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Local Information for Cheadle

Cheadle is a small town near Stockport in Greater Manchester in England. Its neighbours include Cheadle Hulme and Bramhall.

Cheadle is believed to date back approximatley 1,500 to 2,000 years and appears in the Domesday Book under the name "Cedde" which means "Clearing in a wood". The village was at that point in history, surrounded mainly by woodland (consisting largely of Common Oak). This is the antithesis of modern Cheadle which is a suburb of Greater Manchester.

The Domesday Book records there being only around 10 individuals or households in the area, and was valued at around 10 Shillings.

St. Mary's Church on the Cheadle High Street was bulit in 1523 under Henry VIII.

Cheadle grew rapidly during the Industrial Revolution when it was used as a stopping point for travellers and merchants on their way to Manchester.

Cheadle was the location of Moseley Hall Grammar School, which was the first state grammar school founded under the 1944 Educ...More