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Stockport
[ stok-pawrt, -pohrt ]
noun
- borough of Greater Manchester, in NW England.
Stockport
/ ˈstɒkˌpɔːt /
noun
- 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)
- a unitary authority in NW England, in Greater Manchester. Pop: 282 500 (2003 est). Area: 126 sq km (49 sq miles)
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Near Stockport is Geecross, supposedly so named from “an ancient cross erected here by the Gee family”.
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Rupert left some of these to garrison Stockport, and moved on into Lancashire with the main body of his army.
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The royalists occupied Stockport, and were joined there by some of Newcastle's cavalry from Derbyshire.
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"Personal rights" have good radical sponsors in the hon. members for Stockport and Leicester.
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Cobden was candidate for Stockport, but was defeated, though not by a large majority.
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