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11. Denton
Tameside Advertiser, Monday 9 May 2005The origins of Denton's name has two explanations. One says it meant 'Dane Town', the other saying it means 'valley settlement' - 'den' meaning valley and 'ton' meaning settlement.
12. Longdendale
Tameside Advertiser, Monday 9 May 2005Longdendale comprises of Broadbottom, Hattersley, Hollingworth and Mottram.
13. Ashton
Tameside Advertiser, Monday 9 May 2005Ashton-under-Lyne is considered the hub of Tameside - housing the town hall, council offices, magistrates court and nineteenth century market hall, amongst other eye-catching buildings.
14. Audenshaw
Tameside Advertiser, Monday 9 May 2005Audenshaw is a town that is undergoing a rebirth following its decline as an industrial centre.
15. Mossley
Tameside Advertiser, Monday 9 May 2005Mention Mossley and it's hard not to think of the generous benefactor George Lawton.
16. Hyde
Tameside Advertiser, Monday 9 May 2005Hyde's name derives from 'hide' - a measure of land equivalent to 120 acres.
17. Dukinfield
Tameside Advertiser, Monday 9 May 2005Some people argue that Droylsden existed as far back as the seventh century, but the first confirmed origins stem from 1250.
18. The 1980s
Tameside Advertiser, Thursday 9 October 2003THE changing face of Tameside began to emerge in the 1980s with plans for exciting new developments springing up across the borough.
19. The 1920s
Tameside Advertiser, Thursday 9 October 2003THE war had cut Lancashire off from its overseas markets and many were never recovered.
20. The 1940s
Tameside Advertiser, Thursday 9 October 2003EXCITEMENT surrounded Mossley in 1944 when a German Messerschmitt 109 was brought to the town after it was shot down over Liverpool.