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Tameside

Tameside
Administration
Full nameMetropolitan Borough of Tameside
Official nameMetropolitan Borough of Tameside
Settlement typeMetropolitan borough
Motto"Industry and Integrity"
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionNorth West England
Ceremonial countyGreater Manchester
Admin HQAshton-under-Lyne
Founded1 April 1974
Government
TypeMetropolitan borough
Governing bodyTameside Metropolitan Borough Council
MayorCllr. Jean Brazil
MPs:Andrew Gwynne (L)
David Heyes (L)
Jonathan Reynolds (L)
Geography
Total Area39.8 sq mi (103.17 km2)
Elevation495.4 ft (151 m)
Demography
Total Population  (Ranked   of  ) ( )
Ethnicity
(2005 estimate)
93.1% White
5.0% S. Asian or mixed
1.2% Black or mixed
0.6% Chinese and other
Other information
Time zoneGreenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
PostcodeOL, SK, M
Area code0161 / 01457
ISO 3166-2GB-TAM
ONS code00BT
OS grid reference 
NUTS 3UKD31

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The Metropolitan Borough of Tameside is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England. It is named after the River Tame which flows through the borough and spans the towns of Ashton-under-Lyne, Audenshaw, Denton, Droylsden, Dukinfield, Hyde, Mossley and Stalybridge. Its western border is approximately 4 mi (6.4 km) east of Manchester city centre. It borders Derbyshire to the east, the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham to the north, the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport to the south, and the City of Manchester to the west. Tameside has a population of 214,400.

The history of the area extends back to the Stone Age. There are over 300 listed buildings in Tameside and three Scheduled Ancient Monuments, which includes a castle of national importance. The settlements in Tameside were small townships centred around agriculture until the advent of the Industrial Revolution. The towns of the borough grew and became involved in the cotton industry, which dominated the local economy. The current borough was created in 1974 as part of the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972. Since then the area has been administered by Tameside Borough Council, which has been judged by the Audit Commission to be "performing strongly".


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