High Lane, Greater Manchester
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Metropolitan county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | STOCKPORT | |
| Postcode district | SK6 | |
| Dialling code | 01663 0161 | |
| Police | Greater Manchester | |
| Fire | Greater Manchester | |
| Ambulance | North West | |
| UK Parliament | ||
High Lane is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, on the Macclesfield Canal, 5 miles (8 km) from Stockport.
Governance
High Lane lies in the
Geography
High Lane is 5 miles (8 km) south-east of
High Lane lies in the foothills of the Pennines and, on clear days, it affords some excellent views of the city of Manchester and surrounding towns.
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Demography
The population is 5,852. 95% of the population are White British. 82% of the population give their religion as Christian, and 9.8% have no religion. 64% of the population are economically active; 24% are retired.
- Higher managerial and professional – 11%
- Lower managerial and professional – 21%
- Intermediate occupations – 11%
- Small employers and own account workers – 9.6%
- Lower supervisory and technical – 5.3%
- Semi-routine – 8.0%
- Routine – 4.8%
- Never worked and long-term unemployed – 1.3%
Landmarks
There is a
Transport
The
The nearest railway station to High Lane is Middlewood, which is on the Buxton line connecting Manchester Piccadilly and Stockport with the Peak District. Services are generally two-hourly in both directions. The very long Disley Tunnel, on the Hope Valley line, passes underneath the village.
High Lane had its own railway station, on the Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway which connected Rose Hill Marple with Macclesfield. It was closed, as part of the Beeching cuts, in January 1970. The route is now a linear park, called the Middlewood Way, which is accessible from the A6.
The Macclesfield Canal passes through High Lane. It runs for 26.1 miles (42 km) in a generally north to south direction from Marple Junction at Marple, where it joins the Upper Peak Forest Canal, to a junction with the Hall Green Branch of the Trent and Mersey Canal at Hall Green stop lock.[4] The 964-foot (294 m) High Lane Arm of the Macclesfield Canal is the home of the North Cheshire Cruising Club.[5] The Arm historically had extended south 600-foot (180 m) to the Middlewood coal mine.
Education
High Lane has two primary schools: High Lane Primary School[6] and Brookside Primary School.[7]
Religious sites
Public services
There are three parks in High Lane: Brookside Park, Windlehurst Park and High Lane Park. Windlehurst Park is known to many locals as "the little park". High Lane Park is the largest and, in 2000, had a small skatepark installed. In the summer of 2010, renovations were completed and an extension to the children's play area was constructed.
Notable residents
- John Bradshaw (1602–59) President of the High Court of Justice (Judge) for the trial of Charles I in 1649. Lord President of the Council of State of the English Commonwealth 1649–51, 1653
- Christopher Isherwood – author
- Sir Nicholas Winstanley – author and priest
- Christopher Samba – former Blackburn Rovers football club captain
- Daniel Pepper – Paralympian swimmer
See also
References
- ^ Historic England. "High Lane War Memorial (Grade II) (1403193)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Church of St Thomas and Lychgate (Grade II) (1403103)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ Historic England. "The Old Court House (Grade II) (1241861)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ISBN 978-1-84623-010-3.
- ^ "The North Cheshire Cruising Club". www.nccc.uk.net.
- ^ "Creating the future, today". High Lane Primary School. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "Welcome to Brookside Primary School". Brookside Primary School. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
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