Cheadle

History

There has been human occupation in the area that is now Cheadle since prehistoric times. The earliest evidence of civilisation is of burial mounds dating from the Iron Age, belonging to Celts who occupied Britain. Later, the area was occupied by Brigantes, whose activity was discovered in the form of axe fragments. In the first millennium, Romans occupied the area and some of their coins have been discovered since. During the seventh century, St. Chad preached in the area. A stone cross dedicated to him was found close to the confluence of the river Mersey and Micker Brook in 1873. It was held by Gamel, a free Saxon under Hugh d'Avranches, 1st Earl of Chester; it was about three miles long and half as wide, containing both wooded and open land, with areas enclosed for hunting purposes. was divided between her daughters, Clemence and Agnes. Agnes inherited the northern half,which would later become the modern-day Cheadle, and Clemence inherited the southern half, latterly Cheadle Hulme. The two areas became known as "Chedle Bulkeley" and "Chedle Holme" respectively. William de Bulkeley succeeded his mother and was a participant in several wars in France for Edward, the Black Prince. His son, Richard, was sent to live at the court Richard II and later to a baron whose daughter Margery married Richard. Richard died at the age of 21, then Margery married secondly without royal permission to Sir Randle Mainwaring. Margery lived until she was around 90 years old, then was succeeded by her grandson and great-grandson, both named William. Shortly after the Battle of Bosworth, the latter William was succeeded by his brother Richard. During the reign of Henry VIII, the current St Mary's Church on High Street was built. There has been a church on the site since the 12th…

Geography

Cheadle is a suburban village in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester; it lies from Stockport town centre and from Manchester city centre. Cheadle lies on the Cheshire Plain, in the final meander of the Ladybrook Valley before it joins the river Mersey to the north. Its geology is boulder clay and gravels; the parkland of Abney Hall to the north is on the flood plain of the Mersey.

Most-observed species

• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  29,751
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  26,303
• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  26,242
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  25,410
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  24,497
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  23,732
• Western Jackdaw

  Coloeus monedula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  21,610
• European Goldfinch

  Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  20,409

Most recent

• M 3.4 — 2025-12-03
  0 km ESE of Carnforth, United Kingdom
• M 2.7 — 2023-06-28
  2 km SE of Cheadle, United Kingdom
• M 3.6 — 2022-05-30
  2 km ESE of Prees, United Kingdom
• M 3.2 — 2022-02-21
  5 km N of Hockley, United Kingdom
• M 2.6 — 2014-10-28
  2 km NNE of Hucknall, United Kingdom
• M 3.2 — 2013-08-25
  23 km W of Cleveleys, United Kingdom