37 BC
AD 393
1172-3
1220
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1334
1487
c 1550
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c 1650
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1996

Date of Roman coin excavated in Romiley
Date of Roman coin found in 18th century during levelling of the castle
Stockport Castle defended for the Earl of Chester
The Charter makes Stockport a free borough
Weekly market and annual fair granted by Prince Edward
St Mary's Parish Church rebuilding is completed
Stockport Grammar School founded
Rope manufacture is prominent
First school founded in Marple
Prince Rupert and Royalist army march into town
Wooden button production is prominent
Great Plaque kills 168 residents
One of Britain's first mechanical silk mills established
Prince Charles & retreating troops cross river in town centre
Stockport Castle demolished
Thatcher’s saddle tax protest
Samuel Oldknow's cotton factory, Higher Hillgate, is built
Samuel Oldknow's lime kilns, Marple, are completed
Families reported living in sandstone caves in the town centre.
First RC Church, Saints Phillip and James, opens in Edgeley
Stockport Sunday School (eventually world's largest) is opened
Aqueduct carries Peak Forest Canal over River Goyt
St Mary's nave and tower demolished
20,000 Radicals meet at Duke Street
Gas lamps introduced
Stockport's first balloon ascent from market
Municipal Borough status. Town Council elected
Thomas Steel elected first mayor
50,000 march on Stockport Work House, Shaw Heath
Railway extends over new viaduct
Abney Hall, Cheadle, completed
Anti-Irish riots - houses sacked, 100 injured
Covered market opens
St Petersgate Bridge completed
Public library over market hall opens
Horse trams run from Manchester
County Borough status
Electric trams commence
Town Hall opened by Prince of Wales (Prince's Street renamed)
New Central Library opens
First motor bus service - Offerton
Extensive air raid shelters created. Chestergate
Stockport bombed in World War II
Stockport air disaster (72 passengers & crew die)
Stockport twins with Beziers, Southern France
Metropolitan Borough of Stockport formed:
incorporating urban districs of Cheadle and Gatley, Bredbury and Romiley, Hazel Grove and Bramhall and Marple
Economic Enterprise Area launched
M63 extended to town centre
Stockport twins with Heilbronn, Germany
Grand Central Leisure Complex opened, town centre
Glass ‘pyramid’ office block built - a striking landmark, near M63
Grand Central Pools open
Stockport Partnership for Urban Regeneration (SPUR) initiative launched to boost the local economy
Direct rail link to France scheduled

Information taken from the 'Stockport Official Guide' - c 1997