Marple Bridge
| Marple Bridge | |
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 Looking downstream to Marple Bridge over the Goyt |
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 Marple Bridge
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| Marple Bridge shown within Greater Manchester | |
| OS grid reference | SJ971893 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | STOCKPORT |
| Postcode district | SK6 |
| Dialling code | 0161 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
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Marple Bridge is a village within the , in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Goyt, which runs through the centre of the village, and is close to the town of Marple.
Historically a part of the civil parish of Glossop, in Derbyshire, it was included in the new parish of Ludworth and Chisworth in 1866.Ludworth became a separate parish in 1896, and was abolished in 1936, when the former parish was transferred to Cheshire and amalgamated into Marple Urban District. In 1974 the urban district was abolished and Marple Bridge became part of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport in the county of Greater Manchester. It shares borders with Mellor, Marple, Compstall, New Mills, Strines, Mill Brow and Chisworth. It is located in the ecclesiastical parish of Mellor and the parish church of St Thomas, Mellor stands several hundred feet higher than the village, overlooking Marple Bridge, Marple, Greater Manchester and Cheshire.
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 (the 383 and 384 services), via the A626 and Offerton along with an hourly 394 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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