Heald Green is a suburb in the
Metropolitan Borough of Stockport
The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England, south-east of central Manchester. As well as the towns of Stockport, Bredbury and Marple, it includes the outlying areas of Hazel Grov ...
,
Greater Manchester
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, England. In the south-west of the
borough
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History
In the Middle Ag ...
, near
Manchester Airport
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and within the boundaries of the
historic county of
Cheshire
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, it is bordered by
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 county of Cheshire, in 1290, Gatley was known as ''Ga ...
and Cheadle to the north,
Cheadle Hulme
Cheadle Hulme () is a suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England,. Historically in Cheshire, it is south-west of Stockport and south-east of Manchester. It lies in the Ladybrook Valley, on the Cheshire Plain ...
to the east,
Handforth
Handforth is a town and civil parish in Cheshire, England, south of Manchester city centre. The population at the 2011 census was 6,266. In the 1960s and 1970s, two overspill housing estates, Spath Lane in Handforth, and Colshaw Farm nearby in Wi ...
and
Styal to the south and Moss Nook and
Peel Hall to the west.
Heald Green railway station, on the
Styal Line, is linked by a spur to
Manchester Airport station
Manchester Airport station is a railway, tram, bus and coach station at Manchester Airport, England which opened at the same time as the second air terminal in 1993. The station is south of Manchester Piccadilly, at the end of a short branch f ...
.
Population
At the
2001 Census, Heald Green had a population of 12,640, of whom 6,520 (51.6%) were female and 6,120 (48.4%) male, 2,494 (19.7%) aged 16 and under and 2,409 (19.1%) aged 65 and over.
Ethnicity
Ethnic white groups (British, Irish, other) account for 90.4% (11,440 people) of the population, with 9.6% (1200 people) being in ethnic groups other than white. Of the 9.6% (1200 people) in non-white ethnic groups:
*144 (12%) belonged to mixed ethnic groups
*881 (73.4%) were Asian or Asian British
*47 (3.9%) were Black or Black British
*128 (10.7%) were Chinese or other ethnic groups
Religion
*Christian – 77.1% (9,741 people)
*Buddhist – 0.2% (23 people)
*Hindu – 1% (126 people)
*Jewish – 0.8% (106 people)
*Muslim – 6.1% (770 people)
*Sikh – 0.2% (20 people)
*Other religions – 0.3% (43 people)
*No religion – 8.3% (1,089 people)
*Religion not stated – 5.7% (722 people)
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Notable people
Famous residents have included world snooker champion
Alex Higgins
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,
Lancashire
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The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...
cricket players
Johnny Briggs and
Clive Lloyd
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,
Sarah Harding
Sarah Nicole Harding (; 17 November 1981 – 5 September 2021) was an English singer, model and actress. Her professional career began in 2002 when she successfully auditioned for the ITV reality series '' Popstars: The Rivals'', during which ...
from
Girls Aloud
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,
Coronation Street
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Origi ...
's
Simon Gregson
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,
Manchester City
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players
Paul Dickov
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People
Christianity
* Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chri ...
and
Derek Jeffries
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and 1990s band
Northern Uproar
Northern Uproar are an English rock band formed in Stockport in 1995. They disbanded in 1999, but reunited in 2006, and recorded two more studio albums and a live album. They have released four studio albums and a number of singles, several o ...
.
External links
Heald Green Heritagelocal history website
See also
*
Listed buildings in Cheadle and Gatley
Cheadle, Greater Manchester, Cheadle and Gatley are towns in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. The towns, together with the areas of Cheadle Hulme and Heald Green, contain 37 Listed building#England and Wales, l ...
References
Geography of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport
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