In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Tameside like this:
TAME (The), a river of Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Cheshire; rising near Saddleworth; and running about 18 miles south-westward, past Staleybridge, to the Mersey at Stockport.
Tameside through time
Click here for graphs and data of how Tameside has changed over two centuries. For statistics for historical units named after Tameside go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Tameside in Greater Manchester | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/17262
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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