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Tameside Tameside is a
metropolitan borough of
Greater Manchester in the
north west of
England . It was named after the
River Tame , which runs through it. It borders the administrative 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. Its western border lies 7 miles east of the centre of Manchester.
Tameside was created on
1 April 1974 , by the
Local Government Act 1972 as one of the ten districts of Greater Manchester. It took over the functions of the
municipal boroughs of
Ashton-under-Lyne ,
Stalybridge ,
Hyde ,
Dukinfield and
Mossley and of the
urban district s of
Audenshaw ,
Denton ,
Droylsden and
Longendale . It covers areas of
Cheshire and
Lancashire and a very small area of
Yorkshire . In
1986 Tameside effectively became a
unitary authority with the abolition of the
Greater Manchester County Council .
The towns of Tameside Metropolitan Borough are represented by MPs for three separate parliamentary constituencies. These are:
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Ashton-under-Lyne , which also includes parts of the
Metropolitan Borough of Oldham , is represented by Mr.
David Heyes MP.
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Denton and Reddish , which also covers parts of the
Metropolitan Borough of Stockport , is represented by Mr.
Andrew Gwynne MP.
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Stalybridge and Hyde , which is wholly within Tameside, is represented by Mr.
James Purnell MP.
The Leader of the Council is Councillor
Roy Oldham CBE, who is currently the longest serving council leader in the
United Kingdom . He first took up the post in
1980 , a year after the Labour Party re-gained control of the council from the Conservatives. He has held the post ever since. He represents the Longdendale Ward for the Labour Party. Some people, however, think that he should retire as a BMW was leased by the Council for him and his friends to be escorted to functions in, rather that spending the money of policing local streets and controlling increading crime levels.
Towns, villages and localities in Tameside include:
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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. Haughton Green and Haughton Dale, which is looked after and preserved well by the locals, is the most deprived area in the United Kingdom.
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Mossley (Town)
showing former status (prior to 1974)
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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)
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Astley Cheetham Art Gallery , Stalybridge
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Central Art Gallery, Ashton-under-Lyne *
Museum of the Manchester Regiment , Ashton-under-Lyne
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Portland Basin Museum , Ashton-under-Lyne
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St Lawrence's Church (Timber framed - 1531) , Denton
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Nico Ditch (
Scheduled Ancient Monument ,
Anglo-Saxon defensive ditch), Denton
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Church of St Anne, Haughton (Grade I Listed Building) , Denton
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Victoria Park (Green Flag Park Award) , Denton
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Hyde Hall Farm, Tudor Mansion House (private residence, in the Tame Valley) , Denton
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Reddish Vale Country Park, Tame Valley , part Denton, part Stockport
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Broad Mills , Broadbottom
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Staley Hall , Millbrook
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Buckton Castle , Carrbrook
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Werneth Low *
Hartshead Pike *
Park Bridge Heritage Centre *
Medlock Vale Country Park *
Haughton Dale Local Nature Reserve , Denton
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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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Tameside Council *
TamesideWeb.com *
e-Tameside.co.uk
