It has good transport links to Manchester city centre, Bury and other parts of Greater Manchester.

It was completely renumbered as part of the M60 motorway in 1999 which orbits part of Greater Manchester.

Shaw and Crompton was part of Lancashire until the 1970s, but is now part of Greater Manchester.

Spencer was born in Radcliffe (now part of Greater Manchester, formerly districted in Lancashire).

At that time, much of north east Cheshire became part of Greater Manchester.

It is part of Greater Manchester.

Haslem was born in 1808 at Carrington in Cheshire (now part of Greater Manchester).

(1805-1886) was an English unitarian clergyman and author, born at Dukinfield, now part of Greater Manchester.

In 1974, Wigan became a part of Greater Manchester.

Tameside GCSE results are more reasonable than many parts of Greater Manchester.