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___MASK56___ is a market town in ___MASK29___ , Greater Manchester , England , south of the River Mersey about southwest of Manchester city centre , south - southwest of Sale and east of Warrington . At the 2001 UK census , it had a population of 41 , 000 increasing to 52 , 419 at the 2011 census . A " metropolitan area ", sometimes referred to as a " metro area " or just " metro ", is a region consisting ___MASK7___ a densely populated urban core and its less - populated surrounding territories , sharing industry , infrastructure , and housing . A metro area usually comprises multiple jurisdictions and municipalities : neighborhoods , townships , boroughs , cities , towns , exurbs , suburbs , counties , districts , states , and even nations like the eurodistricts . As social , economic and political institutions have changed , metropolitan areas have become key economic and political regions . Metropolitan areas include one or more urban areas , as well as satellite cities , towns and intervening rural areas that are socio - economically tied to the urban core , typically measured by commuting patterns . ___MASK50___ ( or ; archaically the County Palatine ___MASK7___ Chester ; abbreviated Ches .) is a county in North West England , bordering Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north , ___MASK84___ to the east , Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south and Wales to the west ( bordering Wrexham and Flintshire ). ___MASK50___ ' s county town is Chester ; the largest town is Warrington . The metropolitan counties are a type ___MASK7___ county - level administrative division ___MASK7___ England . There are six metropolitan counties , which each cover large urban areas , typically with populations ___MASK7___ 1 . 2 to 2 . 8 million . They were created in 1972 and are each divided into several metropolitan districts or boroughs . ___MASK9___ is a town in Greater ___MASK69___ , ___MASK43___ , amid the Pennines between the rivers Irk and Medlock , ___MASK27___ - southeast ___MASK7___ Rochdale and northeast ___MASK7___ ___MASK69___ . Together with several smaller surrounding towns , it is part ___MASK7___ the Metropolitan Borough ___MASK7___ ___MASK9___ , ___MASK7___ which it is the administrative centre . ___MASK23___ is a large town in Greater ___MASK69___ , ___MASK43___ , ___MASK27___ - east ___MASK7___ ___MASK69___ city centre , where the River Goyt and Tame merge to create the River Mersey . The town is the largest settlement in the metropolitan borough ___MASK7___ the same name . ___MASK69___ Airport is an international airport in ___MASK51___ , ___MASK69___ , England , south west ___MASK7___ ___MASK69___ city centre . In 2015 , it was the third busiest airport in the United Kingdom in terms ___MASK7___ passenger numbers . The airport comprises three terminals , a goods terminal and is the only British airport other than London ' s Heathrow Airport to operate two runways over in length . ___MASK69___ Airport has flights to around 225 destinations , and the airport covers an area ___MASK7___ . ___MASK54___ ( or locally ) is a town in Greater ___MASK69___ in ___MASK16___ . A former mill town , ___MASK54___ has been a production centre for textiles since Flemish weavers settled in the area in the 14th century , introducing a wool and cotton - weaving tradition . The urbanisation and development ___MASK7___ the town largely coincided with the introduction ___MASK7___ textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution . ___MASK54___ was a 19th - century boomtown , and at its zenith in 1929 its 216 cotton mills and 26 bleaching and dyeing works made it one ___MASK7___ the largest and most productive centres ___MASK7___ cotton spinning in the world . The British cotton industry declined sharply after the First World War , and by the 1980s cotton manufacture had virtually ceased in ___MASK54___ . ___MASK69___ is a major city and metropolitan borough in Greater ___MASK69___ , ___MASK43___ , with a population ___MASK7___ 514 , 414 . It lies within the United Kingdom ' s second - most populous urban area , with a population ___MASK7___ 2 . 55 million . ___MASK69___ is fringed by the Cheshire Plain to the south , the Pennines to the north and east and an arc ___MASK7___ towns with which it forms a continuous conurbation . The local authority is ___MASK69___ City Council . ___MASK17___ is a town in Greater ___MASK69___ , ___MASK43___ . It stands on the River Douglas , ___MASK27___ - west ___MASK7___ Bolton , north ___MASK7___ Warrington and west - northwest ___MASK7___ ___MASK69___ . ___MASK17___ is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough ___MASK7___ ___MASK17___ and is its administrative centre . The town ___MASK7___ ___MASK17___ had a total population ___MASK7___ 97 , 000 in 2011 , whilst the wider borough has a population ___MASK7___ 318 , 100 . The Local Government Act 1972 ( c 70 ) is an Act ___MASK7___ Parliament in the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974 . The Metropolitan Borough ___MASK7___ Tameside is a metropolitan borough ___MASK7___ Greater Manchester in North West England . It is named after the River Tame , which flows through the borough and spans the towns ___MASK7___ Ashton - under - Lyne , Audenshaw , Denton , Droylsden , Dukinfield , Hyde , Mossley , Longdendale and Stalybridge . Its western border is approximately east ___MASK7___ Manchester city centre . It borders ___MASK84___ to the east , the Metropolitan Borough ___MASK7___ Oldham to the north , the Metropolitan Borough ___MASK7___ Stockport to the south , and the City ___MASK7___ Manchester to the west . the overall population was 219 , 324 . A metropolitan borough is a type ___MASK7___ local government district in England , and is a subdivision ___MASK7___ a metropolitan county . Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 , metropolitan boroughs are defined in English law as metropolitan districts . However , all ___MASK7___ them have been granted or regranted royal charters to give them borough status ( as well as , in some cases , city status ). Metropolitan boroughs have been effectively unitary authority areas since the abolition ___MASK7___ the metropolitan county councils by the Local Government Act 1985 . However , metropolitan boroughs pool much ___MASK7___ their authority in joint boards and other arrangements that cover whole metropolitan counties , such as combined authorities . ___MASK29___ is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester , England . With an estimated population of about 211 , 800 in 2006 , it covers and includes the towns of Altrincham , Partington , Sale , Stretford and Urmston . The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 as a merger of the municipal boroughs of Altrincham , Sale , and Stretford , the urban districts of Bowdon , Hale and Urmston and part of Bucklow Rural District . All were previously in Cheshire , apart from Stretford and Urmston which were in Lancashire . The River Mersey flows through the borough , separating North ___MASK29___ from South ___MASK29___ . Historically the Mersey also acted as the boundary between the historic counties of Lancashire and Cheshire . Hale Barns is a village near ___MASK56___ in the Metropolitan Borough ___MASK7___ ___MASK29___ , Greater Manchester , England . Historically part ___MASK7___ Cheshire , Hale Barns lies about south ___MASK7___ Manchester city centre , 2 miles west ___MASK7___ Manchester Airport and close to the River Bollin . At the 2001 census , the village had a population ___MASK7___ 9 , 143 , increasing to 9 , 736 at the 2011 Census . ___MASK16___ , one ___MASK7___ nine official regions ___MASK7___ England , consists ___MASK7___ the five counties ___MASK7___ Cheshire , Cumbria , Greater Manchester , Lancashire and Merseyside . The North West had a population ___MASK7___ 7 , 052 , 000 in 2011 . It is the third most populated region in the United Kingdom after the South East and Greater London . The ___MASK30___ Bollin is a major tributary ___MASK7___ the ___MASK30___ Mersey in the north - west ___MASK7___ England . ___MASK48___ is a market town in Greater Manchester , England , positioned at the foothills ___MASK7___ the South Pennines on the River Roch , north - northwest ___MASK7___ Oldham , and north - northeast ___MASK7___ the city ___MASK7___ Manchester . ___MASK48___ is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan Borough ___MASK7___ ___MASK48___ , population 211 , 699 . ___MASK48___ is the largest settlement and administrative centre , with a total population ___MASK7___ 107 , 926 . ___MASK69___ city centre is the central business ___MASK92___ ___MASK7___ ___MASK69___ , England , within the boundaries ___MASK7___ the River Irwell , Great Ancoats Street and Whitworth Street . The City Centre ward had a population ___MASK7___ 17 , 861 at the 2011 census . Greater ___MASK69___ is a metropolitan county in ___MASK16___ , with a population ___MASK7___ 2 . 8 million . It encompasses one ___MASK7___ the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs : Bolton , Bury , Oldham , Rochdale , Stockport , Tameside , ___MASK29___ , Wigan , and the cities ___MASK7___ ___MASK69___ and Salford . Greater ___MASK69___ was created on 1 April 1974 as a result ___MASK7___ the Local Government Act 1972 ; and designated a City Region on 1 April 2011 . ___MASK57___ ( locally also ) is a town in Greater Manchester , England , on the River Irwell . It lies east ___MASK7___ Bolton , west - southwest ___MASK7___ Rochdale and north - northwest ___MASK7___ Manchester . ___MASK57___ is the largest settlement and administrative centre ___MASK7___ the Metropolitan Borough ___MASK7___ ___MASK57___ , with an estimated population in 2015 ___MASK7___ 78 , 723 . The borough ___MASK7___ ___MASK57___ has a wider population ___MASK7___ 187 , 474 as ___MASK7___ 2011 Hale Chapel is a Unitarian chapel in Hale Barns , Greater ___MASK69___ ( grid reference SJ789857 ) . The chapel was built in 1723 and was originally a Presbyterian meeting house . A vestry was added c1880 and around the same time alterations were made to the rest ___MASK7___ the building . The chapel features an 18th - century pulpit and 19th century stained glass . Hale Chapel is the earliest place ___MASK7___ worship in either Hale or Hale Barns .