown jointly designed it and the contract for its construction was placed with William Broadhead, Bethel Furness and William Anderson.
The skilful use of architectural features, such as pierced spandrels and string courses, arch rings and pilasters of ashlar stone, oval piers and stone of different type and colour have created a graceful structure, which is superlative in its class.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Marple_Aqueduct   (237 words)

  
 Pictures of Greater Manchester
The County of Greater Manchester was created from Manchester and also parts of Cheshire and Lancashire in 1974.
The City of Salford lies at the heart of the Metropolis known as Greater Manchester in an area where cotton was once king and its...
This is a densely populated area of Stockport, Greater Manchester.
www.picturesofengland.com /England/Greater_Manchester   (499 words)

  
 Greater Manchester - Media - Three New Centres of Vocational Excellence for Greater Manchester   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
John Korzeniewski, Executive Director of the Learning and Skills Council Greater Manchester welcomed the announcement, “We are delighted with the latest CoVE success for the area as a sign that further education colleges are meeting the needs of local industry.
Greater Manchester continues to lead the way with 13 CoVEs already established; they are at the forefront of the skills agenda and have a vital role in tackling skill shortages in
With a Greater Manchester budget of some £350 million a year, the Learning and Skills Council has a vital role to play — one that will have a direct and lasting impact on local organisations and the futures of around 350,000 individuals.
www.lsc.gov.uk /grmanchester/Media/lscgm0221.htm   (505 words)

  
 GENUKI: Manchester, Lancashire genealogy
Manchester used to be in the county of Lancashire until 1974 when it became part of the new county of Greater Manchester which is divided into 10 metropolitan boroughs.
Manchester was an important town in Lancashire, near the border with Cheshire.
For probate purposes prior to 1858, Manchester was in the Archdeaconry of Chester, in the Diocese of Chester.
www.genuki.org.uk:8080 /big/eng/LAN/Manchester   (1037 words)

  
 Text of Eyewitness in Manchester 1974 districts map
The name "Manchester" is commonly used to refer to the conurbation, but as we can see, the City of Manchester itself is only a small "slice" of the area, stretching from Blackley in the north to the tip of the second runway extending into Cheshire in the south.
North of Wythenshawe and the River Mersey are the older south Manchester suburbs of Didsbury, Chorlton, Withington and Fallowfield.
Bordering on the City of Manchester to the south west is the Borough of Trafford, uniting the industrial inner-city districts of Stretford and Old Trafford with the affluent residential suburbs of Hale and Bowdon.
www.manchesteronline.co.uk /ewm/maps/districtstext.html   (581 words)

  
 Manchester, Rochdale, Oldham, and Stockport Tourist Information UK
Manchester has so much on offer, choose from a choice of Manchester Cinemas, Manchester theatres, Manchester Museums and art galleries and some great music venues like the Manchester Apollo and Manchester Academy on Oxford Road.
Manchester is crammed with museums on science, industry, social history and transport, many of which are now FREE to enter.
Greater Manchester, not surprisingly is marked by canals weaving their way through the towns into Manchester.
www.iknow-northwest.co.uk /tourist_information/manchester/greater_manchester/manchester_rochdale_oldham.htm   (1471 words)

  
 Brabyn Whos Who
RESIDENTS in Marple are stepping up their campaign to restore a historic village landmark to its former glory.
But now two Marple residents, Mark Whittaker and Peter Clarke, are spearheading the campaign to get something done.
Peter Bardsley of the Marple Historic Society said: "The bridge is part of the heritage of Brabyn's Park and should be restored.
home.iprimus.com.au /bobdalrymple/brabyn/BrabynsPark.htm   (425 words)

  
 Greater Manchester - Media - Employers Benefit from Vocational Excellence   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
A recent addition to the Greater Manchester network has been the new £4 million motor industry workshop recently opened by MANCAT on their Openshaw site.
The Motor Industry Skills Manchester centre is a partnership between MANCAT and Stockport College and has already established strong relationships with many of the leading automotive manufacturers such as Ford, Foden Trucks, Land Rover and Vauxhall and other major local employers such as First Manchester.
First Manchester is part of the First Bus Group and is the largest passenger carrying vehicle (PCV) operator in the Northwest with over 900 vehicles.
www.lsc.gov.uk /grmanchester/Media/PressReleases/lscgm0244.htm   (909 words)

  
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BREDBURY, Greater Manchester, St. Mark, 8 bells, 11-2-7 in G. BREDFIELD, Suffolk, St. Andrew, 6 bells, 11-2-9 in G. BREDON, Worcestershire, St. Giles, 5 bells, 18-2-2 in D. BREMHILL, Wiltshire, St. Martin, 6 bells, 18-3-19 in F. Ground Floor.
ECCLES, Greater Manchester, St. Mary the Virgin, 8 bells, 19-3-13 in Eb.
HORWICH, Greater Manchester, Holy Trinity, 8 bells, 12-3-13 in G. HOSE, Leicestershire, St. Michael, 5 bells, 9-0-19 in A. Ground Floor.
www.ucl.ac.uk /~ccaajpa/datafiles/towers.left   (11522 words)

  
 Marple - TheBestLinks.com - Agatha Christie, Miss Marple, Pennsylvania, United Kingdom, ...
Marple, Agatha Christie, Miss Marple, Pennsylvania, United Kingdom, United...
Marple can refer to either a place in the United Kingdom or in the United States:
It may also refer to Miss Marple, a fictional character created by Agatha Christie.
www.thebestlinks.com /Marple.html   (140 words)

  
 Sinclair Lodge Guest House,Marple,Stockport,Cheshire,England,UK.Bed and Breakfast Accommodation,Greater Manchester ...
The City of Manchester has many theatres, good restaurants, large stores and tourist attractions such as the Granada Studios Tour which are all worth visiting.
Approximately ¾ mile out of Marple, turn right up a slip road and Sinclair Lodge is the end bungalow through the gate.
If you reach "The Sportsman" pub then you have missed the slip road by nearly ½ mile - turn around and retrace your steps looking for the "Sinclair Lodge" sign in the garden on the left, the slip road is then a few yards further on the left.
members.aol.com /mscott144   (430 words)

  
 Land for Sale in Marple - Greater Manchester - Vantage Land
A strategic parcel of land extending to 7 acres located in the borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester.
The land at Marple benefits from road access adjoining the neighbouring housing estate and is in an area which is currently being examined for additional housing, totalling almost 4000 homes by 2011.
Marple enjoys excellent transport links - major motorways, Train station and Manchester Internation Airport all within 9 miles.
www.vantageland.co.uk /land-for-sale-marple.htm   (344 words)

  
 Manchester Anti-War Newsblog: Greater Manchester CND What's On Guide. 9th Dec 2005.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Organised by Greater Manchester and District Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and the Chernobyl Children’s Project.
Marple CND Meets 2nd Wednesday of the month.
I've been using video and the Web as a means of promoting the Manchester antiwar movement for the past four years.
ma-wn.blogspot.com /2005/12/greater-manchester-cnd-whats-on-guide_09.html   (1086 words)

  
 All Saints' Church - About Marple
All Saints’ parish covers a large proportion of Marple, a small town in the metropolitan borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester.
It is at the very edge of the Greater Manchester sprawl and is to be found facing the Pennines.
Marple is a mixture of old village, commuter and Manchester and Stockport overspill.
www.marpleparish.co.uk /Parish/marple.htm   (253 words)

  
 Discounted hotel reservations around Denton, Greater Manchester and throughout the UK
Comprehensive listing of hotels and places to stay around Denton, Greater Manchester and the rest of Great Britain, all of which can be reserved on-line.
The Quality Hotel Manchester is the nearest brand-new hotel to Sportcity and close to Manchester city centre.
Click any Greater Manchester location name to search for hotels and places to stay that are closeby.
www.hotelqueste.co.uk /uk/greater_manchester/denton   (1857 words)

  
 Guardian | Church's illuminated cross proves costly
A Methodist minister has been charged for hanging an illuminated cross on his church because it is considered to be an advertisement.
The back-lit wooden cross hangs above the entrance to Ridge Methodist church in Marple, Greater Manchester.
Stockport council said that because the church was on a hill and the 3ft cross was visible for two miles and "draws people towards it" it was classed as an advert - and therefore subject to a £50 administration fee for renewal of planning permission every five years.
www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4128564-103602,00.html   (381 words)

  
 Greater Manchester Florist Directory, Local Greater Manchester Florists providing Flower Delivery in Greater Manchester   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Welcome to Greater Manchester Flowers, The place to find your local florists by location and flower delivery throughout Greater Manchester.
Greater Manchester Flowers has been created to make it easy for users to find flower and florist resources in Greater Manchester alongside helping Greater Manchester florists online to gain further presence on the Internet.
Greater Manchester Flowers is part of the All Florist Network.
www.greatermanchester-flowers.co.uk   (219 words)

  
 Hypnotherapy in Marple | Hypnosis | Brookhouse Hypnotherapy
Professional Hypnotherapy/Hypnosis Services in Marple, Greater Manchester, the North West of England and Beyond.
I hope to be of service to you in Marple in the near future.
All Hypnotherapy services available in Marple, Greater Manchester, the North West of England and beyond.
www.hypno-manchester.co.uk /Marple   (196 words)

  
 Queen honours Iraq heroes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Servicemen and women who fought in the war against Iraq, including a teenager from Greater Manchester, are being honoured by the Queen today.
Nearly 100 people who were involved in Operation Telic will gather at a special investiture at Buckingham Palace to collect awards for their services during the conflict.
The 19-year-old, from Marple, Greater Manchester, is the youngest ever person to be given the distinguished accolade within the British Armed Services.
manchesteronline.co.uk /news/s/82/82260_queen_honours_iraq_heroes.html   (328 words)

  
 BirdGuides Greater Manchester Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Our premium bird information service, Bird News Extra, has full details of all these birds (including exact locations, directions and additional detail) in Greater Manchester, and also covers the rest of the British Isles.
Greater Manchester includes sites that are among the best in the country for the following species:
Bird News Extra subscribers can log in to see a list of sites where these species may be found, with comments on their likelihood and the best areas to look.
www.birdguides.com /birdnews/county.asp?a=23   (234 words)

  
 property for sale in Greater Manchester   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
This means that when a suitable property for sale in Greater Manchester becomes available, they will be automatically notified by email, text or phone.
YOU take the place of the estate agents in Greater Manchester and therefore you have no need to pay a middle man for jobs you can easily do yourself.
The other job your estate agent in Greater Manchester would do is to show people around your property for sale in Greater Manchester.
www.properties247.co.uk /main/ui3000.htm   (311 words)

  
 The Probert Encyclopaedia - Places of the World (Ma-Md)
Manchester is a major city in north west England on the River Irwell 50 km east of Liverpool.
Manchester is a city partly in Meriwether County and partly in Talbot County Georgia, USA
Marple is a residential town in Greater Manchester, England.
www.fas.org /news/reference/probert/GH1.HTM   (10581 words)

  
 gmcfire
Greater Manchester Fire Authority is responsible for the provision of the Fire Service in the area of Greater Manchester, that covers an area of 500 square miles with a population of approximately 2.5 million.
The whole area is made up of 10 metropolitan district councils Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan  Forty one Fire Stations are strategically located throughout the County to ensure that efficient and effective fire cover is provided
Foam Tankers, Hydraulic Platform, Hose Layers, Inshore Rescue Boat, Special Incident Unit and Emergency Salvage Tenders.  In total there are 67 Front Line Appliances and 29 Special Appliances.
www.firerescue.homestead.com /gmcfire.html   (270 words)

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