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This is St Stephens Church, which is in Audenshaw.

Audenshaw

(1.1 miles, 1.8 km)

Audenshaw is a suburb of Greater Manchester. It is probably best known for its reservoirs and the busy waters of the Ashton canal, beside which visitors can see clusters of delightful canal-side properties...

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A picture of Reddish

Reddish

(3.7 miles, 5.9 km, direction SW)

This is a densely populated area of Stockport, Greater Manchester. It is fortunate to be close to the edge of Cheshire, thus residents have the benefit of being within easy reach of some attractive countryside...

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Lock Keepers Cottage.

Marple Bridge

(5.9 miles, 9.5 km, direction S)

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Ho Ho Ho!

Manchester

(5.9 miles, 9.5 km, direction W)

A thriving truly cosmopolitan city with a great mixture of new and old. The capital of the north..

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Marple, Greater Manchester

Marple

(6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction S)

Marple has many splendid canal features from the past, these include a flight of 16 locks and a three arched aqueduct which takes the Peak Forest canal over the River Goyt...

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Salford Docks

Salford

(8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction W)

The City of Salford lies at the heart of the Metropolis known as Greater Manchester in an area where cotton was once king and its mill workers were portrayed for posterity by acclaimed 20th-century artist L.S.Lowry...

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Bramall Hall

Bramhall

(8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction S)

Set in an area where Cotton was once king, midst the towns of Manchester and the quiet rolling acres of sprawling Cheshire countryside, lies the little town of Bramhall whose most famous feature is Bramall Hall...

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The Stocks.

Marsden

(10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction NE)

Marsden offers visitors a wealth of heritage, particularly in association with the town's expansion which came about during the heady days of the Industrial Revolution...

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A picture of Quarry Bank Mill & Styal Estate

Styal

(11.0 miles, 17.8 km, direction SW)

The village of Styal stands on the River Bollin close to the town of Wilmslow. It is renowned for Quarry Bank Mill and the surrounding Styal Estate with houses once occupied by the mill workers...

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A picture of Whaley Bridge

Whaley Bridge

(11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction SE)

An attractive small town in the High Peak district of Derbyshire...

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Debdale Park

Debdale Park

(2.8 miles, 4.6 km, direction SW)

Debdale Park was awarded a Green Flag Award in 2008 for achieving the national standard for parks and green spaces. Set around.....

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Reddish Vale, viaduct on winter's evening.

Reddish Vale Country Park

(3.5 miles, 5.7 km, direction SW)

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Squirel

Gower Hey Wood

(3.6 miles, 5.8 km, direction S)

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Manchester Velodrome

Manchester Velodrome

(3.8 miles, 6.2 km, direction W)

Manchester Velodrome Britains primary indoor Olympic cycle track and widely regarded as one of the world's finest and fastest.....

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Stockport Museum, Stockport, Greater Manchester

Stockport Museum

(5.3 miles, 8.5 km, direction S)

One of the first purpose built museums in the country, situated in the beautiful Vernon Park..

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Whitworth Art Gallery

(5.4 miles, 8.6 km, direction W)

Internationally famous for its collections of art and design, the Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester, north west England, is.....

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Platt Hall

(5.4 miles, 8.7 km, direction SW)

This is a pleasant russet brick house built by Timothy Lightoler in the Mid 18th-century. The interior contains one of the most.....

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Gallery of Costume

(5.4 miles, 8.7 km, direction SW)

The Gallery of Costume contains one of the largest collections of costume and accessories in Britain. The Gallery is an excellent.....

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Contact Theatre

(5.4 miles, 8.7 km, direction W)

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Museum of Transport

(5.5 miles, 8.9 km, direction W)

The Museum of Transport, Manchester has one of the largest collections of its kind in the country. The Collection consists of.....

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