Chadkirk is an area in the

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, ...

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, England. It is located between the

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and the

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south of

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, east of the A627 road. The site of a former print works on the right bank of the River Goyt is now occupied by Chadkirk Business Park. Chadkirk Country Estate has been designated as a Local Nature Reserve (LNR). Within it, the ancient woodlands of Kirk Wood and Little Wood have been declared Sites of Biological Importance (SBI).

Notable buildings

Chadkirk Chapel, now

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, dates back to the 16th century and is probably the successor of an earlier church that was founded in the Middle Ages. Nearby Chadkirk House is a Grade II listed farmhouse that was substantially added to by George Nicholson in 1748.

References

Geography of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport {{GreaterManchester-geo-stub