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Stockport

[ stok-pawrt, -pohrt ]

noun

  1. borough of Greater Manchester, in NW England.


Stockport

/ ˈɒˌɔː /

noun

  1. a town in NW England, in Stockport unitary authority, Greater Manchester: an early textile centre and scene of several labour disturbances in the early 19th century; engineering, electronics. Pop: 136 082 (2001)
  2. a unitary authority in NW England, in Greater Manchester. Pop: 282 500 (2003 est). Area: 126 sq km (49 sq miles)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Anthony Coulson, general manager at the company's chocolate refinery and bakery in Stockport, said the teatime staple was originally meant to be eaten with the chocolate-covered side facing down.

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Reading, level on points with the O's, go to Mansfield while eighth and ninth-placed Bolton and Huddersfield go to Lincoln and Stockport respectively.

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Incidentally, a point for Stockport will secure their own play-off place.

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Wycombe, Wrexham and Charlton are assured of at least a play-off place, with Stockport needing one more point to join them.

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Originally from Stockport, Craig moved to the town from Edinburgh about seven years ago and got involved in community efforts to save the pub.

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