45-608: Hazel Grove is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport , Greater Manchester , England. Historically in Cheshire , it had a population of 14,022 at the 2021 Census . Hazel Grove was originally made up of three separate townships: Norbury , Torkington and Bosden -cum- Handforth . Norbury (Nordberie) was mentioned in the Domesday Survey in 1086. Each of the townships were manorial lands. Until
90-638: A by-pass for the heavy traffic that uses the A6 on its way into and around Stockport and south Manchester . In early 2015, the plans for the by-pass were finalised and put into effect; it was opened in October 2018. The area is served by Hazel Grove railway station , which is on the Hope Valley and Buxton lines from Stockport . Regular services, operated by Northern Trains , reach Stockport, Manchester Piccadilly and Buxton . Hazel Grove (Midland) station
135-539: A semiconductor manufacturing plant (wafer Fab) off Bramhall Moor Lane in Hazel Grove. The site has been there for over 25 years and currently employs around 650 people. Before that, the site was at School Street, which has an interesting history. Before 1939, the site beside the Marcliff (later Warwick) cinema at the south end of the village had a garage and petrol station (opposite Jack Sharp's greyhound track), which
180-538: A small coffee shop on platform 2. Train running details are provided via automated announcements, timetable posters and digital information screens. Step-free access is available to both platforms via the lifts built into the footbridge linking the platforms. As of December 2022, the station is served on weekdays by two trains per hour northbound to Manchester Piccadilly and one train per hour southbound to Buxton , with one southbound train terminating here. The service terminating here does not run on Sundays. The station
225-620: A telephone banking centre in the Stockport pyramid in 1994. In 1999, the Stockport pyramid became the administrative home of smile.co.uk , an internet bank owned by the Co-op. The Co-op moved out of the pyramid building in 2019 and it is now available to let. Experian ranked Stockport fifth in North West England for shopping. The Merseyway Shopping Centre underwent a £15m redevelopment. Other shopping centres in Stockport include
270-486: Is 2,257/km (5,850/sq mi) and, for every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. Of those aged 16–74 in Stockport, 25.7% had no academic qualifications , lower than 28.9% in all of England. 5.0% of Stockport's residents were born outside the United Kingdom, significantly lower than the national average of 9.2%. The largest minority group was recorded as Asian, at 2.1% of the population. The table below details
315-462: Is also served by one train per day on the Hope Valley line to Sheffield . Many regular services operated by East Midlands Railway and TransPennine Express pass through the station but do not stop. 53°22′40″N 2°07′21″W / 53.3777°N 2.1226°W / 53.3777; -2.1226 Class 323 units operated the hourly Hazel Grove to Manchester Piccadilly service but, from October 2015 until May 2018, diesel multiple units ran
360-609: Is currently represented by Lisa Smart of the Liberal Democrats . The western part of Hazel Grove lies within the Cheadle parliamentary constituency which is currently represented by Tom Morrison also of the Liberal Democrats . Notable features of Hazel Grove include the A6 road , a major thoroughfare which connects Luton with Carlisle , passes through the centre of the area. There have been many attempts and plans to build
405-423: Is south-east of central Manchester and south of Tameside . As well as the towns of Stockport , Bredbury and Marple , it includes the outlying villages and suburbs of Hazel Grove , Bramhall , Cheadle , Cheadle Hulme , Gatley , Reddish , Woodley and Romiley . In 2022, it had a population of 297,107, making it the fourth-most populous borough of Greater Manchester. The borough was created in 1974, under
450-577: Is the area's high school for pupils aged 11–18. Most residents work outside the village. Hazel Grove is also home to the UK Adidas headquarters, who have their main warehouse on the edge of the village, and the nearby Stepping Hill Hospital which is the main maternity and A&E hospital serving the Stockport and south Manchester areas. Mirlees, Bickerton and Day established a factory in October 1908, where diesel engines were manufactured for many years. Nexperia (formerly NXP, Philips, Mullard) have
495-582: The 2014 Local Elections , no party had overall control. The Liberal Democrats remained the largest party, despite losing a seat, but decided not to form a minority administration and strongly refused any possibility of a coalition with the Conservatives. Following the 2016 Local Elections , no party had overall control with the Liberal Democrat council leader Sue Derbyshire losing her seat and Labour taking over as largest party. Following
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#1732802402398540-611: The 2022 Local Elections , the Liberal Democrats took control of the council and Mark Hunter became leader. At the 2001 UK census , the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport had a total population of 284,528. Of the 120,456 households in Stockport: 38.0% were married couples living together, 30.3% were one-person households, 8.3% were co-habiting couples and 9.4% were lone parents. The population density
585-650: The Grand Central Stockport and the Stockport Peel Centre . Medical equipment and technology, financial and professional services, computer and internet based services, and creative industries have been identified as growth industries in Greater Manchester, all with concentrations in Stockport. With employment at 2.0%, Stockport has the lowest rate of unemployment of all Greater Manchester's boroughs. Average house prices in
630-505: The Hazel Grove Greyhound Stadium in 1937, although details of the meetings are sketchy. Greyhound racing meetings were held every Saturday afternoon for many years, until the track was closed around 1960. In the 1970s, part of the site was made into an extension of the local football pitches on Torkington Park for amateur teams to use, until the site was sold and redeveloped; partly as a Carpetright store, partly as
675-806: The Local Government Act 1972 , from the former area of the County Borough of Stockport and from the administrative county of Cheshire the urban districts of Bredbury and Romiley , Cheadle and Gatley , Hazel Grove and Bramhall and Marple . Stockport became a county borough in 1889 and was enlarged by gaining territory from Lancashire , including Reddish in 1906 and the Four Heatons in 1913. The Marple Urban District of Cheshire, formed in 1894, gained parts of Derbyshire in 1936 including Mellor and Ludworth from Chapel en le Frith Rural District. Prior to its creation, it
720-717: The London and North Western Railway , and opened on 9 June 1857. From 1923 until 1948, it was owned by the London Midland and Scottish Railway and, following nationalisation, it was operated by the London Midland Region of British Railways . There was once another station in the village, Hazel Grove (Midland) station , on the Midland Railway 's line from New Mills South Junction to Manchester Central , via Cheadle Heath ; this opened in 1902, but it
765-573: The Stockport Rural District of Cheshire from 1894 to 1900. From 1900 to 1974, Hazel Grove was part of the Hazel Grove and Bramhall civil parish and urban district . Hazel Grove and Bramhall civil parish was abolished in 1974 and its former area was transferred to Greater Manchester to form part of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport. The majority of the village lies within the Hazel Grove parliamentary constituency which
810-499: The 17th century, the area was known exclusively by each of the respective townships. In 1560, Richard Bullock built a smithy on the corner of what is now Torkington Park. This building later became the Bullock Smithy Inn and gradually the whole area became known as Bullock Smithy . There were no churches in the area until the end of the 16th century. The church consisted of a very basic chapel, without communion . It
855-591: The Greyhound Industrial Estate. Hazel Grove has two recreational centres: Hazel Grove Sports Centre, in the grounds of Hazel Grove High School, and Life Leisure Hazel Grove (Hazel Grove Swimming Pool). Hazel Grove Snooker Club, on Macclesfield Road, has been a notable centre of national snooker competitions since its establishment in November 1984. Being one of the largest snooker venues in the UK,
900-533: The Rising Sun pub until about 1950, when they were replaced by buses and the cobbles on the A6 were covered by tarmac. At the start of the operation of the tram services, Hazel Grove residents were – jokingly – alleged to black-lead the tramlines early in the morning. The area has four state primary schools – Hazel Grove, Torkington, Norbury Hall and Moorfield. In addition, there are two Catholic primary schools – St Simon's and St Peter's. Hazel Grove High School
945-537: The School St address. Both of these locations are now light industrial estates housing a number of small businesses, some still in the original buildings. Hazel Grove's high street, London Road, and its surrounding area is the largest district centre in Stockport Borough with a diverse range of small shops and larger supermarkets, public houses, restaurants and takeaways. Speedway racing was staged at
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#1732802402398990-438: The Stockport are second out of all the metropolitan boroughs in Greater Manchester, 27.7% higher than the average for the county. At the 2001 UK census, Stockport had 204,812 residents aged 16 to 74. 2.4% of these people were students with jobs, 3.3% students without jobs, 5.4% looking after home or family, 5.0% permanently sick or disabled and 2.4% economically inactive for other reasons. These figures were generally in line with
1035-489: The WDBS DS Active Workshop 2019 providing snooker training for players with Down's Syndrome. There is also a tennis and bowling club on Douglas Road and two cricket clubs, Hazel Grove CC and Norbury CC. The latter includes a lacrosse club and crown green bowling club, each with their own facilities. Torkington Park provides crown green bowling, tennis courts and football pitches. Hazel Grove Football Club
1080-663: The club has hosted a substantial number of WPBSA (later WSA) and ESPB competitions throughout the last three decades, leading to two confirmed and referee-verified 147 breaks at the club (Jason Prince in British Open Qualifier, 13 January 1999, and Nick Dyson in UK Tour Event 4, 2 March 1999). The club has also hosted major disability sports events, such as the WDBS Northern Classic 2019 for participants with learning and physical disabilities and
1125-435: The country end of the station; it also controls a pair of carriage sidings at the Stockport end used for stabling trains that terminate here. The single-track Hazel Grove Chord opened in 1986. This allowed trains to/from Stockport and Manchester Piccadilly to access the former Manchester Central – New Mills South Junction line, just south of Hazel Grove station; this provides a faster route between Manchester and Sheffield than
1170-423: The current member is Andrew Gwynne ( Labour ). Showing former status (prior to 1974), the entire district is unparished (note that Offerton Park , called "Offerton Estate" until 2006, existed from 2002 to 2011): There are 21 electoral wards in Stockport, each with 3 councillors, giving a total of 63 councillors. From 2002 until 2014, the Liberal Democrats had a controlling majority on the council. Following
1215-406: The former route via Romiley and New Mills Central . The chord also enables Sheffield trains to serve Stockport and run to/from Liverpool Lime Street. The station is staffed all week, with its ticket office on platform 1 open 06:05-19:00 weekdays (until 20:00 on Fridays only), 07:00-20:00 Saturdays and 09:00-16:30 Sundays. There are waiting rooms on both platforms, toilets in the main building and
1260-400: The jokes surrounding the name Bullock Smithy . The Manchester Guardian had carried a humorous story about an auctioneer trying to sell a rare book. No bidders were coming forward so, in an act of encouragement, he told the crowd "Come on, where's tha al from? Bullock Smithy? Because tha don't know a book from a brick." In 1835, it was decided that the village would be known as Hazel Grove ;
1305-468: The name had been used in the village previously. An area called Hassel Grave , near High Lane, appears on a map of 1674 and an area near Poise Brook was locally known as Hazel Grove . The former Grove Inn had been called the Hazel Grove Inn since it opened; however, on 26 September 1836, the name was officially changed. The village was part of the civil parish of Norbury, which was included in
1350-595: The national averages, although the proportion of people looking after home and family and students without jobs was significantly lower than the national average. In 2001, of 136,059 residents of Stockport in employment, the industry of employment was: 17.3% retail and wholesale, 14.7% manufacturing, 13.8% property and business services, 11.7% health and social work, 8.9% education, 7.7% transport and communications, 6.1% construction, 5.3% finance, 4.6% public administration and defence, 4.1% hotels and restaurants, 0.7% energy and water supply, 0.6% agriculture and 4.3% other. This
1395-513: The percentage of pupils attaining at least 5 A*-C grades at GCSE including Maths and English (50.0% compared with the national average of 45.8%). In 2006, Cheadle Hulme School was the most successful school in Stockport at both GCSE and A-level; 99% of the pupils gaining five or more GCSEs at A*-C grade including Maths and English. At A-level, it was also the 72nd most successful school in the country. The Borough of Stockport has formal twinning arrangements with two European places: Béziers
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1440-439: The population change since 1801, including the percentage change since the last available census data. Although the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport has only existed 1974, figures have been generated by combining data from the towns, villages and civil parishes that would later be constituent parts of the borough. The following table shows the religious identity of residents residing in Stockport. The Co-operative Bank opened
1485-522: The route from Altrincham , via Sale, to serve the station until that line was closed for conversion to Manchester Metrolink operation in late 1991; electric services to and from Piccadilly continued thereafter. The signal box on the Buxton-bound platform remains in use. This controls the junction between the Buxton line and the chord linking it to the route through Disley Tunnel towards Sheffield at
1530-580: The service as the route was extended to run to Preston and through to Blackpool North, to replace the weekday service from Liverpool Lime Street that is now operated by EMUs. Electric operation returned at the May 2018 timetable change, with one train per hour to/from Piccadilly worked by Class 319 EMUs. This was part of a major timetable revamp that saw 3 trains to Manchester each hour off-peak on weekdays and Saturdays and 2 each hour to Buxton. Regular running to destinations beyond Manchester ceased temporarily at
1575-476: The start of the 19th century, Oldknows Limekilns and the Marple Aqueduct . Stockport has 14 local nature reserves : Abney Hall Park, Carr Wood, Chadkirk Country Estate, Crookilley Woods, Etherow Country Park , Gatley Carrs, Heaton Mersey Common, Happy Valley, Mersey Vale Nature Park, Poise Brook, Reddish Vale Country Park, Tangshutts Fields, Woodbank Park and Wright's Wood. Overall, Stockport
1620-514: Was a favoured hotbed of the north-east Cheshire Non-conformist movement. After the Restoration in 1662, it was forbidden for ministers to preach without the Book of Common Prayer . The minister of Norbury Chapel, John Jolie, went to preach, but found that the door was locked. He and his followers broke down the door and he preached as usual. Subsequently, he was tried for Non-conformity , but it
1665-541: Was converted at the outbreak of war into an aircraft factory, occupying the entire triangle between Macclesfield Road and the two railway lines. This seemed also to have been extended behind the Norbury Church, in School Street. At the end of the war, prefabs were built. The Macclesfield Road site was taken over later for pharmaceuticals by British Schering. Eventually, G.E.C. started a transistor factory at
1710-547: Was decided that Norbury Chapel was not a consecrated place. In 1750, John Wesley preached in Bullock Smithy describing it as "... one of the most famous villages in the county for all manner of wickedness." By 1833, the village had grown to over 3,000 people and it was decided the area should have its own parish. In July 1834, the Church of St Thomas was consecrated at Norbury. The village elders began to tire of
1755-583: Was founded in 1957 and play their home games at Torkington Park. The club was taken over by new management in 2014 and plays in the Manchester Saturday Morning Football League. Richmond Rovers JFC is a junior football club based opposite the high school on Jacksons Lane. Metropolitan Borough of Stockport The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in England. It
1800-490: Was less conveniently situated and closed in 1917. The line was extremely expensive to build with extensive earthworks. The navvies were accommodated in specially-built houses near the Rising Sun pub, which still exist and are known as the Navvy Mansions . The line from Edgeley Junction, just south of Stockport , to Hazel Grove was electrified in 1981 on the 25 kV AC overhead system. This allowed electric trains on
1845-500: Was originally twinned with the County Borough of Stockport and became twinned with the Metropolitan Borough on its creation in 1974. Hazel Grove railway station Hazel Grove railway station is a junction on both the Stockport to Buxton and Stockport to Sheffield lines, serving the village of Hazel Grove , Greater Manchester , England . The station was built for the Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway , by
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1890-600: Was ranked 21st out of all the Local Education Authorities in SATs performance in 2006 and was 2nd in Greater Manchester. Authorised and unauthorised absences from Stockport secondary schools in 2006-07 were 6.7% and 1.3% respectively, almost the same as the national average (6.8% and 1.3%). In 2007, the Stockport LEA was ranked 30th out of 148 in the country, and 2nd in Greater Manchester, based on
1935-759: Was roughly in line with national figures, except for the proportion of jobs in agriculture which is less than half the national average, reflecting the town's suburban nature and its proximity to the centre of Manchester. Stockport has 386 listed buildings . There are six Scheduled Ancient Monuments in the borough. Two date to the Bronze Age , a cairn in Ludworth and the Brown Low bowl barrow . Two related to medieval halls, Peel Hall in Heaton Moor and Torkington Moat . The final two were both built at
1980-502: Was situated between the railway overbridges at the south end of the town and was only open from 1902 until 1917. Bus services in the area are operated by Stagecoach Manchester and Belle Vue Coaches. Hazel Grove is the southern terminus for the 192 bus route , which runs along the A6 to Manchester via Stockport. Other routes connect the area with Buxton , Manchester Airport and Hawk Green . The local tram services to Stockport, Reddish and Manchester terminated near Norbury Church and
2025-704: Was suggested that the metropolitan borough be named "Norchester", but this was rejected as "a concocted name", being beaten by "Stockport" by a vote of 16 to 5. There are four parliamentary constituencies in the Stockport Metropolitan Borough: Stockport , Cheadle , Hazel Grove , and Denton and Reddish . Stockport has been represented by Navendu Mishra ( Labour ) since 2019 . Mary Robinson ( Conservative ) has been MP for Cheadle since 2015 . William Wragg (Conservative) has been MP for Hazel Grove since 2015 . The constituency of Denton and Reddish bridges Stockport and Tameside ;
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