Stockport Trivia

Famous People: Judy Finnigan - One half of Richard and Judy is from the town
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Famous People: Richard Cobden - Stockport MP from 1841-1847 famous for helping to repeal the corn laws
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Famous People: David Dickinson - The eccentric British antiques expert who presented Bargain Hunt was born in Stockport
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Fact: Its said it took over 11,000,000 bricks to construct the viaduct.
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Fact: Stockport is famous for its hatting industry and hat works museum.
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Fact: Stockport County FC used to be mentioned 3 times in the Guiness book of records.
1. highest score.
2. Lowest gate.
3. Longest game.
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Famous People: Katie Derham - The newsreader on ITV news is from Stockport, went to Cheadle Hulme school
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Fact: The shopping centre Merseyway was built over the Mersey River
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Notable Event: 1967 Stockport air disaster - A British Midland Airways Argonaut crashed in the Hopes Carr area of the town, resulting in the deaths of 72 passengers.
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Famous People: Fred Perry - 1909 - 1995. Born in Stockport. Was a tennis player and three-time Wimbledon champion and his name used on the famous clothing brand.
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