Marple Bridge
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| Marple Bridge | |
  Marple Bridge shown within Greater Manchester |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan borough | Stockport |
| Metropolitan county | Greater Manchester |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Stockport |
| Postcode district | SK6 |
| Dialling code | 0161 427 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Hazel Grove |
| List of places: UK • England • Greater Manchester | |
Marple Bridge is an affluent village near Marple, England. Prior to 1974, Marple Bridge was part of the county of Cheshire. Historically, Marple Bridge is a Derbyshire village (being east of the River Goyt ), though it is rarely referred to as such today. Until 1936 it was in the Ludworth civil parish. Today it is part of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport in Greater Manchester. It shares borders with Mellor, Marple, Compstall, New Mills, Strines, Mill Brow and Chisworth.
The River Goyt runs through the centre of the village.
[edit] Transport
The village is served by a railway station: Marple Station on the Hope Valley line.
The village has bus services running through it, most of which go to Stockport via the A626 and Offerton, along with an hourly service to Glossop in Derbyshire and Stepping Hill Hospital in the other direction. It also has bus services to Hayfield and New Mills also in Derbyshire.
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