Stockport is a town and borough in Greater Manchester, England, 7 miles (11 km) south-east of Manchester, 9 miles (14 km) south-west of Ashton-under-Lyne and 12 miles (19 km) north of Macclesfield.The River Goyt and Tame merge to create the River Mersey here.. Most of the town is within the boundaries of the historic county of Cheshire, with the area north of the Mersey in …

Stockport County Football Club are a professional football club in Stockport, England, who compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system.Formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, they were renamed Stockport County in 1890 after the County Borough of Stockport.The team have played in blue and white kits since 1914; their original …

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority for the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. The council is currently run by a Liberal Democrat minority administration.At the 2022 local elections, the Liberal Democrats gained two more seats, increasing their lead over the Labour Party to three seats, and took control of the council at the …

The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England, south-east of central Manchester.As well as the towns of Stockport, Bredbury and Marple, it includes the outlying areas of Hazel Grove, Bramhall, Cheadle, Cheadle Hulme, Gatley, Reddish, Woodley and Romiley.In 2001, it had a population of 284,500.

The Manchester and Birmingham Railway opened in stages from Manchester and reached Stockport in 1840. The 5 + 1 ⁄ 2-mile (9 km) line ran from a temporary station in Manchester to another in Stockport at the north end of the uncompleted Stockport Viaduct.The temporary station, which was later renamed Heaton Norris, was Stockport's only station for more than …

Bredbury is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, 7.9 miles (12.7 km) south-east of Manchester, 1.8 miles (2.9 km) east of Stockport and 3.2 miles (5.1 km) south-west of Hyde.At the 2011 census, it had a population of 16,721. It is on the lower southern slopes of Werneth Low, an outlier of the Peak District between the valleys of the …

Levels 9–10. These Greater Manchester clubs play in semi-pro and amateur leagues which grant eligibility to enter the FA Vase and are high enough in the English football league system to grant eligibility to enter the FA Cup, comprising levels 9–10 of the system.In Greater Manchester this consists solely of the North West Counties Football League.

Oldham / ˈ oʊ l d ə m / is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, amid the Pennines and between the rivers Irk and Medlock, 5.3 miles (8.5 km) southeast of Rochdale and 6.9 miles (11.1 km) northeast of Manchester.It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, which had a population of 237,110 in 2019.. Within the boundaries of the historic …

USS Alaska (CB-1) a fost prima navă din clasa Alaska de crucișătoare de dimensiuni mari care a servit Marina Statelor Unite la sfârșitului celui de-al Doilea Război Mondial.Cealaltă navă din clasa ei a fost Guam; alte patru nave de acest tip au mai fost comandate, dar nu au fost finalizate până la sfârșitul războiului. Alaska a fost a treia navă a Marinei SUA care a fost numită ...

Nottingham (/ ˈ n ɒ t ɪ ŋ ə m / NOT-ing-əm, locally / ˈ n ɒ t n ʊ m /) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England.It is located 110 miles (180 km) north-west of London, 33 miles (53 km) south-east of Sheffield and 45 miles (72 km) north-east of Birmingham.Nottingham has links to the legend of Robin Hood and to the lace-making, bicycle …