Seven miles ( 10 km ) south east of the city of Manchester , it is the largest settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport in Greater Manchester , and has a population of 136,083 ( 2001 Census ) , with the borough as a whole having 281,000 . Stockport is the largest settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport , and has a population of 136,082 , the wider borough having 281,000 .