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St Peter's Church is the second-oldest parish church in the town of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. The church stands in St Peter's Square ( grid reference SJ894904 ) and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building . [ 1 ]
The area has four state primary schools – Hazel Grove, Torkington, Norbury Hall and Moorfield. In addition, there are two Catholic primary schools – St Simon's and St Peter's. Hazel Grove High School is the area's high school for pupils aged 11–18.
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St Peter's Church was established to provide a place of Christian worship for the town's expanding population. The Manchester Mercury of 9 December 1788 recorded: "We hear that the first stone of an intended new church in this town, to be called St, Peter's will be laid on Thursday next. The building is to be executed in stone after designs ...
Our Lady and the Apostles Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Edgeley area of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England.It was built from 1903 to 1905 and replaced St Philip and St James Church, built in 1803, which was the first permanent Catholic church to be built in Stockport after the English Reformation.
St Joseph's Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It was built from 1861 to 1862 and designed by Matthew Ellison Hadfield. It is situated on St Petersgate, south west of the High Street. It is the only church in England administered by the Priests of the Sacred Heart and is a Grade II listed ...
Woodford is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. [1] It lies in the historic county of Cheshire, 5.2 miles (8.4 km) south of Stockport, 5.7 miles (9.2 km) north-west of Macclesfield and 10.7 miles (17.2 km) south-east of Manchester.
The parish was abolished on 30 September 1900 and its former area became part of the Hazel Grove and Bramhall civil parish [12] and urban district. In 1891 the parish had a population of 3365. [ 13 ] In 1974, the district was abolished, under the Local Government Act 1972 , and transferred to Greater Manchester to be combined with that of other ...