High Lane, Greater Manchester

High Lane is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, on the Macclesfield Canal, 5 miles (8 km) from Stockport.

High Lane
The bridge over the entrance to the High Lane arm of the Macclesfield Canal
High Lane is located in Greater Manchester
High Lane
High Lane
Location within Greater Manchester
Area675 km2 (261 sq mi)
Population5,852  (2011 Census)
 Density9/km2 (23/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSJ955852
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSTOCKPORT
Postcode districtSK6
Dialling code01663
0161
PoliceGreater Manchester
FireGreater Manchester
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

Governance

High Lane lies in the Marple South and High Lane ward of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC). It is in the Hazel Grove parliamentary constituency and, since 2015, the Member of Parliament is William Wragg of the Conservative Party.

Geography

High Lane is 5 miles (8 km) south-east of Stockport. It is bordered by the villages of Marple to the north; Hazel Grove to the west; Disley to the east and Poynton to the south. Most of the village is spread along the A6 road, which connects Luton and Carlisle.

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.

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.

Social class:

  • 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 Grade II listed war memorial in the centre of the village,[1] close to the church of St Thomas (also Grade II listed).[2] The Old Court House (dated 1772)[3] is one of a few older houses along the main road. At the edge of the village is Wyberslegh Hall. High Lane War Memorial Village Hall sits within High Lane Park, overlooking two junior football pitches.

Transport

The A6, a major trunk road in England connecting Luton in the south with Carlisle in the north, runs through High Lane.

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

The church of St Thomas, High Lane

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

See also

References

  1. Historic England. "High Lane War Memorial (Grade II) (1403193)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  2. Historic England. "Church of St Thomas and Lychgate (Grade II) (1403103)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  3. Historic England. "The Old Court House (Grade II) (1241861)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  4. Cumberlidge, Jane (2009). Inland Waterways of Great Britain (8th ed.). Imray Laurie Norie and Wilson. pp. 179–180. ISBN 978-1-84623-010-3.
  5. "The North Cheshire Cruising Club". www.nccc.uk.net.
  6. "Creating the future, today". High Lane Primary School. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  7. "Welcome to Brookside Primary School". Brookside Primary School. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
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