Editing Tameside (section)

==Landmarks==
{{See also|List of Scheduled Monuments in Greater Manchester|Grade I listed buildings in Greater Manchester|Grade II* listed buildings in Greater Manchester|List of public art in Greater Manchester}}

[[File:Mottram Church 01.JPG|right|thumb|The [[St Michael and All Angels Church, Mottram|Church of St Michael and All Angels]], [[Mottram in Longdendale]], is one of Tameside's Grade II* listed buildings.]]
[[File:View of Buckton Castle from below.jpg|thumb|View of [[Buckton Castle]] from below]]
In February 2001, Tameside had one Grade I listed buildings, 19 Grade II*, and 289 Grade II.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/StatisticsPage/default.aspx?StatsCounty=GREATER%20MANCHESTER|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071226014224/http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/StatisticsPage/default.aspx?StatsCounty=GREATER%20MANCHESTER|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 December 2007|title=Images of England Statistics by County|year=2001|access-date=22 December 2007}}</ref> The number of Grade I listed buildings in Tameside has increased to two, these are [[St Anne's Church, Haughton|St Anne's Church]] in [[Haughton, Greater Manchester|Haughton]];<ref>{{NHLE|num=1309251 |desc=Church of St Anne|access-date=15 June 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Church of St Anne|url=http://public.tameside.gov.uk/forms/listedbuildings.asp?propno=0570600202000&district=&address=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303145919/http://public.tameside.gov.uk/forms/listedbuildings.asp?propno=0570600202000&district=&address=|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 March 2021|publisher=[[Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council]]|access-date=22 December 2007}}</ref> [[St Michael and All Angels' Church, Ashton-under-Lyne|St Michael and All Angels' Church]] in [[Ashton-under-Lyne]].<ref>{{NHLE|num=1162800 |desc=Church of St Michael and All Angels|access-date=15 June 2021 }}</ref><ref name="Ref-1"/> (Fairbottom Farm Barn, a 17th-century farm building, is listed on the council's website as grade I<ref>{{cite web|title=Fairbottom Farm Barn|url=http://public.tameside.gov.uk/forms/listedbuildings.asp?propno=0014800013001&district=&address=|publisher=[[Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council]]|access-date=2007-12-22}}</ref> but is listed by English Heritage as grade II.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1067988 |desc=Fairbottom Farmhouse|access-date=15 June 2021 }}</ref>) In Tameside are three of Greater Manchester's [[List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Greater Manchester|Sites of Special Scientific Interest]], Boar Flat, part of [[Dark Peak]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Dark Peak |url=http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1003028.pdf |publisher=EnglishNature.org |access-date=27 January 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927004600/http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1003028.pdf |archive-date=27 September 2007 }}</ref> the [[Hollinwood Branch Canal]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002786.pdf|title=Hollinwood Branch Canal|publisher=EnglishNature.org|access-date=26 January 2008}}</ref> and the [[Huddersfield Narrow Canal]]. The Huddersfield Narrow Canal runs for {{nowrap|{{convert|20|mi|km}}}} from [[Huddersfield]] to [[Ashton-under-Lyne]]; it is protected for its biological interest, and is "the best example of a flowing eutrophic water system in Greater Manchester".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002803.pdf|title=Huddersfield Narrow Canal|publisher=EnglishNature.org|access-date=26 January 2008}}</ref>

There are three Scheduled Ancient Monuments in the borough, a [[Bronze Age]] [[cairn]] in Stalybridge,<ref>{{PastScape|mnumber=78454|access-date=27 January 2008}}</ref> [[Buckton Castle]], and [[Nico Ditch]]. Buckton Castle is a 12th-century [[enclosure castle]] near [[Carrbrook]] and was probably built by one of the earls of Chester.<ref>Grimsditch, Nevell & Nevell (2012), pp.&nbsp;53, 82–85.</ref> The castle lay ruinous by 1360, and has been described as "one of England's most important castles".<ref>{{cite news|title=The lost castle of Stalybridge|work=BBC Online|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2008/07/23/230708_buckton_castle_feature.shtml|date=30 July 2008}}; retrieved 9 September 2008.</ref> Nico Ditch is an [[Earthworks (engineering)|earthwork]] running from [[Ashton-under-Lyne]] in the east to [[Stretford]] in the west, in the borough of [[Trafford]]. It survives to a depth of {{convert|1.5|m|ft}} in some places and is up to {{convert|4|m|ft}} wide.<ref name="Nevell 1991, 77-83"/>

Tameside has nine conservation areas: Ashton and Stalybridge town centres; Carrbrook, Copley St. Paul's, and Millbrook in Stalybridge; Fairfield in Droylsden; Mottram-in-Longdendale; [[Portland Basin]]; and St. Anne's in Haughton.<ref>{{cite web|title=Appendix 6: Conservation Areas and Scheduled Ancient Monuments (Policies C11 and C30)|url=http://www.tameside.gov.uk/udp/udp1996/appendix6|author=Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council|author-link=Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council|publisher=Tameside.gov.uk|date=November 1992|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502030435/http://www.tameside.gov.uk/udp/udp1996/appendix6|archive-date=2009-05-02}}; retrieved 4 September 2008.</ref>

The Museum of the Manchester Regiment is housed in Ashton-under-Lyne's town hall. The museum displays relics related to the [[Manchester Regiment]] including five [[Victoria Cross]]es awarded to members of the regiment.<ref>{{cite web|title=Museum of the Manchester Regiment |url=http://www.culture24.org.uk/am10929 |publisher=24hourmuseum.org.uk}} Retrieved on 4&nbsp;September 2008.</ref> Park Bridge Heritage Centre in the Medlock Valley is a museum dedicated to the history of the settlement of Park Bridge and its industry.<ref>{{cite web|title=Park Bridge |url=http://www.tameside.gov.uk/parkbridge |author=Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council |author-link=Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council |publisher=Tameside.gov.uk |date=13 September 2007}} Retrieved on 4&nbsp;September 2008.</ref> Broad Mills Heritage Site, in Broadbottom, preserves the remains of an early 19th-century textile works.<ref>{{cite web|title=Broad Mills Heritage Site: site introduction |url=http://www.broadbottomvillage.com/broad%20mills.htm |publisher=BroadbottomVillage.com |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120120025/http://www.broadbottomvillage.com/broad%20mills.htm |archive-date=2008-11-20 }} Retrieved on 4&nbsp;September 2008.</ref> Art galleries in the borough include Astley Cheetham Art Gallery in Stalybridge and Central Art Gallery in Ashton-under-Lyne.<ref>{{cite web|title=Astley Cheetham Art Gallery|url=http://www.tameside.gov.uk/museumsgalleries/astleycheetham|author=Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council|author-link=Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council|publisher=Tameside.gov.uk|date=15 October 2007}}; retrieved 4 September 2008.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Central Art Gallery |url=http://www.tameside.gov.uk/centralartgallery |author=Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council |author-link=Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council |publisher=Tameside.gov.uk |date=16 August 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080530023314/http://www.tameside.gov.uk/centralartgallery |archive-date=30 May 2008 }}; retrieved 4 September 2008.</ref>

Tameside has eight designated [[Local Nature Reserve]]s which are Knott Hill, Hollinwood Branch Canal, Great Wood, Haughton Dale, Hulmes and Hardy Woods, Castle Clough and Cowbury Dale, Hurst Clough and Rocher Vale. Four more are to be designated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tameside.gov.uk/countryside/naturereserves|title=Local Nature Reserves – Nature On Your Doorstep|publisher=Tameside Council|access-date=27 January 2011}}</ref>