Bredbury | |
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Goyt Hall | |
Location within Greater Manchester | |
Population | 16,721 (2011 Census) |
OS grid reference | SJ925915 |
• London | 157 miles (253 km) SSE |
Metropolitan borough | |
Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | STOCKPORT |
Postcode district | SK6 |
Dialling code | 0161 |
Police | Greater Manchester |
Fire | Greater Manchester |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Bredbury is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It is located 8 miles (12.9 km) south-east of Manchester, 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Stockport and 3 miles (4.8 km) south-west of Hyde. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 16,721.[1]
Bredbury is on the lower southern slopes of Werneth Low, an outlier of the Pennines; it lies between the valleys of the River Tame and River Goyt, head-waters of the River Mersey.