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Heald Green
Heald Green is a suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, south-west of Stockport near Manchester Airport, bordered by Gatley and Cheadle to the north, Cheadle Hulme to the east, Handforth and Styal to the south, and Moss Nook and Peel Hall to the west. Population At the 2001 Census, Heald Green had a population of 12,640, of whom 6,520 (51.6%) were female and 6,120 (48.4%) male, 2,494 (19.7%) aged 16 and under and 2,409 (19.1%) aged 65 and over. Ethnicity Ethnic white groups (British, Irish, other) account for 90.4% (11,440 people) of the population, with 9.6% (1200 people) being in ethnic groups other than white. Of the 9.6% (1200 people) in non-white ethnic groups: *144 (12%) belonged to mixed ethnic groups *881 (73.4%) were Asian or Asian British *47 (3.9%) were Black or Black British *128 (10.7%) were Chinese or other ethnic groups Religion *Christian – 77.1% (9,741 people) *Buddhist – 0.2% (23 people) *Hindu – 1% (126 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolitan Borough Of Stockport
The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in England. It is south-east of central Manchester and south of Tameside. As well as the towns of Stockport, Bredbury and Marple, Greater Manchester, Marple, it includes the outlying villages and suburbs of Hazel Grove, Bramhall, Cheadle, Greater Manchester, Cheadle, Cheadle Hulme, Gatley, Reddish, Woodley, Greater Manchester, Woodley and Romiley. In , it had a population of , making it the fourth-most populous borough of Greater Manchester. History The borough was created in 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, from the former area of the County Borough of Stockport and from the administrative county of Cheshire the Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland), urban districts of Bredbury and Romiley, Cheadle and Gatley, Hazel Grove and Bramhall and Marple Urban District, Marple. Stockport became a county borough in 1889 and was enlarged by gaining territory from Lancashire, including Red ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bramhall
Bramhall is a large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. At the 2021 census, the built-up area as defined by the Office for National Statistics had a population of 17,195. Bramhall was formerly a civil parish in Cheshire. The parish was abolished in 1900 to become part of Hazel Grove and Bramhall, which was in turn abolished in 1974 to become part of the metropolitan borough of Stockport. History In 1066 the Anglo-Saxon manor of Bramall was held as separate estates by two freemen, Brun and Hakon. In 1070, William the Conqueror subdued the north-west of England, and divided the land among his followers. The manor was given to Hamon de Massey, who eventually became the first Baron of Dunham Massey. The earliest reference to Bramall was recorded in the Domesday Book as "Bramale", a name derived from the Old English words ''brom'' meaning broom, both indigenous to the area, and ''halh'' meaning nook or secret place, probably by water. De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilmslow
Wilmslow ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the borough of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. It is south of Manchester. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census the parish had a population of 26,213 and the built up area had a population of 25,725. History Toponymy Wilmslow derives its name from Old English ''Wīghelmes hlāw'', meaning "mound of a man called Wīghelm." Lindow Man Much about the local British Iron Age, Iron Age history of Wilmslow was uncovered with the discovery of Lindow Man, in Lindow Common, Lindow Moss. Preserved in the peat bogs for 2,000 years, Lindow Man is one of the most important Iron Age finds in the country. Despite a campaign to keep Lindow Man in the area, he was transferred to the British Museum and is a central feature of the Iron Age exhibition. Lindow Man returned to Manchester Museum in April 2008 for a year-long exhibition. Recent history An Provisional Irish Republican Army, IRA bomb exploded near the railway station in Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wythenshawe
Wythenshawe () is an area of Manchester, England. Historically part of Cheshire, in 1931 Wythenshawe was transferred to the City of Manchester, which had begun building a large housing estate there in the 1920s. With an area of approximately , Wythenshawe became the largest council estate in Europe. Wythenshawe includes the areas of Baguley, Benchill, Peel Hall, Newall Green, Woodhouse Park, Moss Nook, Northern Moor, Northenden and Sharston. History The name Wythenshawe seems to come from the Old English ''wiðign'' = " withy tree" and ''sceaga'' = "wood" (compare dialectal word shaw). The three ancient townships of Northenden, Baguley, and Northen Etchells formally became the present-day Wythenshawe when they were merged with Manchester in 1931. Until then, the name was only used to refer to Wythenshawe Hall and its grounds. Due to spending cuts, the hall was temporarily closed to the public in 2010. One proposition was that Manchester City Council could sell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macclesfield
Macclesfield () is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East, Cheshire, England. It is sited on the River Bollin and the edge of the Cheshire Plain, with Macclesfield Forest to its east; the town lies south of Manchester and east of Chester. Before the Norman Conquest, Macclesfield was held by Edwin, Earl of Mercia and was assessed at £8. The Middle Ages, medieval town grew up on the hilltop around what is now St Michael's Church, Macclesfield, St Michael's Church. It was granted a municipal charter in 1261. King's School, Macclesfield, Macclesfield Grammar School was founded in 1502. The town had a silk-button industry from at least the middle of the 17th century and became a major Silk industry of Cheshire#Macclesfield, silk-manufacturing centre from the mid-18th century. The Macclesfield Canal was constructed in 1826–31. Hovis, Hovis breadmakers were another Victorian era, Victorian employer; modern industries include pharmaceutical indus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Didsbury
Didsbury is a suburb of Manchester, England, on the north bank of the River Mersey, south of Manchester city centre. The population at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census was 26,788. Within the boundaries of the Historic counties of England, historic county of Lancashire, there are records of Didsbury existing as a small Hamlet (place), hamlet as early as the 13th century. Its early history was dominated by being part of the manorialism, Manor of Withington, a feudal estate that covered a large part of what is now the south of Manchester. Didsbury was described during the 18th century as a township separate from outside influence. In 1745 a section of the Jacobitism, Jacobite army including the James Drummond, 3rd Duke of Perth, Duke of Perth crossed the Mersey at Didsbury in the Jacobite rising of 1745, Jacobite march south from Manchester to Derby. Didsbury was largely rural until the mid-19th century, when it underwent development and urbanisation during the Indust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handforth Dean
Handforth Dean is a retail park in Handforth, Cheshire, England; it opened in 1995, alongside the A34. It contains four superstores: Marks & Spencer, Tesco Extra, JD Sports and Boots. Large Next and Pets at Home Pets at Home Group PLC (sometimes shortened to Pets) is a British retailer selling pets (not limited to rabbits, rodents and fish), pet food, toys, bedding and medication. Founded in 1991, the company operates 453 stores across the UK, as wel ... stores are sited on a development adjacent to the retail park. In 2002, the Marks & Spencer store was the company's most profitable outside London; it is also one of their largest stores in the country. In 2007, the Tesco store had a second floor added to handle the number of customers that used it and was converted into a ''Tesco Extra''. Tesco has described Handforth Dean as its "flagship store". References {{coord, 53.34949, N, 2.20621, W, type:landmark_region:GB, display=title Retail parks in the United K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D&G Bus
D&G Bus is a bus operator based in Stoke-on-Trent, England. It operates local and interurban bus services in Cheshire, Derbyshire, Greater Manchester, Shropshire, Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. D&G Bus is the largest bus operator in Cheshire and the second largest in North Staffordshire. History D&G Bus was formed by David Reeves and Gerald Henderson in April 1998, initially operating four buses on two routes under contract to Stoke-on-Trent City Council. It expanded with both route and school services in Cheshire and Staffordshire with 16 buses by the end of 1998. In April 2005 D&G Bus purchased Wednesfield based Midland.Arriva Midlands to expand operations in the West Midlands Arriva 10 August 2012 In 2006 following Gerald Henderson's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stagecoach Manchester
Stagecoach ManchesterCompanies House extract company no 2818654 Greater Manchester Buses South Limited is a major bus operator in Greater Manchester, operating franchised Bee Network bus services on contract to Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM). It is the largest UK bus subsidiary of Stagecoach Group outside of Greater London, as well as the largest within the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester by passenger numbers, carrying up to 96.2 million passengers in 2019/20. History GM Buses South In December 1993, GM Buses was split into two companies: ''GM Buses North'' and ''GM Buses South''. It was planned that the two companies would compete against one another but, in practice, they stuck to the sides of Manchester ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liverpool Lime Street Railway Station
Liverpool Lime Street is a railway station complex located on Lime Street, Liverpool, Lime Street in Liverpool city centre. Although publicly a single, unified station, it is operationally divided into two official railway stations: Liverpool Lime Street High Level, the main station serving the city centre of Liverpool and the oldest still-operating grand terminus mainline station in the world; and Liverpool Lime Street Low Level, an underground Wirral line station (part of the List of underground stations of the Merseyrail network, Merseyrail network) connected to the main terminal building by a pedestrian subway below street-level. Despite their operational distinctions, both stations are integrated from a passenger perspective, sharing signage, access points and overall station identity. Lime Street High Level is one of 18 stations managed by Network Rail, while Lime Street Low Level is managed directly by the train operator, Merseyrail. A branch of the West Coast Mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchester Airport Railway Station
Manchester Airport station is a railway, tram, bus and coach station at Manchester Airport, England which opened at the same time as the second air terminal in 1993. The station is south of Manchester Piccadilly station, Manchester Piccadilly, at the end of a short branch from the Styal line via a triangular junction between Heald Green railway station, Heald Green and Styal railway station, Styal stations. Manchester Metrolink tram services were extended to the airport in 2014 and operate to Manchester Victoria station, Manchester Victoria. Description The station is south of at the end of a short branch from the Styal Line constructed by British Rail in 1993. A branch of Manchester Metrolink runs into it. It is accessed via a triangular junction located between and . The station platforms are connected by escalator, lift, ramps and an elevated covered walkway (known as the "Sky Link") to the airport terminal buildings in which is a staffed railway ticket office. Throughout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
