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Stockport is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. Situated south east of the city of Manchester, it is the largest settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, and has a population of 136,083 (2001 Census), with the borough as a whole having 281,000. This makes the borough 23rd most populous district in England. There have been several bids by the council for city status. Historically a part of Cheshire, in the 16th century Stockport was known for the cultivation of hemp and rope manufacture and in the 18th century the town had one of the first mechanised silk factories in the United Kingdom. However, Stockport's predominant industry was the manufacture of hats. Stockport was at the centre of the country's hatting industry which by 1884 was exporting more than six million hats a year. This trade continues to a limited extent in the present day and at 'Hat Works - the Museum of Hatting' the towns hatting heritage is preserved. Dominating the western approaches to the ... Read more about Stockport on Wikipedia

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