Cheadle, Greater Manchester
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Cheadle is believed to date back approximately 1,500 to 2,000 years and appears in the Domesday Book under the name "Cedde" which means "Clearing in a wood". The village was at that point in history, surrounded mainly by woodland (consisting largely of Common Oak). This is the antithesis of modern Cheadle which is a suburb of Greater Manchester.
The Domesday Book records there being only around 10 individuals or households in the area, and was valued at around 10 Shillings.
[St. Mary's Church] on the Cheadle High Street was originally built in the 1200s, but was then rebuilt in 1523 under Henry VIII (completed 1550). It is home to the [Cheadle Cross], which is the unofficial symbol of the town.
Cheadle grew rapidly during the Industrial Revolution when it was used as a stopping point for travellers and merchants on their way to Manchester.
Moseley Hall Grammar School was located in Cheadle and was the first state grammar school founded under the Education Act 1944. The original site of the school was opposite the foot of School's Hill and bordered a small river, Micker Brook, (also known as Ladybrook, a tributary of the River Mersey) when flowing through nearby Bramhall. The school 3.3 mile cross-country run included a fording of the river near the Seven Arches viaduct landmark close to Cheadle Hulme. The school's Christmas service was always held in St. Mary's church in the village. In the early 1970s the school moved to a newly constructed set of buildings in Cheadle Hulme on a site adjacent to the Cheadle County Grammar School for Girls. Latterly, the school was renamed The Manor School after which it became surplus to requirements and was eventually demolished in the late 1990s.
Cheadle is home to the HQ of sportswear giants Umbro.
The site of the original school became a hotel and leisure complex.
See also
- Cheadle - The Cheadle constituency.
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