Stockport
Americannoun
noun
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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)
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a unitary authority in NW England, in Greater Manchester. Pop: 282 500 (2003 est). Area: 126 sq km (49 sq miles)
Example Sentences
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The defendants appeared at Manchester Minshull Crown Court earlier where seven of the defendants including the woman's husband, aged in his 60s from Stockport, Greater Manchester, pleaded not guilty to all charges.
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Petrit also has a restaurant in nearby Stockport and has 18 employees in total - some of whom he has worked with for 20 years.
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She is one of many refugees receiving support from the Stockport Race Equality Partnership.
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But before the world tours and global fame, Harding had lived in Stockport, Greater Manchester, where she went to school and college - and later worked as a waitress and nightclub promoter.
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Jen Dinelow's parents lived in the Gorton area of Manchester for most of their lives before moving just over a mile into Reddish, which falls within the borough of Stockport.
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