Tameside

Tameside is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, named after the River Tame, which flows through it, and includes the towns of Ashton-under-Lyne, Audenshaw, Denton, Droylsden, Dukinfield, Hyde, Mossley and Stalybridge. Tameside is bordered by the metropolitan boroughs of Stockport to the south, Oldham to the north and northeast, Manchester to the west, and to the east by the Borough of High Peak in Derbyshire. As of 2021, the population of Tameside was 231,199, making it the 8th-most populous borough of Greater Manchester by population.

Borough of Tameside
Tameside from Werneth Low
Motto(s): 
Industry and integrity
Tameside shown within Greater Manchester
Coordinates: 53°29′24″N 2°5′39″W
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryEngland
RegionNorth West
City region and ceremonial countyGreater Manchester
Historic counties
Incorporated1 April 1974
Named forRiver Tame
Administrative HQAshton-under-Lyne
Government
  TypeMetropolitan borough with leader and cabinet
  BodyTameside Metropolitan Borough Council
  ControlLabour
  LeaderGerald Cooney (L)
  MayorTafheen Sharif
  Chief ExecutiveSandra Stewart
  House of Commons
Area
  Total39.8 sq mi (103.2 km2)
  Rank195th
Population
 (2021)
  Total231,199
  Rank80th
  Density5,800/sq mi (2,241/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
  Ethnic groups
List
Religion (2021)
  Religion
List
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
  Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode areas
Dialling codes
  • 01457
  • 0161
ISO 3166 codeGB-TAM
GSS codeE08000008
ITL codeTLD35
GVA2021 estimate
  Total£3.5 billion
  Per capita£14,991
GDP (nominal)2021 estimate
  Total£4.1 billion
  Per capita£17,890
Websitetameside.gov.uk

There are over 300 listed buildings in Tameside and three Scheduled Ancient Monuments, including Buckton Castle. Its townships were agricultural until the Industrial Revolution when they grew with the cotton industry. The borough was created in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972.

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