Bramhall

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

Bramhall
Bramall Hall is a Tudor mansion and local landmark
Bramhall  Bramhall shown within Greater Manchester
Population	55,953
OS grid reference	SJ890845
Metropolitan borough	Stockport
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	STOCKPORT
Postcode district	SK7
Dialling code	0161
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Cheadle
List of places: UK • England • Greater Manchester

Bramhall is a suburb of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, in Greater Manchester, England. It has a population of around 55,953.^[1]

Bramhall is regarded as a wealthy community and emerged on a Greater Manchester "rich list" as one of the most expensive places to buy a house in Stockport^[2].

History

The manor of Bramall dates from the Saxon period, when it was held as two separate estates by two Saxon freemen, Brun and Hacun^{[citation needed]}. 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^{[citation needed]}, who eventually became the first Baron of Dunham Massey.^[3] 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.^[4]

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^[5].

Governance

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

Landmarks

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 valley (Micker Brook, Lady Brook) flows through Bramhall and the park towards Cheadle and Bramall Hall.

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.

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(X57), Stockport(378), Cheadle Hulme(X57,307/8), Woodford(X57), Poynton(390), Parrs Wood(X57) and Hazel Grove(374, 307/8)^[6].

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 Bramhall's village square^[7], 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.

Housing

Often referred to as 'The Stockbroker Belt' for Manchester, house prices in Bramhall remain well above the national average. 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 council estate (Parkside) as well as a small pocket of mainly ex-council housing near to the village centre on the Australia estate.

Education

There are several primary schools, including Ladybrook Primary School, Nevill Road, Pownall Green, Queensgate and Moss Hey. Bramhall High School is the local secondary school.

Notable people

• Yvette Fielding - Actress and presenter of Most Haunted raised in Bramhall
• Peter Barkworth - Actor. Starred in Where Eagles Dare
• Mark Hadfield - Actor
• Tony Coton - Former Manchester City F.C Goalkeeper.
• George Best - former Manchester United F.C. player
• Ole Gunnar Solskjaer - former Manchester United F.C. player and current coach
• Sarah Harding - Girls Aloud Singer
• Peter Butterworth - Actor
• Brian Trueman - Writer and Broadcaster
• Christine Bottomley - Actress

See also

• Cheadle
• Cheadle Hulme
• Ladybrook Valley
• Poynton
• Hazel Grove
• Stockport

References

External links

• BramhallWeb An interactive website and guide to Bramhall community.