Stockport

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Stockport

/ˈstɒkpɔːt/ UK
/ˈstɑkpɔɹt/ US

Rhymes with -ɒkpɔː(ɹ)t

Where it comes from

From Old English stoc (“house, dwelling; place”) + port (“port; market town”).

proper noun Stockports

countable, uncountable A market town and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8990).
countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.
countable, uncountable A town in Columbia County, New York.
countable, uncountable A village in Morgan County, Ohio.
countable, uncountable A town in South Australia.
countable, uncountable A city in Van Buren County, Iowa.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Delaware County, Indiana.

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@misc{stockport_2026,
  title = {Stockport},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stockport},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}