Guide Bridge

Guide Bridge
St Stephen's Church, Guide Bridge
Guide Bridge is located in Greater Manchester
Guide Bridge
Guide Bridge
Location within Greater Manchester
Population1,659 (2001 census)[1]
• Density15.99 hm2
OS grid referenceSJ924976
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAshton-under-Lyne
Postcode districtOL7
Dialling code0161
PoliceGreater Manchester
FireGreater Manchester
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Greater Manchester
53°28′30″N 2°06′50″W / 53.475°N 2.114°W / 53.475; -2.114

Guide Bridge is an area west of Ashton-under-Lyne,[2] in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. Historically part of Lancashire, Guide Bridge was built as a village around an eponymous bridge over the Ashton Canal.[3]

  1. ^ Office for National Statistics (2001). "Tameside 013C (Lower Layer Super Output Area): Key Statistics". 2001 Census. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  2. ^ Greater Manchester Gazetteer, Greater Manchester County Record Office, Places names - G to H, archived from the original on 18 July 2011, retrieved 12 February 2011
  3. ^ Fisher, Stuart (5 May 2009). The Canals of Britain: A Comprehensive Guide. A&C Black. p. 216. ISBN 9781408105177. Retrieved 7 March 2020.