Cheadle () is a village in the
Metropolitan Borough of Stockport
The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in England. It is south-east of central Manchester and south of Tameside. As well as the towns of Stockport, Bredbury and Marple, Greater Manchester, Marple, ...
, in the county of
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a ceremonial county in North West England. It borders Lancashire to the north, Derbyshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Cheshire to the south, and Merseyside to the west. Its largest settlement is the city of Manchester. ...
, England. Within the boundaries of the
historic county of Cheshire, it borders
Cheadle Hulme
Cheadle Hulme () is a suburb in the large village of Cheadle, Greater Manchester, Cheadle in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It lies in the Historic counties of England, historic county of Cheshire, south-wes ...
,
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 ...
,
Heald Green and
Cheadle Heath in Stockport, and
East Didsbury in Manchester. , it had a population of 14,698.
Etymology
The name of the village is first attested in the
Domesday Book
Domesday Book ( ; the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book") is a manuscript record of the Great Survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 at the behest of William the Conqueror. The manuscript was originally known by ...
of 1086, in the form ''Cedde''; from the twelfth century onwards it appears in forms such as ''Chedle'', ''Chedlee'', ''Chedlegh'', and ''Chelle''.
[Clarke, p.3][, s.v. ''Cheadle GMan''.] The second part of the name is agreed to come from the
Old English
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word ("clearing in woodland". The first part is usually agreed to come from the
Common Brittonic
Common Brittonic (; ; ), also known as British, Common Brythonic, or Proto-Brittonic, is a Celtic language historically spoken in Britain and Brittany from which evolved the later and modern Brittonic languages.
It is a form of Insular Cel ...
word that survives in modern Welsh as ("wood"). However, it is possible that it originated instead in the Old English word ("a bag, a bag-like hollow").
History
There has been human occupation in the area that is now Cheadle since prehistoric times. The earliest evidence of civilisation is of burial mounds dating from the
Iron Age
The Iron Age () is the final epoch of the three historical Metal Ages, after the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age. It has also been considered as the final age of the three-age division starting with prehistory (before recorded history) and progre ...
, belonging to
Celts
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who occupied Britain. Later, the area was occupied by
Brigantes
The Brigantes were Ancient Britons who in pre-Roman times controlled the largest section of what would become Northern England. Their territory, often referred to as Brigantia, was centred in what was later known as Yorkshire. The Greek geog ...
, whose activity was discovered in the form of
axe
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fragments.
In the first millennium, Romans occupied the area, and their coins have been discovered. During the seventh century,
St. Chad preached in the area. A stone cross dedicated to him was found close to the confluence of the
River Mersey
The River Mersey () is a major river in North West England. Its name derives from Old English and means "boundary river", possibly referring to its having been a border between the ancient kingdoms of Mercia and Northumbria. For centuries it h ...
and
Micker Brook
Micker Brook is a tributary of the River Mersey in North West England.
Known early in its course as Bollinhurst Brook and Norbury Brook, then Lady Brook, in 1873.
[Squire, p.1]
It was held by Gamel, a free Saxon under
Hugh d'Avranches, 1st Earl of Chester
Hugh d'Avranches ( 1047 – 27 July 1101), nicknamed ''le Gros'' (the Large) or ''Lupus'' (the Wolf), was from 1071 the second Norman Earl of Chester and one of the great magnates of early Norman England.
Early life and career
Hugh d'A ...
; it was about three miles long and half as wide, containing both wooded and open land, with areas enclosed for hunting purposes.
This early manor occupied the approximate areas of both modern day Cheadle and
Cheadle Hulme
Cheadle Hulme () is a suburb in the large village of Cheadle, Greater Manchester, Cheadle in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It lies in the Historic counties of England, historic county of Cheshire, south-wes ...
.
By June 1294, Geoffrey de Chedle was lord of the manor, and it was valued at about £20 per annum. Geoffrey's descendant Robert (or Roger) died in the early 1320s, leaving the estate to his wife Matilda who held it until her death in 1326.
As there were no male heirs the manor, which was now worth £30 per annum, was divided between her daughters, Clemence and Agnes. Agnes inherited the northern half (which would later become the modern-day Cheadle), and Clemence inherited the southern half (latterly Cheadle Hulme). The two areas became known as "Chedle Bulkeley" and "Chedle Holme" respectively.
William de Bulkeley succeeded his mother, and was a participant in several wars in France for
Edward, the Black Prince
Edward of Woodstock (15 June 1330 – 8 June 1376), known as the Black Prince, was the eldest son and heir apparent of King Edward III of England. He died before his father and so his son, Richard II of England, Richard II, succession to the Br ...
. His son, Richard, was sent to live at the court
Richard II
Richard II (6 January 1367 – ), also known as Richard of Bordeaux, was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. He was the son of Edward, Prince of Wales (later known as the Black Prince), and Joan, Countess of Kent. R ...
, and later to a baron whose daughter Margery married Richard. Richard died at the age of 21, then Margery married secondly without royal permission to Sir Randle Mainwaring. Margery lived until she was around 90 years old, then was succeeded by her grandson and great-grandson, both named William. Shortly after the
Battle of Bosworth
The Battle of Bosworth or Bosworth Field ( ) was the last significant battle of the Wars of the Roses, the civil war between the houses of Lancaster and York that extended across England in the latter half of the 15th century. Fought on 22 ...
, the latter William was succeeded by his brother Richard.
During the reign of
Henry VIII
Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is known for his Wives of Henry VIII, six marriages and his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. ...
, the current
St Mary's Church on High Street was built.
[Clarke, p.5] There has been a church on the site since the 12th century, the original being constructed of wood,
but it was rebuilt in stone between 1520 and 1550. The church contains an effigy of John Stanley who, along with many other men from the area, fought in the
Battle of Flodden
The Battle of Flodden, Flodden Field, or occasionally Branxton or Brainston Moor was fought on 9 September 1513 during the War of the League of Cambrai between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland and resulted in an English victory ...
.
Later he claimed the manor for himself, but was imprisoned by
Thomas Wolsey
Thomas Wolsey ( ; – 29 November 1530) was an English statesman and Catholic cardinal (catholic), cardinal. When Henry VIII became King of England in 1509, Wolsey became the king's Lord High Almoner, almoner. Wolsey's affairs prospered and ...
who ensured the land went to its rightful owner.
The Bulkeleys continued to hold the lands as lords of the manor until the 18th century, when the manor was purchased by Thomas Egerton.
Moseley Old Hall, an early
Stuart mansion dating from 1666 is still standing and is owned privately.
Abney Hall is a late
Victorian hall from 1847 and was used as the Cheadle town hall from 1959 until 1974: it is now used for offices. It is surrounded by parkland which is open to the public all year round and features some of the only
wetlands
A wetland is a distinct semi-aquatic ecosystem whose groundcovers are flooded or saturated in water, either permanently, for years or decades, or only seasonally. Flooding results in oxygen-poor ( anoxic) processes taking place, especially ...
left in
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 ...
.
Cheadle grew rapidly during the
Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution, sometimes divided into the First Industrial Revolution and Second Industrial Revolution, was a transitional period of the global economy toward more widespread, efficient and stable manufacturing processes, succee ...
when it was used as a stopping point for travellers and merchants on their way to
central Manchester.
Geography
Cheadle is a suburban village in the
Metropolitan Borough of Stockport
The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in England. It is south-east of central Manchester and south of Tameside. As well as the towns of Stockport, Bredbury and Marple, Greater Manchester, Marple, ...
, Greater Manchester, from Stockport town centre and from
Manchester city centre
Manchester city centre is the central business district of Manchester, England, within the confines of Great Ancoats Street, A6042 Trinity Way, and A57(M) Mancunian Way, which collectively form an inner ring road. The City Centre ward had a ...
. It is close to
Manchester Airport
Manchester Airport is an international airport in Ringway, Manchester, England, south-west of Manchester city centre. In 2024, it was the third busiest airport in the United Kingdom in terms of passengers (the busiest outside of London) ...
. Cheadle lies on the
Cheshire Plain
The Cheshire Plain is a relatively flat expanse of lowland within the county of Cheshire in North West England but extending south into Shropshire. It extends from the Mersey Valley in the north to the Shropshire Hills in the south, bounded by t ...
in the final meander of the
Ladybrook Valley before it joins the
River Mersey
The River Mersey () is a major river in North West England. Its name derives from Old English and means "boundary river", possibly referring to its having been a border between the ancient kingdoms of Mercia and Northumbria. For centuries it h ...
to the north. Cheadle is on the
A560 from Stockport to Chester and borders onto the
A34. Its
geology
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is
boulder clay
Boulder clay is an unsorted agglomeration of clastic sediment that is unstratified and structureless and contains gravel of various sizes, shapes, and compositions distributed at random in a fine-grained matrix. The fine-grained matrix consists o ...
and gravels: the parkland of
Abney Hall to the north is on the flood plain of the Mersey.
Governance
There is one main tier of local government covering Cheadle, at
metropolitan borough
A metropolitan borough (or metropolitan district) is a type of districts of England, local government district in England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, metropolitan boroughs are defined in English law as metropolitan distr ...
level:
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC), also known as Stockport Council, is the Local government in England, local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport in Greater Manchester, England. It is a metropolitan borough council an ...
. The council is a member of the
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is a combined authority for Greater Manchester, England. It was established on 1 April 2011 and consists of 11 members: 10 indirectly elected members, each a directly elected councillor from one ...
, which is led by the directly-elected
Mayor of Greater Manchester
The mayor of Greater Manchester is the directly elected metro mayor, mayor of Greater Manchester, responsible for strategic governance in the region that includes health, transport, housing, strategic planning, waste management, policing, the G ...
.
Administrative history
Cheadle was an
ancient 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 ...
in the
Macclesfield Hundred
The hundred of Macclesfield was an ancient division of the historic county of Cheshire, in northern England. It was known to have been in existence at least as early as 1242, and it was formed to a great extent from the earlier Domesday hundre ...
of
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 ...
. The parish was subdivided into three
townships:
Cheadle Bulkeley,
Cheadle Moseley and
Handforth. From the 13th century the parish also included a detached area called
Bosden, which included the eastern side of
Hazel Grove and was surrounded by Stockport parish. Bosden was administered as part of the Handforth township, which was thereafter sometimes known as 'Handforth-cum-Bosden'.
The Bulkeley and Moseley townships had complicated boundaries with each other. Both townships included part of Cheadle village, and each had numerous detached parts surrounded by the other township. The hamlet of
Cheadle Hulme
Cheadle Hulme () is a suburb in the large village of Cheadle, Greater Manchester, Cheadle in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It lies in the Historic counties of England, historic county of Cheshire, south-wes ...
was in the Moseley township. Both townships also included areas on the western edge of the town of Stockport, known as the hamlets of Brinksway and
Edgeley
Edgeley is a suburb of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England.
Edgeley is characterised largely by Victorian terraced housing around Alexandra Park. The population in 2021 was 14,182.
Edgeley Park is home to Stockport County F.C.
History
...
. In 1832 the hamlets of Brinksway and Edgeley were included in the
Stockport constituency. Stockport's
borough
A borough is an administrative division in various English language, English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
History
...
boundary was enlarged to match the constituency in 1836.
From the 17th century onwards, parishes were gradually given various civil functions under the
poor laws
The English Poor Laws were a system of poor relief in England and Wales that developed out of the codification of late-medieval and Tudor-era laws in 1587–1598. The system continued until the modern welfare state emerged in the late 1940s.
E ...
, in addition to their original ecclesiastical functions. In some cases, including Cheadle, the civil functions were exercised by each township rather than the parish as a whole. In 1866, the legal definition of 'parish' was changed to be the areas used for administering the poor laws, and so Cheadle Bulkeley, Cheadle Moseley and Handforth-cum-Bosden became separate
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 ...
es, which therefore diverged from the
ecclesiastical parish
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. Cheadle Bulkeley and Cheadle Moseley were merged into a single township and civil parish called Cheadle in 1879.
In 1886 a
local government district
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called
Cheadle and Gatley was created, administered by an elected local board. The district covered the
Stockport Etchells township (in which
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 ...
was the main settlement) plus the parts of the township of Cheadle that were outside the borough boundaries 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 ...
. Local government districts were reconstituted as
urban districts under the
Local Government Act 1894
The Local Government Act 1894 ( 56 & 57 Vict. c. 73) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales outside the County of London. The act followed the reforms carried out at county leve ...
. The 1894 Act also directed that civil parishes could no longer straddle district or borough boundaries, and so Cheadle parish was reduced to just cover just the area within the Cheadle and Gatley Urban District.
In 1888, Cheadle and Gatley was divided into four electoral wards: Adswood, Cheadle, Cheadle Hulme and Gatley.
[Bowden, p.25] There were some adjustments to the boundaries with neighbouring
Wilmslow
Wilmslow ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the borough of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. It is south of Manchester. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census the parish had a population of 26,213 and the built up area had a p ...
and
Handforth in 1901, and the wards were restructured again, splitting Cheadle Hulme into north and south, and merging in Adswood.
Due to the fast-paced growth of the district, the wards were again restructured in 1930, with the addition of
Heald Green. The Cheadle and Stockport Etchells civil parishes were merged in 1930 into a single civil parish called Cheadle and Gatley covering the whole urban district. In 1921 (the last census before its abolition) the Cheadle civil parish had a population of 8,845. In 1940 the wards were redfined again as Adswood, Cheadle East, Cheadle West, Cheadle Hulme North, Cheadle Hulme South, Gatley and Heald Green.
Cheadle and Gatley Urban District was abolished in 1974 under the
Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974. It was one of the most significant acts of Parliament to be passed by the Heath Gov ...
. The area became part of the
Metropolitan Borough of Stockport
The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in England. It is south-east of central Manchester and south of Tameside. As well as the towns of Stockport, Bredbury and Marple, Greater Manchester, Marple, ...
in
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a ceremonial county in North West England. It borders Lancashire to the north, Derbyshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Cheshire to the south, and Merseyside to the west. Its largest settlement is the city of Manchester. ...
.
Since 1950, Cheadle has been part of the
Cheadle parliamentary constituency.
Transport
Buses
Cheadle's public transport is currently confined to bus routes provided by several operators, predominantly
. Key routes include:
* 11:
Altrincham
Altrincham ( , locally ) is a market town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, south of the River Mersey. It is southwest of Manchester, southwest of Sale, Greater Manchester, Sale and east of Warrington. At the 2021 United Kingdom ce ...
to Stockport, via
Baguley
Baguley ( ) is an area and electoral ward of the city of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England. The population at the 2011 census was 14,794.
The name ''Baguley'' is derived from the Old English words ''bagga'' (badger, or possibly ref ...
,
Wythenshawe Hospital
Wythenshawe Hospital (previously University Hospital of South Manchester) is a large NHS teaching hospital in Wythenshawe, South Manchester, England. It provides general medical services to the local and regional area as well as being a nation ...
and
Wythenshawe
Wythenshawe () is an area of Manchester, England. Historically part of Cheshire, in 1931 Wythenshawe was transferred to the City of Manchester, which had begun building a large housing estate there in the 1920s. With an area of approximately , ...
* 370/1: Altrincham to Stockport, via
Timperley
Timperley is a suburban village in the borough of Trafford, in Greater Manchester, England. Within the boundaries of the Historic counties of England, historic county of Cheshire, it is approximately six miles southwest of central Manchester. T ...
, Baguley and
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 ...
* 42B:
Woodford to Manchester city centre, via
Bramhall,
Cheadle Hulme
Cheadle Hulme () is a suburb in the large village of Cheadle, Greater Manchester, Cheadle in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It lies in the Historic counties of England, historic county of Cheshire, south-wes ...
and
East Didsbury
* 42C:
Handforth Dean to Manchester city centre, via
Heald Green and East Didsbury.
Railway
The locality was served between 1866 until 1964 by a
Cheshire Lines Committee
The Cheshire Lines Committee (CLC) was formed in the 1860s and became the second-largest joint railway in Great Britain. The committee, which was often styled the Cheshire Lines Railway, operated of track in the then counties of Lancashire and ...
railway station (initially called ''Cheadle'' and, from 1950, '')'' situated north of the village on the west side of Manchester Road. It was also served, from 1866 until 1917, by
Cheadle LNWR, a
London & North Western Railway
The London and North Western Railway (LNWR, L&NWR) was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. In the late 19th century, the LNWR was the largest joint stock company in the world.
Dubbed the "Premier Line", the LNWR's main line connec ...
station located next to the railway overbridge near the centre of the village. Both stations were on lines leading from
Altrincham
Altrincham ( , locally ) is a market town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, south of the River Mersey. It is southwest of Manchester, southwest of Sale, Greater Manchester, Sale and east of Warrington. At the 2021 United Kingdom ce ...
to
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 ...
.
There are now advanced plans to build a new station in Cheadle, on the
Mid-Cheshire line between Altrincham and Stockport. The station facilities would be built on the car park of the
Alexandra Hospital, near to where the former LNWR station was sited. It is expected to open in 2025.
Nearby stations are located at
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 ...
, approximately one mile west of Cheadle, and the neighbouring areas of
East Didsbury (within the City of Manchester's boundaries),
Cheadle Hulme
Cheadle Hulme () is a suburb in the large village of Cheadle, Greater Manchester, Cheadle in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It lies in the Historic counties of England, historic county of Cheshire, south-wes ...
and
Heald Green.
Roads
Cheadle is accessed by junctions 2 and 3 of the
M60 Manchester orbital motorway.
Air
Cheadle is located approximately 4 miles from
Manchester Airport
Manchester Airport is an international airport in Ringway, Manchester, England, south-west of Manchester city centre. In 2024, it was the third busiest airport in the United Kingdom in terms of passengers (the busiest outside of London) ...
.
Housing
A number of houses in Cheadle that were built in the 1800s still stand today, in a conservation area in the centre of the village.
There is also a Manchester overspill council estate that was constructed shortly after the
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
to rehouse families from the Victorian slums of inner-city Manchester. In April 2008, these homes were transferred to a housing association, Mossbank Homes.
Education
The following educational establishments are in Cheadle:
Primary schools:
*Cheadle Primary School
*Ladybridge Primary School
*Meadowbank Primary School
Secondary schools:
*
The Kingsway School
Special education:
*
Together Trust (made up of Child and Youth Care Education Service (CYCES) and Inscape House)
Independent schools:
*
Lady Barn House School
Economy
Cheadle is home to the HQ of sportswear giants
Umbro
Umbro is an English sports equipment manufacturer founded in 1924 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, and based in Manchester. They specialise in football and rugby sportswear featuring their ''Double Diamond'' logo. Umbro products are sold in over 100 c ...
.
It formerly had the head office of
Nord Anglia Education. At a later time the Nord Anglia Cheadle housed the International Schools and Learning Services divisions.
Currently Cheadle is home to the UK head office of the largest global provider of high school exchange -
Educatius
Sport
The village's football club is
Cheadle Town F.C. that play in the
North West Counties Football League
The North West Counties Football League is a association football, football league in the North West England, North West of England. Since 2019–20, the league has covered the Isle of Man, Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, ...
.
Notable people
* Sir
Norman Kendal CBE (1880–1966) barrister and Assistant Commissioner in the
Metropolitan Police
* Air Commodore
Henry Probert MBE (1926–2007) RAF officer, historian and RAF Director of Education 1976–1978.
*
Christopher Priest (born 1943) novelist and science fiction writer.
*
Diana Darvey (1945–2000), actress, singer and dancer, best known for her appearances on ''
The Benny Hill Show
''The Benny Hill Show'' is a British comedy television show starring Benny Hill that aired on the BBC and ITV between 15 January 1955 and 1 May 1989. The show consisted mainly of sketch comedy, sketches typified by slapstick, mime, parody, and ...
''
*
Nigel Williams (born 1948) novelist, screenwriter and playwright.
*
Adam Thomas
Adam Gordon Thomas (born 11 August 1988) is an English actor, known for his roles as Donte Charles in the BBC One school-based drama series ''Waterloo Road (TV series), Waterloo Road'' (2006–2009, 2023–present) and Adam Barton (Emmerdale), ...
(born 1988) actor and local business owner
*
Simon Gregson
Simon Alan Gregory (born 2 October 1974), better known by his stage name, Simon Gregson, is a British actor from Manchester, England. He is best known for his portrayal of Steve McDonald (Coronation Street character), Steve McDonald in the long- ...
(born 1974) actor in Coronation Street
*
Lauren Drummond (born 1988) actress
Sport
*
Henry Pickford (1880 – not known), first-class cricketer
*
Jeff Whitefoot (born 1933) former footballer, over 360 pro appearances
*
John Herety
John P Herety (born 8 March 1958) is a former English racing cyclist. He rode for Great Britain in the Olympic Games and won the national road championship as a professional. He is currently manager of the cycling team, and occasionally provid ...
(born 1958) former racing cyclist, Great Britain in the
1980 Summer Olympics
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*
Damien Allen (born 1986) footballer,
SoccerBase Database
retrieved 3 March 2018 over 230 pro appearances, currently playing for Aberystwyth Town F.C.
* Kobbie Mainoo
Kobbie Boateng Mainoo (; born 19 April 2005) is an English professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Manchester United F.C., Manchester United and the England national football team, England national team. ...
(born 2005), England football player.
See also
* Listed buildings in Cheadle and Gatley
* Cheadle – the Cheadle constituency.
References
Citations
Sources
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External links
Cheadle Online
– Cheadle Community Website
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Villages in Greater Manchester
Geography of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport
Former civil parishes in Greater Manchester
Cheshire places with etymologically Brittonic names