Editing Stalybridge (section)

==Geography==
{{further|Geography of Greater Manchester}}
[[File:Bucktonvale.jpg|thumb|left|[[Carrbrook]] from Buckton Vale]]
At {{Coord|53|29|0|N|2|2|24|W|type:city}} (53.483, −2.040) Stalybridge lies in the foothills of the [[Pennines]], straddling the [[River Tame, Greater Manchester|River Tame]]. The river forms part of the [[Historic counties of England|ancient boundary]] between [[Lancashire]] and [[Cheshire]]. On the boundary of the [[Peak District]] [[National parks of the United Kingdom|national park]]. The highest point in the town is the summit of [[Wild Bank]] at {{convert|1309|ft|m}}. [[Harridge Pike]] is the second highest peak at {{convert|1296|ft|m|abbr=on}}. Buckton Hill, the site of the [[mediaeval]] [[Buckton Castle]], is another prominent landmark. The town centre itself is situated along the banks of the river between Ridge Hill to the north and Hough Hill {{convert|801|ft|m|abbr=on}} to the south. Stalybridge Weather Station is staffed by volunteers and has been providing statistics since 1999.<ref name="Ref_m">{{Cite book|url=http://www.c.c.bates.btinternet.co.uk/ |title=Stalybridge Weather Centre |publisher=Stalybridge Weather Centre |access-date=14 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060627102118/http://www.c.c.bates.btinternet.co.uk/ |archive-date=27 June 2006 }}</ref> The local bedrock is [[gritstone|millstone grit]], covered by a thin layer of soil over [[clay]], with surface rock [[outcrop]]s.<ref name="Ref_n">Nevell (1992), p.&nbsp;10.</ref>

Over the course of the 20th century the population of the town declined, after the demolition of the mid-19th century high-density housing. At the 2001 census Stalybridge had a population of 22,568. The town includes the localities of [[Heyheads]], Buckton Vale, [[Carrbrook]], [[Millbrook, Greater Manchester|Millbrook]], [[Brushes Estate]], [[Copley, Greater Manchester|Copley]], Mottram Rise, Woodlands, [[Matley]], Hough Hill, Castle Hall, [[Hollins Street]], Hydes, Rassbottom, Waterloo, Cocker Hill, the Hague, Springs, Ridge Hill and [[Heyrod]].
 
{{Geographic Location
|title     = '''Neighbouring districts and places.'''
|Northwest = Ridge Hill
|North     = [[Mossley]]
|Northeast = [[Saddleworth]]
|West      = [[Ashton-under-Lyne]]
|Centre    = Stalybridge
|East      = [[Saddleworth Moor]]
|Southwest = [[Dukinfield]]
|South     = [[Hyde, Greater Manchester|Hyde]]
|Southeast = [[Mottram in Longdendale]]
}}