Stalybridge: Tameside Mill Town on the Edge of the Pennines
Stalybridge sits in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, about eight miles east of Manchester city centre on the western edge of the Pennines. The population is around 24,000. The town was one of the first centres of the cotton industry, and the Stalybridge Mule Spinners' strike of 1808 is sometimes cited as the first general strike in Britain. The River Tame runs through the town, and the Huddersfield Narrow Canal passes along the valley floor. Stalybridge Civic Hall, a substantial Edwardian building, hosts events and is a local landmark. The town has a gritty, post-industrial character but benefits from immediate access to the Pennine countryside.
The commercial centre along Melbourne Street and Market Street has local shops and a traditional market. Stalybridge station is an attractive Victorian station with a well-regarded buffet bar on the platform. Trains run to Manchester Piccadilly in about 15 minutes and to Huddersfield across the Pennines. The A635 climbs east over the moors toward Holmfirth, and the M60 is accessible to the west via Ashton-under-Lyne.
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Stalybridge sits in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, about eight miles east of Manchester city centre on the western edge of the Pennines. The population is around 24,000. The town was one of the first centres of the cotton industry, and the Stalybridge Mule Spinners' strike of 1808 is sometimes cited as the first general strike in Britain. The River Tame runs through the town, and the Huddersfield Narrow Canal passes along the valley floor. Stalybridge Civic Hall, a substantial Edwardian building, hosts events and is a local landmark. The town has a gritty, post-industrial character but benefits from immediate access to the Pennine countryside.
The commercial centre along Melbourne Street and Market Street has local shops and a traditional market. Stalybridge station is an attractive Victorian station with a well-regarded buffet bar on the platform. Trains run to Manchester Piccadilly in about 15 minutes and to Huddersfield across the Pennines. The A635 climbs east over the moors toward Holmfirth, and the M60 is accessible to the west via Ashton-under-Lyne.
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