Torkington

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The Torkington Centre

Torkington in Greater Manchester, England,[1] is part of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport.

## History[edit]

In 1875 Torkington was one of eight civil parishes of Cheshire to be included in the Stockport rural sanitary district. The sanitary district became the Stockport Rural District in 1894.

The parish was abolished in 1900 and its former area became part of the Hazel Grove and Bramhall civil parish and urban district.[2] The district was abolished in 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, and its former area was transferred to Greater Manchester to be combined with that of other districts to form the present-day Metropolitan Borough of Stockport.

## See also[edit]

* Tarkington

## References[edit]

1. ^ Williams, Jennifer (11 September 2016). "Why thousands of homes could be built on Greater Manchester's green belt". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
2. ^ Abbit, Beth (11 June 2016). "Watch: Incredible moment torrential rain turns streets into rivers". Manchester Evening News.

53°22′43″N 2°06′21″W﻿ / ﻿53.3785°N 2.1059°W﻿ / 53.3785; -2.1059

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