Guide Bridge

Guide Bridge

St Stephens Church, Guide Bridge
Guide Bridge
 Guide Bridge shown within Greater Manchester
Population 1,659 (2001 census)[1]
   – density  15.99 hm2
OS grid referenceSJ924976
Metropolitan boroughTameside
Metropolitan county Greater Manchester
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Ashton-under-Lyne
Postcode district OL7
Dialling code 0161
Police Greater Manchester
Fire Greater Manchester
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK ParliamentAshton-under-Lyne
List of places
UK
England
Greater Manchester

Coordinates: 53°28′30″N 2°06′50″W / 53.475°N 2.114°W / 53.475; -2.114

Guide Bridge is an area of Ashton-under-Lyne,[2] in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. Historically a part of Lancashire, Guide Bridge formed as a village built around an eponymous bridge over the Ashton Canal and lies west of the town of Ashton-under-Lyne.

History

Map of the railways around Guide Bridge junction in 1912

Industries included Scott & Hodgson Ltd which had an engine shop near Guide Bridge station. In later years it was occupied by "Arnfields", makers of Mono-Pumps. Guide Bridge is located on the Ashton Canal, and later on the Sheffield, Ashton-Under-Lyne and Manchester Railway. These were used for the transportation of raw materials and the delivery of parts of the finished engines. Guide Bridge was the home of The Jones Sewing Machine Co.

Governance

Since the Reform Act 1832, Guide Bridge has been represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom as part of the Ashton-under-Lyne parliamentary constituency. The constituency was initially represented in the House of Commons by members of the Liberal Party until a period of Conservative Party dominance in the late nineteenth century. Since 1935, the constituency has been under Labour Party control. The member of parliament since 2001 has been David Heyes.[3]

The Conservative Party, which has enjoyed a steady rise in the constituency since 2001, is represented in Guide Bridge by the Guide Bridge Conservative Club.[4]

Community

It is served by Guide Bridge railway station which also serves as a railway junction.

At the centre of Guide Bridge is Saint Stephen's church and St Stephen's Church of England Primary School.

Guide Bridge is home to the Guide Bridge Theatre, formerly the Ashton and Audenshaw Repertory Club, which opened on 1972-07-29.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Office for National Statistics (2001). "Tameside 013C (Lower Layer Super Output Area): Key Statistics". 2001 Census. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  2. ↑ Greater Manchester Gazetteer, Greater Manchester County Record Office, Places names - G to H, archived from the original on 18 July 2011, retrieved 12 February 2011
  3. ↑ The Guardian. "Ashton under Lyne". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  4. ↑ Guide Bridge Conservative Club. "Home". Guide Bridge Conservative Club official website. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  5. ↑ Guide Bridge Theatre. "The Theatre's History". Guide Bridge Theatre Online. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
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