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Bramhall
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| Bramhall | |
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  Bramhall shown within Greater Manchester |
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| Population | 42,000 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Metropolitan borough | Stockport |
| Metropolitan county | Greater Manchester |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | STOCKPORT |
| Postcode district | SK7 |
| Dial code | 0161 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | Cheadle |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| List of places: UK • England • Greater Manchester | |
Bramhall is a district in Greater Manchester, north west England. It forms part of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport with a population of around 42,000.
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Bramhall has existed for over 1,000 years. It is listed in the Domesday Book as 'Bromale'.
In 1875 Bramhall was one of eight civil parishes of Cheshire to be included in the Stockport Rural rural sanitary district. The sanitary district became the Stockport Rural District in 1894. The parish was abolished in 1900 and its former area became part of the Hazel Grove and Bramhall civil parish and urban district. In 1974 The district was abolished, under the Local Government Act 1972, and its former area was transferred to Greater Manchester to be combined with that of other districts to form the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport.
Bramhall is part of the parliamentary constituency of Cheadle. The MP is currently the Liberal Democrat Mark Hunter.
Bramall Park is situated in Bramhall, as is Bramall Hall, one of the greatest examples of 14th Century Cheshire buildings. Tours of the building are available to the general public. The Ladybrook River flows through Bramhall and the park towards Cheadle and Bramall Hall.
Bramhall railway station is on the main line from Manchester to London via Macclesfield and Stoke-on-Trent. Local stopping trains stop every hour during week days on their way to/from Manchester Piccadilly and Macclesfield. Buses link Bramhall to Manchester, Stockport, Cheadle Hulme, Woodford, Poynton, Parrswood and Hazel Grove.
Bramhall has a number of restaurants, cafes, clothes shops, hairdressers, beauty salons, charity shops and churches. There is also a recreation centre, a high school and several primary schools.
Bramhall has three main housing estates: The Parkside and the New House Farms estates are in the north of Bramhall, The Dairyground estate is in central Bramhall and The "Little Australia" estate is in the south of Bramhall. Bramhall is home to many local celebrities such as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Bramhall High School is the local institution for secondary education.
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