Stockport Etchells

Stockport Etchells was a township and civil parish in Cheshire, England.

Stockport Etchells
Dead tree near St Annes Road North
Stockport Etchells Location within Greater Manchester
Metropolitan borough	Stockport
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
List of places UK England Greater Manchester 53.3945°N 2.2469°W / 53.3945; -2.2469

Geography

Stockport Etchells covered the rural area that includes modern-day Gatley and Heald Green. Hamlets in Stockport Etchells included Gatley Green, High Grove, Long Lane, Bolshaw and Outwood.^[1]

History

Stockport Etchells existed as a township in the parish of Stockport from the Middle Ages.^[2] In 1866, Stockport Etchells became a separate civil parish,^[3] and in 1910 merged with Cheadle Bulkeley and Cheadle Moseley to form the Cheadle and Gatley Urban District and parish.^[1][4] In 1921, the parish had a population of 2,191.^[5]

Stockport Etchells and Northen Etchells were collectively called Etchells and often administered together from the 16th to 18th centuries.