Newton, Greater Manchester Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:53.46°N -2.09°W
Static Image Name:St Mary's Church, Newton.jpg
Static Image Caption:St Mary's Church, Newton
Official Name:Newton
Population:12,000
Population Ref:(2001)
Metropolitan Borough:Tameside
Metropolitan County:Greater Manchester
Region:North West England
Constituency Westminster:Stalybridge and Hyde
Post Town:HYDE
Postcode District:SK14
Postcode Area:SK
Dial Code:0161

Newton is an area of Hyde, Greater Manchester, England; it occupies a narrow strip of land from the River Tame, near Newton Hall, to Matley, between Hyde and Dukinfield.

Newton can be divided into four separate parts:

The former site of Shaw Hall factory lies on Matley Lane.

Governance

Newton is part of the Stalybridge and Hyde constituency, whose Member of Parliament is currently Jonathan Reynolds[1] of the Labour Co-operative party. Newton was previously in the North West England European Parliament constituency.

Newton is in Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council,[2] which was formed in 1974 and whose council offices are in Ashton-Under-Lyne.

Transport

The area is served by two railway stations: and ; both are stops on the Glossop Line between, and . Services are operated by Northern Trains.[3]

The main bus route in the area is the 346, which links Hyde with Ashton-Under-Lyne; it is operated by Stagecoach Manchester.[4]

Education

Newton is served by the following primary and secondary schools:

Notable People

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stalybridge and Hyde result. Manchester Evening. News. 7 May 2010. Manchester Evening News.
  2. [Tameside]
  3. Web site: Timetables and engineering information for travel with Northern . Northern Railway . 10 December 2023 . 31 March 2024 .
  4. Web site: Newton Bus Services . Bus Times . 2024 . 30 March 2024 .