What is "stalybridge"

Stalybridge is a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 23,731 at the 2011 Census.

Historically a part of Cheshire, it is east of Manchester city centre and north-west of Glossop. With the construction of a cotton mill in 1776, Stalybridge became one of the first centres of textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution. The wealth created in the 19th century from the factory-based cotton industry transformed an area of scattered farms and homesteads into a self-confident town. Due to the decline of the cotton industry in the first quarter of the 20th century and the development of modern low-density housing in the post-war period, the town is now semi-rural in character.

'''Stalybridge ''' was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1868 until 1918. It centred on the borough of Stalybridge, partly situated in Lancashire and partly in Cheshire.

Since the 1918 general election, the town has been represented in parliament through the constituency of Stalybridge and Hyde.