Bramhall
Bramhall | |
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Location withinGreater Manchester | |
Area | 15.93 km2(6.15 sq mi) |
Population | 17,436 (2011) |
•Density | 1,095/km2(2,840/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | SJ890845 |
Metropolitan borough | |
Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | STOCKPORT |
Postcode district | SK7 |
Dialling code | 0161 |
Police | Greater Manchester |
Fire | Greater Manchester |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Bramhallis a large village in theMetropolitan Borough of Stockport,Greater Manchester,England.[1][2][3]It lies in thehistoriccounty of Cheshire, and in 2011 had a population of 17,436.[4][5][6]
History
[edit]In 1066 theAnglo-Saxonmanor of Bramall was held as separate estates by two freemen, Brun and Hakon.[7][8]In 1070,William the Conquerorsubdued the north-west of England, and divided the land among his followers. The manor was given toHamon de Massey,who eventually became the first Baron ofDunham Massey.[9]The earliest reference to Bramall was recorded in theDomesday Bookas "Bramale", a name derived from the Old English wordsbrommeaningbroom,both indigenous to the area, andhalhmeaning nook or secret place, probably by water. De Massey received the manor as wasteland, since it had been devastated in theHarrying of the North.By the time of the Domesday survey, the land was recovering and cultivated again.[10]
In 1875, Bramhall was one of eightcivil parishesofCheshireto be included in the Stockport Ruralrural sanitary district.The sanitary district became theStockport Rural Districtin 1894. The parish was abolished in 1900 and its former area became part of theHazel Grove and Bramhallcivil parish and urban district. In 1974, the district was abolished, under theLocal Government Act 1972,and transferred to Greater Manchester to be combined with that of other districts to form theMetropolitan Borough of Stockport.[11]
Governance
[edit]Bramhall is part of the parliamentaryconstituencyofCheadle,represented byLiberal DemocratTom Morrisonsince2024.
Landmarks
[edit]Bramall Hall,set in 26 hectares (64 acres) of parkland, is an example of a 14th-century Cheshire building. In 2016 an extensive programme of restoration work was completed. TheLadybrookflows westward through the park, joining theRiver MerseyatCheadle.
Bramhall War Memorial is in Mayfield Place. It was unveiled bySir Henry de Beauvoir De Lisleon 18 December 1921.[12]It commemorates the 90 men of Bramhall who fell in the two world wars.[13][14]
Churches
[edit]The Church of England parish church of St Michael and All Angels[15]in Robins Lane was consecrated in 1911 when Bramhall Parish was created, although the building was not completed until 1963. It replaced an earlier mission church opened in 1890.[16]
Other churches in Bramhall include the Methodist Church near the centre of the village, the United Reformed Church located on Bramhall Lane South, the Baptist Church located on Woodford Road, the Catholic Church of St. Vincent de Paul on Handley Road and Ford's Lane Evangelical Church.
Recreation
[edit]Bramhall has a cricket club and there are three lawn tennis clubs (LTC): Bramhall Queensgate LTC, to the north; Bramhall Lane LTC, close to the village; and Bramhall Park LTC, close to the park. There are also two golf clubs in Bramhall, each with 18-hole courses: Bramhall Golf Club and Bramall Park Golf Club. Stockport RUFC in Bramhall has been host toHeadlander Festival.There is a recreation centre linked with Bramhall High School with indoor and outdoor facilities.
Transport
[edit]Bramhall railway stationis on a spur of theWest Coast Main LinebetweenManchester PiccadillyandLondon Euston,viaMacclesfieldandStoke-on-Trent.Local trains stop every hour Monday-Saturday on their way to/from Manchester Piccadilly and Stoke-on-Trent; there is a much reduced service on Sundays.[17]
Bus services link Bramhall withManchester(42B),Stockport(378/9),Cheadle Hulme(42B,307/8),Woodford(42B),Parrs Wood(42B) andHazel Grove(307/8). Routes are predominantly operated byStagecoach Manchester.[18]
Housing
[edit]Bramhall has a high number of Edwardian and some Victorian houses, particularly around the village centre and along the main roads (and side roads) leading towards Bramhall Park, Cheadle Hulme and Woodford. In addition, there are several older listed buildings in the area.[19]These contribute to the historic character of the village. There are also several 1930s-1950s houses in the area. The 1960s and early 1970s saw a growth in Bramhall's housing stock. New developments included the Parkside and New House Farm areas in the north of Bramhall nearer to the park. Closer to the village centre lies the Dairyground estate and the Little Australia estate, so called as many roads are named after locations in Australia. Newer infill housing of a similar period exists in pockets around Bramhall, as well as some more recent additions.
Education
[edit]Bramhall has five primary schools: Ladybrook, Moss Hey, Nevill Road, Pownall Green and Queensgate.Bramhall High Schoolis the local secondary school.
Notable people
[edit]Notable local residents have included:
- Ronnie Barker,actor and comedian, worked in arepertory companyin Bramhall early in his career.[20]
- Peter Barkworth,actor
- George Best,formerManchester Unitedfootball player[21]
- Steve Bruce,football manager and formerManchester Unitedfootballer, lived off Robins Lane
- Peter Butterworth,comedy actor and comedian
- Sacha Dhawan,actor, born in Bramhall
- Lauren Drummond,actress, attended Bramhall High School
- David Ellis,composer
- Keith Fielding,former England and Great Britain international rugby player[2]
- Yvette Fielding,actress andBlue Peterpresenter
- Phil Foden,Manchester Cityfootballer[citation needed]
- Martin Fry,lead singer of the bandABC
- Mark Hadfield,actor, born in Bramhall
- Sarah Harding,singer in the girl groupGirls Aloud
- Dame Wendy Hiller,actress, born in Bramhall[22]
- Paul Ince,formerManchester Unitedfootballer[23]
- Jason Manford,comedian, singer, television presenter, radio presenter and actor.
- Anne Reid,actress, lived in Bramhall for many years.
- Uwe Rosler,formerManchester Cityfootballer[24]
- Kasper Schmeichel,formerLeicester CityandManchester Cityfootballer[25]
- Peter Schmeichel,formerManchester UnitedandManchester Cityfootballer[26]
- Ole Gunnar Solskjær,formerManchester Unitedplayer and former manager, lived in Bramhall whilst a player.
- Ryan Thomas,actor
- Bert Trautmann,German former goalkeeper forManchester City
- Aimee Lou Wood,actress
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Williams, Jennifer (3 December 2008)."Happy to be home in Bramhall".Stockport Express.M.E.N. Media.
- ^ab"Bramhall named friendliest spot".Manchester Evening News.19 April 2010.Retrieved11 March2014.
- ^Stockport council (2005), "Bramhall Area Public Health Report".
- ^"United Kingdom: North West England".City Population.Retrieved8 January2016.
- ^Bramhall South and Bramhall North Wards"Ward mid-year population estimates for England and Wales (experimental)".Office for National Statistics. Mid-2007 Quinary Estimates for 2009 wards (experimental).
- ^"History and facts".I Love Bramhall.Retrieved29 January2020.
- ^"Bramhall Hall, Cheshire".bramhill.net.Archived fromthe originalon 26 January 2015.
- ^"Bramhall".opendomesday.org.Open Domesday.
- ^"Bramhall Park (2005)".Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived fromthe originalon 11 March 2014.
- ^Dean, E. Barbara (1977).Bramall Hall: The Story of an Elizabethan Manor House.Stockport: Recreation & Culture Division, Metropolitan Borough Council of Stockport. p. 14.ISBN0-905164-06-7.
- ^"Districts".Eyewitness in Manchester.Archived fromthe originalon 24 August 2007.
- ^"Bramhall War Memorial". Alderley & Wilmslow Advertiser. 23 December 1921. p. 2.
- ^"The Men of the Bramhall War Memorial"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 13 November 2013.Retrieved13 November2013.
- ^"Bramhall".iwm.org.uk.Imperial War Museums, War Memorials Register.
- ^"St Michael & All Angels Parish Church".
- ^"Bramhall, St Michael and All Angels".The National Archives.Retrieved13 November2013.
- ^"Timetables and engineering information for travel with Northern".Northern Trains.May 2023.Retrieved3 July2023.
- ^"Stops in Bramhall".Bus Times.2023.Retrieved3 July2023.
- ^"Listed Buildings in Bramhall South and Woodford Ward, Stockport".britishlistedbuildings.co.uk.Retrieved29 January2020.
- ^McCabe, Bob (2005).Ronnie Barker: the authorized biography.London: BBC Books. pp. 30–31.ISBN9780563522461.
- ^"Inside the late British football star George Best's house".House and Garden.10 July 2018.Retrieved29 January2020.
- ^"Dame Wendy Hiller | British actress".Encyclopedia Britannica.Retrieved29 January2020.
- ^"At Home with Paul Ince".Independent.30 September 1995.Retrieved29 January2020.
- ^Viner, Brian (23 October 2011)."'Cancer did not change me. I still have the same hunger for my profession ".Independent.Retrieved29 January2020.
- ^"Schmeichel and Bruce are back in action".Mirror.31 July 2010.Retrieved29 January2020.
- ^Spackman, Anne (29 September 1995)."The 11 footballers on the right are hot property. But do they live in one?".Independent.Retrieved29 January2020.