Stockport

[stok-pawrt, -pohrt]

noun

1. borough of Greater Manchester, in NW England.

Stockport

/ ˈstɒkˌpɔːt /

noun

1. a town in NW England, in Stockport unitary authority, Greater Manchester: an early textile centre and scene of several labour disturbances in the early 19th century; engineering, electronics. Pop: 136 082 (2001)

2. a unitary authority in NW England, in Greater Manchester. Pop: 282 500 (2003 est). Area: 126 sq km (49 sq miles)

Example Sentences

It will also be used for town centre regeneration projects in Ashton-under-Lyne in Tameside and Prestwich in Bury, while support would be given for Mayoral Development Zones in Stockport, Bolton, Leigh and Middleton.

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Darbyshire was born in Stockport, Cheshire, and educated in Manchester until, at the age of 13, he followed his parents to Japan, where he attended an American boarding school.

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I decided to find out by coming to small candle-lit studio in Stockport town centre - where I find myself in a small group, humming loudly.

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South Manchester Coroner's Court, in Stockport, heard that Hatton was found by his manager Paul Speak.

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It currently owns a UK facility in Stockport.

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