Stockport Etchells

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

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.

History

Stockport Etchells existed as a township in the parish of Stockport from the Middle Ages. In 1866, Stockport Etchells became a separate civil parish, and in 1910 merged with Cheadle Bulkeley and Cheadle Moseley to form the Cheadle and Gatley Urban District and parish. In 1921, the parish had a population of 2,191. Stockport Etchells and Northen Etchells were collectively called Etchells and often administered together from the 16th to 18th centuries.

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