The service was created when the county of Greater Manchester came into being in 1974.

The county of Greater Manchester was made in 1974.

Since 1974 Stalybridge has been in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester.

Although the modern county of Greater Manchester was not created until 1974, the history of its constituent settlements and parts goes back centuries.

It is also the only part of the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester which lay within those borders.

Its territory spans much, but not all of the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester.

This borough is part of the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester.

From 1974 it has also been part of the county of Greater Manchester.

The metropolitan county of Greater Manchester was created in 1974 and so the turnpike trusts predate its existence.

The metropolitan county of Greater Manchester was eventually established in 1974.