Stockport Castle
Stockport Castle was a promontory castle in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. Historically part of Cheshire, the castle stood within the medieval town, overlooking a ford across the River Mersey.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Staircase House and St Mary’s Church, Stockport.
Staircase House
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Staircase House, also known as Stockport Museum, is a Grade II* listed medieval building dating from around 1460 situated in Stockport, historically in Cheshire, now within Greater Manchester, England.
St Mary’s Church, Stockport
Church
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St Mary's Church is the oldest parish church in Stockport, a town in Greater Manchester, England. It stands on Churchgate overlooking the market place.
Stockport Air Raid Shelters
Museum
The Stockport Air Raid Shelters are a system of almost 1 mile of underground air-raid shelters dug under Stockport, 6 miles south of Manchester, during World War II to protect local inhabitants during air raids. Stockport Air Raid Shelters is situated 760 feet southwest of Stockport Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stockport and Edgeley.
Stockport
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Stockport is a town in the south east of Greater Manchester, historically in Cheshire, at the point where the rivers Tame and Goyt combine to form the Mersey.
Edgeley
Suburb
Edgeley is a suburb of Stockport, in Greater Manchester, England. It is characterised largely by Victorian terraced housing around Alexandra Park. The population in 2021 was 14,182.
Heaton Norris
Suburb
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Heaton Norris is a suburb of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It is one of the Four Heatons, along with neighbours Heaton Chapel, Heaton Mersey and Heaton Moor.
Stockport Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: former motte-and-bailey castle in Stockport, Cheshire
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, archaeological site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Stockport, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Stockport Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Stockport Castle”
- German: “Stockport Castle”
- Swedish: “Stockport Castle”
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