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 currently owns a UK facility in Stockport.

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On the way to the service, the cortege arrived at the Cheshire Cheese pub - Hatton's local - on Stockport Road in Hyde and was met with applause from mourners before it departed at 09:45 BST.

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In Greater Manchester, the Environment Agency issued warnings for areas including Trafford, Stockport and south Manchester, with other alerts in place in parts of Cheshire, Merseyside and Lancashire.

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Born in Stockport in 1978, Hatton grew up as the son of a carpet fitter and would enter the family trade as a teenager.

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He thinks he had up to 60 different placements and although he has spent most of his life in Salford and Stockport, he has lived in Wales, Liverpool, Crewe and Leeds.

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