Bredbury facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Bredbury |
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 Goyt Hall |
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 Bredbury
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| Population | 15,126 (2001) (Bredbury Ward) |
| OS grid reference | SJ925915 |
| • London | 157 miles (253 km) SSE |
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| 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 |
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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.
Images for kids
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The weir at Otterspool was intended to provide water power for an industrial estate along the banks of the River Goyt.
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Bredbury railway station
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Arden Hall (Aiken, 1795)
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The great barn of Bredbury Hall, of cruck framed construction, is medieval in origin although the original framing timbers have been overlaid by brick.
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The marriage of the last of the Davenports in 1664 brought Goyt Hall into the possession of Sir Fulke Lucy.
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The M60 motorway approaching Bredbury
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St Mark's Church, Bredbury
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Hatherlow Congregational Church opened in 1845, although the burial ground surrounding it goes back to 1793.
