BRAMHALL

'Bramhall' is a district in Greater Manchester, north west England. It forms part of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport with a population of around 42,000.

Contents

History

Politics

Places of interest

Recreation

Transport

Amenities

Housing

Education

See also

External links

History

Bramhall has existed for over 1,000 years. It is listed in the Domesday Book as 'Bromale'.
In 1875 Bramhall was one of eight civil parishes of Cheshire to be included in the Stockport Rural rural sanitary district. The sanitary district became the Stockport Rural District in 1894. The parish was abolished in 1900 and its former area became part of the Hazel Grove and Bramhall civil parish and urban district. In 1974 The district was abolished, under the Local Government Act 1972, and its former area was transferred to Greater Manchester to be combined with that of other districts to form the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport.

Politics

Bramhall is part of the parliamentary constituency of Cheadle. The MP is currently the Liberal Democrat Mark Hunter.

Places of interest

Bramhall Park (area: 70 acres/28 ha) is situated in Bramhall, as is Bramall Hall, one of the greatest examples of 14th Century Cheshire buildings. Tours of the building are available to the general public. The Ladybrook River (Micker Brook, Lady Brook) flows through Bramhall and the park towards Cheadle and Bramall Hall.

Recreation

There is a recreation centre linked with the High School. There are also three tennis clubs, Bramhall Queensgate LTC, to the south, Bramhall Lane LTC, close to the centre, and Bramhall Park LTC close to the park in the north.

Transport

Bramhall railway station is on the main line from Manchester to London via Macclesfield and Stoke-on-Trent. Local stopping trains stop every hour during week days on their way to/from Manchester Piccadilly and Macclesfield. Buses link Bramhall to Manchester(157), Stockport(378), Cheadle Hulme(157,307/8), Woodford(157), Poynton, Parrs Wood(157) and Hazel Grove(374, 307/8).

Amenities

Bramhall has a number of restaurants, cafes, clothes shops, hairdressers, beauty salons, charity shops, churches and a library. Many of these are housed in a shopping centre, although some of the best shops are in and around the main roads. There is also a recreation centre, a high school and several primary schools.
The local newspaper is called Community News, which also covers Cheadle Hulme and Hazel Grove, distributing around 22,000 copies a week.

Housing

Bramhall has four main housing estates: The Parkside and the New House Farm estates are in the north of Bramhall, The Dairyground estate is in central Bramhall and The "Australia" estate is in the south of Bramhall. Bramhall is known nationally for its large and expensive housing. Bramhall also has a council estate (Parkside) as well as a small pocket of council housing on the Australia estate.

Education

There are several primary schools, including Ladybrook Primary School, Nevill Road, Pownall Green, Queensgate and Moss Hey. There is also the Hursthead Primary School not far from Bramhall in Cheadle Hulme.
Bramhall High School is the local institution for secondary education.

See also

★ Cheadle

★ Cheadle Hulme

★ Ladybrook Valley

★ Poynton

★ Hazel Grove

★ Stockport

★ 55 Squadron ATC

External links

★ BramhallWeb An interactive website and guide to Bramhall community.