Tameside

Tameside is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester in North West England. It lies 7 miles east of Manchester and consists of the nine towns of Ashton-under-Lyne (where the council is based), Audenshaw, Denton, Droylsden, Dukinfield, Hyde, Longdendale, Mossley and Stalybridge which were brought together under a single council in 1974.

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Metropolitan borough - Greater Manchester - North West England - Ashton-under-Lyne - Audenshaw - Denton - Droylsden - Dukinfield - Hyde - Longdendale - Mossley - Stalybridge - 1974

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It borders onto the county of Derbyshire to the east, and the metropolitan boroughs of Oldham, Stockport and Manchester. It is named after the River Tame, which runs through it.

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Derbyshire - Oldham - Stockport - Manchester - River Tame

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