Bramhall

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Bramhall
Bramhall shown within Greater Manchester
Population	42,000
OS grid reference	SJ890845
Metropolitan borough	Stockport
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	STOCKPORT
Postcode district	SK7
Dialling code	0161
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
European Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Cheadle
List of places: UK • England • Greater Manchester

Coordinates: 53°21′27″N 2°09′52″W / 53.35745, -2.164542

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.^{[citation needed]}

1 History
2 Politics
3 Places of interest
4 Recreation
5 Transport
6 Amenities
7 Housing
8 Education
9 Notable residents
10 See also
11 References
12 External links

[edit] History

The manor of Bramall dates from the Saxon period, when it was held as two separate manors owned by two Saxon freemen, Brun and Hacun. In 1070, William the Conqueror subdued the north-west of England, and divided the land among his followers. The manor of "Bramale" was given to Hamon de Massey, who eventually became the first Baron of Dunham Massey.^[1] The earliest reference to Bramall was recorded in the Domesday Book as "Bramale", a name derived from the Old English words brom meaning broom, both indigenous to the area, and halh meaning nook or secret place, probably by water. De Masci received the manor as wasteland, since it had been devastated by William the Conqueror's subdual. By the time of the Domesday survey, the land was recovering and cultivated again.^[2]

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.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Politics

Bramhall is part of the parliamentary constituency of Cheadle. Mark Hunter, (Liberal Democrats), has been the local MP since 2005.

[edit] Places of interest

Bramall Hall

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.

[edit] Recreation

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

[edit] 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).

[edit] Amenities

Bramhall has a number of bars, restaurants, cafes, clothes shops, hairdressers, beauty salons, charity shops, churches and a library. Many of these are housed in a shopping centre, although some 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. There is also the larger Stockport Times West newspaper, which is a Manchester Evening News Media Publication that distributes more than 40,000 papers throughout Bramhall, Cheadle, Cheadle Hulme and Gatley each week.

[edit] 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.^{[citation needed]} Bramhall also has a council estate (Parkside) as well as a small pocket of mainly ex-council housing near to the village centre.

[edit] 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.