Stockport Etchells was a

township A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...

and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

Cheshire Cheshire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Merseyside to the north-west, Greater Manchester to the north-east, Derbyshire to the east, Staffordshire to the south-east, and Shrop ...

, England.

Geography

Stockport Etchells covered the rural area that includes modern-day

Gatley Gatley is a suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, 3 miles north-east of Manchester Airport. History Toponymy Within the boundaries of the Historic counties of England, historic county of Cheshire, in 12 ...

and

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 th ...

. Hamlets in Stockport Etchells included Gatley Green, High Grove, Long Lane, Bolshaw and Outwood.

History

Stockport Etchells existed as a township in the parish of

Stockport Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester, England, south-east of Manchester, south-west of Ashton-under-Lyne and north of Macclesfield. The River Goyt, Rivers Goyt and River Tame, Greater Manchester, Tame merge to create the River Mersey he ...

from the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and ...

. In 1866, Stockport Etchells became a separate civil parish, and in 1910 merged with Cheadle Bulkeley and Cheadle Moseley to form the

Cheadle and Gatley Cheadle may refer to: * Cheadle, Alberta, Canada *Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England **Cheadle (UK Parliament constituency), a constituency composed of the town and environs of Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England * Cheadle, Staffordshire, England ...

Urban District An urban district is a division generally managed by a local government. It may also refer to a city district, district, urban area or quarter Specific urban districts in some countries include: * Urban districts of Denmark * Districts of Germa ...

and parish. In 1921, the parish had a population of 2,191. Stockport Etchells and

Northen Etchells Northen Etchells was a civil parish in Cheshire, England. It was abolished in 1931 when the area was absorbed into the County Borough of Manchester. Toponymy "Northen" is an old name for Northenden and "Etchells" came from Anglo-Saxon ''ēcels'' ...

were collectively called Etchells and often administered together from the 16th to 18th centuries.

References

Former civil parishes in Greater Manchester Geography of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport {{GreaterManchester-geo-stub