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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/cheshire-derbyshire-and-greater-manchester-county-and-district-boundaries-order-1993/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1993/493",
  "legislation_title": "The Cheshire, Derbyshire and Greater Manchester (County and District Boundaries) Order 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/cheshire-derbyshire-and-greater-manchester-county-and-district-boundaries-order-1993",
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  "kind": "note",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order makes minor changes in the boundary between the county of Cheshire and the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, affecting the Cheshire boroughs of Macclesfield and Warrington, and Greater Manchester metropolitan borough of Trafford. It also affects district boundaries within Greater Manchester by transferring areas between Trafford and the city of Manchester. Consequential changes to local government electoral areas, petty sessional divisions and coroners' districts are made.\nThe map and table forming part of this Note are a general guide only to the areas affected. The Table gives in approximate terms the total amount of land and the population affected by each set of transfers. The map[s] described in article 2 should be inspected for full details of the transfers. Any person may inspect the maps at any reasonable time at the offices of each borough or city whose area is affected, and additionally at the offices of the Secretary of State for the Environment located in 2, Marsham Street, London SW1P 3EB.\nThe Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976 contain general provisions regarding the effect of orders such as this one.\nTransfers between Cheshire (Macclesfield) and Greater Manchester (Stockport) — article 3 Area: 25 hectares Population: 10\nGeneral description of changes\nRealignments in the following areas—\n(i) In vicinty of aircraft factory at Red Brook.\n(ii) At Woodend.\n(iii) Along Bollinghurst Brook, near the Macclesfield Canal and Middlewood Station.\n(iv) Along Norbury Brook, in vicinity of Chester Road/Norbury Hall/Brookside Nurseries/Long Plantation/Norbury Hollow.\n(v) Woodford Road/Chester Road.\n(vi) Along River Dean in vicinity of Dean Farm, Deanwater Bridge and Red Brook.\n(vii) In Commercial Road area, affecting Stanley Green Industrial Estate and Stanley Green Playing Fields.\n(viii) In vicinity of Jacksons' Edge Road/Burton Road/Park Road, running southwards to the railway line.\nTransfers between Derbyshire (High Peak) and Greater Manchester (Stockport) — article 4 Area: 50 hectares Population: 30\nGeneral description of changes\nTransfer to Greater Manchester of area south of Greenclough Farm and north of Woodend, including Whitecroft Farm and part of Station Road.\nTransfer to Derbyshire of area at Brook Bottom, including the Methodist Church, its car park and Shaw Farm.\nTransfers within Greater Manchester between Stockport and Tameside — article 5 Area: 55 hectares Population: 6\nGeneral description of changes\nTransfer to Tameside of area south of Stockport Road and north of Hillside Road.\nTransfer to Stockport of area south of Hillside Road in vicinity of Lowtop Plantation.\nRealignments—\n(i) to follow centre of River Tame in vicinity of Stockport Road/Holt Wood/Peak Forest Canal/Wake Lane;\n(ii) to follow centre of River Etherow in Ridd Wood/Boar Steps/Bothams Hall areas;\n(iii) in vicinity of Reddish Lane/Thornley Lane North/Thornley Lane South;\n(iv) in Werneth Low area.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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