Godley, Greater Manchester

Godley
Godley

 Godley shown within Greater Manchester
Metropolitan borough Tameside
Metropolitan county Greater Manchester
Region North West
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town MANCHESTER
Postcode district SK14
Dialling code 0161
Police Greater Manchester
Fire Greater Manchester
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK Parliament Stalybridge and Hyde
List of places: UK • England • Greater Manchester

Godley is a locality in Greater Manchester, England. If forms part of the metropolitan borough of Tameside.

The area formed part of the municipal borough of Hyde in Cheshire from 1881 to 1974. [1] [2]

It is served by Godley railway station which replaced Godley East railway station.

The earliest recorded agriculture in Tameside east of the River Tame is in Godley and dates from 1211–1249.[3]

References

Notes
  1. ^ Vision of Britain - Godley parish
  2. ^ Vision of Britain - Hyde MB
  3. ^ Nevell (1991), p. 52.
Bibliography
  • Nevell, Mike (1991), Tameside 1066–1700, Tameside Metropolitan Borough and University of Manchester Archaeological Unit Notable people Louie Arrowsmith - The local idiot, he thinks he is all that but he' actually softer than a midget. Dale Arrowsmith - Godley's king of boxing., ISBN 1-871324-02-5