Stockport

Near Stockport is Geecross, supposedly so named from “an ancient cross erected here by the Gee family”.
Archaic England|Harold Bayley
Rupert left some of these to garrison Stockport, and moved on into Lancashire with the main body of his army.
The Great Civil War in Lancashire (1642-1651)|Ernest Broxap
The royalists occupied Stockport, and were joined there by some of Newcastle's cavalry from Derbyshire.
The Great Civil War in Lancashire (1642-1651)|Ernest Broxap
"Personal rights" have good radical sponsors in the hon. members for Stockport and Leicester.
The Contemporary Review, January 1883|Various

Cobden was candidate for Stockport, but was defeated, though not by a large majority.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Stockport

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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