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Tameside

Borough of Tameside
Geography
Status:Metropolitan borough
Region:North West England
Ceremonial County:Greater Manchester
Area:
- Total
Ranked 242nd
103.17 km²
Admin. HQ:Ashton-under-Lyne
ONS code:00BT
Demographics
Population:
- Total (2002 est.)
- Density
Ranked 57th
212,819
2,063 / km²
Ethnicity:94.6% White
4.0% S.Asian
Politics
Arms of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
http://www.tameside.gov.uk/
Leadership:Leader & Cabinet
Executive:Labour
MPs:Andrew Bennett, David Heyes, James Purnell

Tameside is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester in the north west of England. It lies 7 miles east of Manchester and consists of nine towns which were brought together in 1974. It borders onto the county of Derbyshire, and the metropolitan boroughs of Oldham, Stockport and Manchester. It is named for the River Tame, which runs through it.

Towns and villages

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
  • 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
  • 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

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