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The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in England. It is south-east of central Manchester and south of Tameside.As well as the towns of Stockport, Bredbury and Marple, it includes the outlying villages and suburbs of Hazel Grove, Bramhall, Cheadle, Cheadle Hulme, Gatley, Reddish, Woodley and Romiley.
The club was formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, changing its name to Stockport County in 1890 to reflect the town's status as a county borough. It joined the English Football League in 1900. Its most successful season was the 1996–97 season , when it reached the Football League Cup semi-finals and won promotion to Division One .
This was said to the arms of the Stopford or Stockport family, Barons of Stockport. [18] On either side of the shield was a lion and the figure of Britannia. Above the shield was a mural crown and a banner inscribed "Municipal Reform January 1836" [1] On 5 December 1932, the county borough obtained a grant of arms and crest from the College of ...
Woodsmoor is a suburb of Stockport in Greater Manchester, England . The area is served by Woodsmoor railway station, opened by British Rail in 1990. [1]The area is populated by many large and old trees, existing since the time that it was the estate of the house which eventually became Stockport Grammar School.
Marple is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It is on the River Goyt, 9 miles (14 km) south-east of Manchester, 9 miles (14 km) north of Macclesfield and 4 miles (6 km) south-east of Stockport. At the 2021 census, the built up area had a population of 12,970.
Romiley has its own theatre, the Forum Theatre. This is a building owned by Stockport Council but, since 2003, has been managed by NK Theatre Arts, a registered charity which provides all-inclusive performing arts workshops for children, young people and adults. The theatre is also used by many other local community groups in Stockport. [15]
Mellor is a village in the Stockport district, in Greater Manchester, England, lying between Marple Bridge and New Mills, Derbyshire. [1]Buildings in the village include St. Thomas' Church, a primary school, golf course, sports club, a riding school, three pubs (the Royal Oak, [2] The Devonshire Arms [3] and The Oddfellows Arms [4]) and the late-17th-century Mellor Hall.
Stockport County Supporters' Co-operative is the other active supporters' group. [199] [200] It runs the Stockport County Appearance Number Scheme (SCAN), where every player who has played a first-team game is recognised with a framed certificate and a number which shows their position on the list of players who made their debut for the club.