Religion
See also: List of churches in Greater ManchesterSt Mary's Church is the town's oldest place of worship was the centre of a large ecclesiastical parish which covered Bramhall, Bredbury, Brinnington, Disley, Dukinfield, Hyde, Marple, Norbury, Offerton, Romiley, Stockport Etchells, Torkington and Werneth. Chapels and churches were built in these townships and the parish today covers a much smaller area. Parts of the church, situated by the market place, date to the early 14th century and it houses the Stockport Heritage centre run by volunteers on market days. The church is Grade I listed.
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