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

Godley
Godley Location within Greater Manchester
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
UK Parliament	Stalybridge and Hyde
List of places UK England Greater Manchester 53.4536°N 2.0635°W / 53.4536; -2.0635

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.[1][2]

The earliest recorded agriculture in Tameside east of the River Tame was in Godley, from 1211–1249.[3]

In 1851, Godley Reservoir was completed.

Industry

In the early 1880s, John Broomer developed an early form of margarine called Butterine.[4] He established a factory in the Olive Tree works, a former hat factory on Mottram Road previously occupied by Henry Taylor Wrigley. In 1888, the Danish margarine manufacturer Otto Monsted acquired the Olive Tree works.[5] The factory was sold to Maypole Dairies in 1902 and later used by Walls to manufacture ice cream and meat products.

Transport

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

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