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Stockport Etchells was a township in Cheshire,
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Geography

Stockport Etchells covered the rural area that includes modern-day Gatley and Heald Green. Hamlets in Stockport Etchells included Gatley Green, High Grove, Long Lane, Bolshaw and Outwood.


History

Stockport Etchells existed as a township from the
Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...
until 1894, when it was merged with the townships of Cheadle Bulkeley and Cheadle Moseley to form the Cheadle and Gatley Urban District. Stockport Etchells and
Northen Etchells Northen Etchells was a township in Cheshire, England. "Northen" is an old name for Northenden and "Etchells" came from Anglo-Saxon ''ēcels'' = "land added to an estate". Geography Northen Etchells covered the rural area that includes much of ...
were collectively called Etchells and often administered together from the 16th to 18th centuries.


References

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