Bramhall
| Bramhall | |
| Cheshire | |
|---|---|
 Bramall Hall | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SJ890845 |
| Location: | 53°21’27"N, 2°9’52"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 25,004 |
| Post town: | Stockport |
| Postcode: | SK7 |
| Dialling code: | 0161 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Stockport |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Cheadle |
Bramhall is a village in northern Cheshire which has become a suburban village close by Stockport. It has a population of about 25,500.
Research by the University of Sheffield has placed Bramhall as the "least lonely" place in Britain.[1][2] Bramhall is also regarded as an affluent area where most residents enjoy good health.[3]
History
The manor of Bramall dates from the Anglo-Saxon period, when it was held as two separate estates by two Saxon freemen, Brun and Hacun.[4] In 1070 the manor of "Bramale" was granted to Hamon de Massey, who eventually became the first Baron of Dunham Massey.[5] 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.[6]
In 1875 Bramhall was one of eight civil parishes of Cheshire to be included in the 'Stockport Rural Sanitary District'; the first of many civic reorganisations into which the village was pressed.
The sixties and early seventies saw a rapid growth in housing stock with the construction of 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 "Little Australia" estate is in the south of Bramhall. Bramhall also has a small pocket of ex-council housing near to the village centre on the Australia estate.
Landmarks
Bramall Hall, situated in 69 acres of parkland, is an example of a 14th-century Cheshire building. The Ladybrook flows through the park towards Cheadle and Bramall Hall.
The war memorial commemorates the deaths of 89 men killed in the two World Wars.[7]
Churches
The Church of England parish church of St Michael and All Angels 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.[8]
Other churches in Bramhall include the Methodist church near the town centre, the United Reformed church in Bramhall Lane South, the Baptist church in Woodford Road and Ford's Lane Evangelical church.
Transport links
Bramhall railway station which seves the village is on the main line from Manchester to London via Macclesfield and Stoke-on-Trent.
About the village
Bramhall has a number of bars, restaurants, cafés, clothes shops, hairdressers, beauty salons, charity shops, churches and a library. Many of these are housed in Bramhall's village square,[9] although some shops are in and around the main roads. There is also a recreation centre, a high school and several primary schools.
Sport and recreation
There is a recreation centre linked with the High School. Bramhall's most notable sporting club is Bramhall Cricket Club, close to the Cheshire border to the south of the village. There are also 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 two golf courses in Bramhall: Bramhall and Bramall Park Golf Clubs. There are also three tennis centres: Bramhall Lane, Bramhall Park and Bramhall Queensgate.
Media
The local newspaper is called the 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.
References
- ↑ Williams, Jennifer (3 December 2008). "Happy to be home in Bramhall". Stockport Express (M.E.N. Media). http://menmedia.co.uk/stockportexpress/p/1083178.
- ↑ "Bramhall named friendliest spot". Manchester Evening News. 19 April 2010. http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/bramhall-named-friendliest-spot-974948. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ↑ Stockport council (2005),"Bramhall Area Public Health Report".
- ↑ [http://www.bramhill.net/BramhillInfo/brammanor.html Bramhill info, Retrieved 26 January 2015
- ↑ "Bramhall Park (2005)". Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. http://www.stockport.gov.uk/services/environment/planningbuilding/conservationheritage/conservationareas/conservationareaappraisalsmanagementplans/bramhallpark. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ↑ Dean, p14
- ↑ "The Men of the Bramhall War Memorial". http://www.bramhallfamilyhistory.com/wardeadbramhall.pdf. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ↑ "BRAMHALL, ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS". The National Archives. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=017-p313&cid=-1#-1. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ↑ http://www.bramhallcentre.co.uk/