Cheadle Heath is a suburb of Stockport,

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, west of the town centre and southeast of

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. Cheadle Heath railway station, on the site now occupied by

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supermarket, closed in 1967. It is home to Cheadle Heath Nomads Football Club.

Industry

Cheadle Heath is home to a number of engineering companies including

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, a company formed from the sonar activities of

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. The engineering company Henry Simon Ltd built a large factory and office complex on Bird Hall Lane 1924-26. Later the whole of extensive engineering business was moved to Cheadle Heath. The distinctive tower at the front of the research and development block was used to test experimental flour milling machinery. Most of the site is now demolished. Nearby was the Oil Well Engineering Company, a manufacturer of oil exploration drilling equipment that closed down in 1998. The former

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council estate in Cheadle Heath, notorious for vandalism and antisocial behaviour, is being transformed into a new development following a £10 million investment from Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council.

References

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