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Godley
Metropolitan borough	Tameside
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HYDE
Postcode district	SK14
Dialling code	0161

Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West

EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Stalybridge and Hyde
List of places UK England Greater Manchester 53°27′13″N 2°03′49″W / 53.4536°N 2.0635°W / 53.4536; -2.0635

Godley is a suburb of Hyde, Greater Manchester, England.

Mottram Road in Godley, with a viaduct of the Glossop Line

The area formed part of the municipal borough of Hyde in Cheshire from 1881 to 1974, when it became part of the metropolitan borough of Tameside.

The earliest recorded agriculture in Tameside east of the River Tame was in Godley, from 1211–1249.

In 1851, Godley Reservoir was completed.

Transport

Godley is served by Godley railway station, which replaced the nearby Godley East railway station.

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