Stockport is located in the county of Greater Manchester and is primarily and Industrial town.

Originally the town was part of Cheshire until 1974 when the boundaries were changed. The bright lights of Manchester are only seven miles away.

A floodlit viaduct (the largest brick-built structure in Europe) carries the Manchester-London train line across the Mersey valley and dominates the skyline.

Shoppers are catered for by one of the region’s premier precincts, Merseyway, a maze of small streets and stepped alleys as well as a number of quieter out of town parades and a 750 year-old market.

Among the many attractions to be found within Stockport's boundaries are Bramhall Hall, Chadkirk Chapel in Romiley, St Mary's Parish Church in the Market Place, underground air raid shelters in the town centre, Hatworks museum, Stockport Museum and Lyme park.