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A Guide For Those Seeking New Homes In Stockport

Welcome to New Homes Stockport, the website which aims to provide invaluable information for people searching for new homes in Stockport.

The large of town of Stockport is located in the metropolitan borough of Stockport, 6 miles south of the city of Manchester. With a growing population in the excess of 135,000, there is a growing demand for new homes in Stockport.

Stockport first made its mark back during the 16th century for its abilities in cultivating Hemp and for its rope manufacturing techniques. It was also home to one of the first mechanised silk factories in the world and dominated in producing cotton and allied materials during the 19th Century. 

Stockport is also associated with the manufacturing of Hats and seen to be at the centre of Britain's hatting industry. The hatting heritage has since been preserved at the most popular and visited Stockport Property, which is known as the 'Hat Works- the Museum of Hatting. The museum is based at Wellington Mill, which is a former Victorian Hatting factory.

Another popular Stockport Property is the Staircase House, a grade two-listed medieval town house found in Stockport's Market Place. It is considered to be one of the oldest secular buildings to be found in Stockport and is home to the Stockport Story Museum, where visitors can find details of the history surrounding Stockport.

Stockport is also home to one of the biggest brick structures in Europe, better known as the Stockport Viaduct. Measuring over 111 feet high, the viaduct towers over the River Mersey and is the example of engineering from the Victorian era. The structure has since been listed and consists of over eleven million bricks.

If sport is something you are interested in, you will be pleased to know that Stockport is home to many different sport teams and clubs. These include sports such as Football, Rugby, Athletics, and Tennis. It is also the home to the British Lacrosse headquarters.

Education is another good reason to buy a new home in Stockport.  As well as the home to Stockport College, Stockport has an abundance of local Primary, Secondary and Private Schools, which are ideal if you are searching for new homes in Stockport that are suitable for all of the family.


AREAS OR SUBURBS OF STOCKPORT

Marple

Mellor

Strines

New Mills

Chunal

Partington

Paddington

Glazebury

Stretford

 

CLOSE TO STOCKPORT

Whitehall

Heaton Mersey

Bredbury

Heaton Moor

Didsbury

Woodley

Reddish

Danwood

Hawghton Green
 

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A Look at the Town and Borough of Stockport

Stockport is a large town belonging to the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester. Once just a small town on the southern bank of the River Mersey, Southport today, is the largest settlement of the borough of Stockport with a population of over 136,000. Stockport is also the largest town in Europe in terms of area.

Stockport lies only a few miles away from the city of Manchester on elevated ground of the Mersey River. Contrary to its name Stockport has never been a port of any kind. Historically, Stockport’s biggest industry was its hatting industry, which in its heyday was producing and exporting over 6 million hats annually. Even the Stockport County football club is nicknamed ‘the hatters’ after the town’s hatting legacy.

“As a matter of fact, even the popular film character, Indiana Jones, wore a hat which was manufactured in Stockport!” says Vernon Pethard, Managing Director of www.newhomesforsale.co.uk, the UK's leading new homes property website.

Stockford’s locals are called Stopfordians, based on early variations of the town’s name (Stopford and Stockford)

New homes in Stockport, new apartments in Stockport and affordable housing in Stockport can all be found by using the search facility on the new homes Stockport website.

Places of Interest in Stockport

  • Stockport Air Raid Shelters: Stockport Air Raid Shelters are actually a scheme of tunnels a mile underground, which were used by the locals for protection during air raids in World War 2. The largest of these shelters are now open to the public as a museum.

  • Stockport Plaza: Stockport plaza is an authentic 1930’s cinema which has been meticulously restored and is still hosts classic films and live theater productions.

  • Hat Works: Stockport’s Hat Works Museum is the only museum in the UK which is dedicated exclusively to Stockport’s world renowned hatting industry. Situated in Wellington Mill, a famous Victorian era hat factory, and featurinf all kinds of head gear and hat making equipment, the Hat Works Museum is truly one of its kind.

  • Stockport Viaduct: Built in 1840 with 11 million bricks in under 21 months, and standing 111 feet tall, the imposing Stockport Viaduct is one of the largest brick structures in Western Europe and a proud Stockport landmark. The viaduct carries the mainline railway over the Mersey River. The Stockport Viaduct has been the backdrop of many paintings by artist L.S.Lowry.

  • Stockport Town Hall: A brain child of architect Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas, and inaugurated in 1908 by the then Prince of Wales, Stockport’s magnificent Town Hall houses administrative and government functions. Featuring a magnificent ballroom, ornate plasterwork, beautiful chandeliers, an antique silver collection and Britain’s largest Wurlitzer organ, Stockport’s Town Hall is a popular tourist attraction. It is also a favorite wedding venue of Stockport’s locals.

 

Stockport’s Famous People

Famous stopfordian's include Lord Mayor of London Sir Edmund Shaa, Judge John Bradshaw, Explorer Admiral Sir George Back, inventor Sir Joseph Whitworth, Cricketer Frank Hayes, Olympic swimmers Graeme Smith and Diana Wilkinson


Important districts of Stockport Borough

  • Brinnington: Nicknamed Brinny, Brinnington is a Stockport suburb which has undergone a huge amount of renovation. Brinnington is close to the Reddish Vale country park, a popular tourist destination.

  • Bramhall, Hazel Grove and Woodford: These three suburbs of Stockport Borough rank as three of the wealthiest, and most expensive residential areas in the UK.

  • Bredbury: Bredbury is a village of Stockpot Borough which is home to the famous Vernon Park, named after Lord Vernon, who gifted the park’s land to Stockport.