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Gamesley is the site of a Roman fort, Ardotalia , renamed "Melandra" in the 19th century by an amateur historian. It was one of a string of forts built along the route from Lincoln ( Lindum Colonia ) to Chester ( Deva ). It also lies on the route from Derby ( Derventio ) via Buxton ( Aquae Arnemetiae ) to Manchester ( Mamucium ) It was built about 108 AD in the reign of the Emperor Trajan and abandoned about 150-155 AD. Gamesley is also, with Hadfield and Glossop , one of the locations used in the cult TV series '' The League Of Gentlemen ''. Gamesley Fold Cottage Garden is well-known, with a house dating back to 1650, and is opened to the public every year under the National Gardens Scheme . Gamesley underwent considerable change in the 1960s, when a large council estate was built, which mainly housed people from Manchester . These housing areas were called 'Overspill Estates', which were also built in other towns surrounding Manchester. The large housing estate in nearby Hattersley (in the borough of Tameside ) is currently undergoing huge regeneration plans. |
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