Stockport Heritage Trail
Much of Stockport’s character derives from its links with the past. To wander around the town is to experience something of this history. Alongside modern architecture there are fine examples of Victorian, Regency, Georgian and Tudor buildings and traces of activity dating back to the 14th Century and earlier. Whilst other towns have experienced large-scale clearance and re-development much of the historic fabric of Stockport's centre has survived.
Spanning 800 years of Stockport’s history, the trail covers 36 sites of historic or social significance, including pubs, bridges, statues, museums and brows (a local term meaning a steep, sometimes cobbled hill).
The trail starts at the Stockport Tourist Information Centre situated in the heart of Stockport's Market Place where you can collect your free Stockport Town Centre Heritage Trail.
It will take you approximately 90 minutes to walk, covering some 4 kilometres (2 miles) and requires 3,720 footsteps - depending on your stride!
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