Newton, Greater Manchester

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Newton
Location within Greater Manchester
Population12,000 (2001)
Metropolitan borough
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Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town HYDE
Postcode district SK14
Dialling code 0161
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53°27′36″N2°05′24″W / 53.460°N 2.090°W / 53.460; -2.090

Newton is an area of Hyde, in the Tameside district, in Greater Manchester, England; it occupies a narrow strip of land from the River Tame, near Newton Hall, to Matley, between Hyde and Dukinfield.

Contents

Newton can be divided into four separate parts:

The former site of Shaw Hall factory lies on Matley Lane.

Governance

Newton is part of the Stalybridge and Hyde constituency, whose Member of Parliament is currently Jonathan Reynolds [1] of the Labour Co-operative party. Newton was previously in the North West England European Parliament constituency.

Newton was formerly a township in the parish of Mottram-in-Langdendale and a chapelry, [2] in 1866 Newton became a separate civil parish, [3] on 1 October 1923 the parish was abolished and merged with Hyde. [4] In 1921 the parish had a population of 7715. [5]

In 1974 it became part of Tameside district in Greater Manchester.

Transport

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Newton for Hyde station

The area is served by two railway stations: Newton for Hyde and Flowery Field; both are stops on the Glossop Line between Manchester Piccadilly, Glossop and Hadfield. Services are operated by Northern Trains. [6]

The main bus route in the area is the 346, which links Hyde with Ashton-Under-Lyne; it is operated by Stagecoach Manchester. [7]

Education

Newton is served by the following primary and secondary schools:

Notable People

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References

  1. ↑ News, Manchester Evening (7 May 2010). "Stalybridge and Hyde result". Manchester Evening News.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. ↑ "History of Newton, in Tameside and Cheshire". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "Relationships and changes Newton Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "Stockport Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "Population statistics Newton Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "Timetables and engineering information for travel with Northern". Northern Railway. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  7. ↑ "Newton Bus Services". Bus Times. 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
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