Tameside
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| Borough of Tameside | |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Metropolitan borough |
| Region: | North West England |
| Ceremonial County: | Greater Manchester |
| Historic Counties: | Cheshire, Lancashire, small part in Yorkshire |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 242nd 103.17 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Ashton-under-Lyne |
| ONS code: | 00BT |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2004 est.) - Density | Ranked {{English district rank / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 94.6% White 4.0% S.Asian |
| Politics | |
 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council http://www.tameside.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | |
| MPs: | Andrew Gwynne, David Heyes, James Purnell |
It borders onto the county of Derbyshire to the east, the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham to the north, the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport to the south, and the City of Manchester to the west. It is named after the River Tame, which runs through it.
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History
Tameside was created on 1 April 1974, by the Local Government Act 1972 as one of the ten districts of Greater Manchester. It replaced the earlier municipal boroughs of Ashton-under-Lyne, Dukinfield, Hyde, Mossley, and Stalybridge, and the urban districts of Audenshaw, Denton, Droylsden and Longendale. It took in areas from both Cheshire and Lancashire (and a very small area of Yorkshire). In 1986 Tameside became an effective unitary authority when the Greater Manchester County Council was abolished.
Politics
The boundaries of three parliamentary constituencies cover Tameside Metropolitan Borough. These are:- Ashton-under-Lyne, which also includes parts of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, is represented by Mr. David Heyes MP.
- Denton and Reddish, which also covers parts of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, is represented by Mr. Andrew Gwynne MP.
- Stalybridge and Hyde, which is wholly within Tameside, is represented by Mr. James Purnell MP.
Localities
Towns, villages and localities in Tameside include:
- Ashton-under-Lyne, Audenshaw
- Broadbottom
- Carrbrook, Copley
- Denton, Droylsden, Dukinfield
- Flowery Field, Newton
- Gee Cross, Godley, Godley Green, Guide Bridge
- Hartshead Green, Hattersley, Haughton Green(including Haughton Dale) *, Hazelhurst, Hollingworth, Hyde
- Landslow Green, Luzley
- Millbrook, Mossley, Mottram in Longdendale
- Park Bridge
- Roe Cross
- Stalybridge
- Warhill, Woolley Bridge
- Some Locals in Haughton Green and Haughton Dale however think that the village and small hamlet should be removed from Tameside as they have not done much for the area. [[Citing sources citation needed]] Haughton Green and Haughton Dale, which is looked after and preserved well by the locals, is the most deprived area in the United Kingdom. [[Citing sources citation needed]]
Parishes
- Mossley (Town)
Unparished Areas
showing former status (prior to 1974)
- Ashton under Lyne (Municipal Borough)
- Audenshaw (Urban District)
- Denton (Urban District)
- Droylsden (Urban District)
- Dukinfield (Municipal Borough)
- Hyde (Municipal Borough)
- Longdendale (Urban District)
- Stalybridge (Municipal Borough)
Places of interest
- Astley Cheetham Art Gallery, Stalybridge
- Central Art Gallery, Ashton-under-Lyne
- Museum of the Manchester Regiment, Ashton-under-Lyne
- Portland Basin Museum, Ashton-under-Lyne
- St Lawrence's Church (Timber framed - 1531), Denton
- Nico Ditch (Scheduled Ancient Monument, Anglo-Saxon defensive ditch), Denton
- Church of St Anne, Haughton (Grade I Listed Building), Denton
- Victoria Park (Green Flag Park Award), Denton
- Hyde Hall Farm, Tudor Mansion House (private residence, in the Tame Valley), Denton
- Reddish Vale Country Park, Tame Valley, part Denton, part Stockport
- Broad Mills, Broadbottom
- Staley Hall, Millbrook
- Buckton Castle, Carrbrook
- Werneth Low
- Hartshead Pike
- Park Bridge Heritage Centre
- Medlock Vale Country Park
- Haughton Dale Local Nature Reserve, Denton
- Knott Hill Reservoir Local Nature Reserve
- Great Wood Local Nature Reserve
- Audenshaw Reservoirs, Brushes Reservoir, Denton Reservoirs, Gorton Upper Reservoir, Higher Swineshaw Reservoir, Lower Swineshaw Reservoir, Walkerwood Reservoir
- Ashton Canal, Hollinwood Branch Canal, Huddersfield Narrow Canal, Peak Forest Canal
- River Etherow, River Medlock, River Tame
- Ashton Market- suffering a serious fire, which caused a lot of disruption in the town, has now been rebuilt.
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