Bredbury
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![The weir at Otterspool was intended to provide water power for an industrial estate along the banks of the River Goyt.](/Images/godic/202501/01/Bredbury_-_Otterspool_Bridge1603.JPG")
![Bredbury Railway Station](/Images/godic/202501/01/Bredbury_railway_station_in_19891604.jpg")
Bredbury is a suburban town within the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, in Greater Manchester, England, located 7.9 miles (12.7 km) south east of Manchester, 1.8 miles (2.9 km) east of Stockport and 3.2 miles (5.1 km) south west of Hyde. At the 2001 census it had a population of 15,126. At the 2011 census the population had decreased to 13,593.