Bredbury
Coordinates: 53°25′14″N 2°06′49″W / 53.4206°N 2.1135°W
Bredbury is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, in Greater Manchester, England. Bredbury is found 7 miles (11.3 km) southeast of the city of Manchester, and 2 miles (3.2 km) east-northeast of Stockport. At the 2001 census it had a population of 15,126 people living there.[1]
| Bredbury | |
 Goyt Hall |
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 Bredbury shown within Greater Manchester | |
| Population | 15,126 (2001) (Bredbury Ward) |
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| OS grid reference | SJ925915 |
| - London | 157 miles (253 km) SSE |
| Metropolitan borough | Stockport |
| Metropolitan county | Greater Manchester |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | STOCKPORT |
| Postcode district | SK6 |
| Dialling code | 0161 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Hazel Grove |
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Bredbury Media
The weir at Otterspool was intended to provide water power for an industrial estate along the banks of the River Goyt.
An engraving of Harden Hall, Bredbury, Greater Manchester, dated 1794. The modern name is Arden Hall. I scanned this image at 75 dpi. The original is about 6 inches across.
The great barn of Bredbury Hall, of cruck framed construction, is medieval in origin although the original framing timbers have been overlaid by brick.
The marriage of the last of the Davenports in 1664 brought Goyt Hall into the possession of Sir Fulke Lucy.
The M60 motorway approaching Bredbury
St Mark's Church, Bredbury
Hatherlow Congregational Church opened in 1845, although the burial ground surrounding it goes back to 1793.
References
- ↑ "Census 2001 : Bredbury Ward". Archived from the original on 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
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