Stockport Etchells was a
township in
Cheshire,
England
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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
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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
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