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Can you name the towns and their local authorities abolished to make way for the creation of Greater Manchester?
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thecheshirecat
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Greater Manchester towns Quiz
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thecheshirecat
Created Nov 13, 2010 in
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thecheshirecat
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Nov 13th, 2010 at 20:38 GMT
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Urban districts dissolved before 1974 : Ashton upon Mersey, Astley Bridge, Castleton, Compstall, Gorton, Heaton Norris, Hollinworth, Hurst, Levenshulme, Little Hulton, Moss Side, Mottram in Longdendale, Norden, Pemberton, Reddish, Springhead, Uppermill, Withington.
arbitrarychoice
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Nov 15th, 2010 at 19:01 GMT
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Interesting fact: Saddleworth is part of the historic county of Yorkshire.
bumfish
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Jun 4th, 2011 at 23:07 GMT
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The title of this quiz implies that the towns were abolished, whereas actually it was just the administrative districts - the towns still exist.
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