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  2. Historic counties of England - Wikipedia

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    The Government is also publishing a new online interactive map of England's county boundaries. [75] The Government has previously changed rules to allow local and county flags to be flown without planning permission, and supported the Flag Institute in encouraging a new wave of county and community flags to be designed and flown by local ...

  3. Ordnance Survey Great Britain County Series - Wikipedia

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    The Ordnance Survey Great Britain County Series maps were produced from the 1840s to the 1890s by the Ordnance Survey, with revisions published until the 1940s. The series mapped the counties of Great Britain at both a six inch and twenty-five inch scale with accompanying acreage and land use information.

  4. Offerton, Greater Manchester - Wikipedia

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    Offerton is a suburb of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It lies within the historic county boundaries of Cheshire , and became part of Greater Manchester in 1974. Offerton was formerly a civil parish , which was abolished in 1900 to become part of Hazel Grove and Bramhall .

  5. County Borough of Stockport - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. Norbury, Greater Manchester - Wikipedia

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    The county council agreed, and the parish of Norbury was therefore abolished in September 1900, with the area becoming part of the new civil parish and urban district of Hazel Grove and Bramhall. [1] [10] At the 1891 census (the last before its abolition), the civil parish of Norbury had a population of 1,495. [11]

  7. List of towns and cities in England by historical population

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    Kingdoms in England and Wales about 600 AD. Urban sites were on the decline from the late Roman period and remained of very minor importance until around the 9th century. The largest cities in later Anglo-Saxon England however were Winchester, London and York, in that order, although London had eclipsed Winchester by the 11th century. Details ...

  8. List of mills in Stockport - Wikipedia

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    Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) This list of mills in Stockport, lists textile factories that have existed in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. From the Industrial Revolution until the 20th century, Stockport was a major centre of textile manufacture, particularly cotton ...

  9. Stockport - Wikipedia

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    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 .