Handforth railway station

Handforth is a town and civil parish in Cheshire, England, 9 miles (14 km) south of Manchester city centre. The population at the 2011 census was 6,266. In the 1960s and 1970s, two overspill housing estates, Spath Lane in Handforth, and Colshaw Farm nearby in Wilmslow, were built to re-house people from inner city Manchester. It lies between Wilmslow, Heald Green, Stanley Green and Styal and forms part of the Greater Manchester Built-up Area.

Handforth Hall is a former manor house in Handforth, Cheshire, England. It is dated 1562, and was built by Sir Urian Brereton. Alterations have been made to it in the 17th century, and subsequently. The hall is a timber-framed building and currently consists of a single range, with two storeys and five bays. Originally it was either E-shaped or quadrilateral in plan. The hall is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. It was at one time the home of Sir William Brereton, a Parliamentary commander in the English Civil War.Under a coved gable by the porch entrance there is an ornately carved inscription on the lintel, reading: "THIS HAULLE WAS BUYLDED IN THE YEARE OF OUR LORD GOD MCCCCCLXll BY URYAN BRERETON KNIGHT WHOM MARYED MARGARET DAUGHTER AND HEYRE OF WYLLYAM HANDFORTH OF HANDFORTHE ESQUYER AND HAD ISSUE VI SONNES AND II DAUGHTERS."

Handforth Dean is a retail park in Handforth, Cheshire, England; it opened in 1995, alongside the A34. It contains four superstores: Marks & Spencer, Tesco Extra, JD Sports and Boots. Large Next and Pets at Home stores are sited on a development adjacent to the retail park. In 2002, the Marks & Spencer store was the company's most profitable outside London; it is also one of their largest stores in the country.In 2007, the Tesco store had a second floor added to handle the number of customers that used it and was converted into a Tesco Extra. Tesco has described Handforth Dean as its "flagship store".

Meriton Road Park in Handforth, Cheshire, England opened in 1935, covers an area of 3.4 hectares (8.4 acres) and is situated to the rear of the Paddock Shopping Centre. Until the mid-1980s the park was the site for the Handforth Gala. Current attractions in the park include a multi-sport court, tennis courts and a miniature railway which is operated by Handforth Model Engineering Society.

St. James' Catholic High School, also known as St James' RC High School, is a Catholic secondary school in Cheadle Hulme, Greater Manchester, England.

Lacey Green is a council estate in the upmarket area of Wilmslow in the English county of Cheshire. The population at the 2011 Census was 4,718. It lies between Wilmslow's town centre and the village of Styal. Historically, its name was Lacy Green. Lacey Green contains a housing estate, served by a range of local shops, a sports pavilion and a park providing open grassland, a children's play area and a BMX track. Lacey Green is 13 miles from Manchester city centre and 0.8 miles from Handforth town centre.

St Bartholomew's Church is in the town of Wilmslow, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Knutsford.

Wilmslow railway station is in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England, 12 miles (19 km) south of Manchester Piccadilly on the Crewe to Manchester Line. This station is a junction on the Crewe–Manchester line 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Stockport with the Styal line from Wilmslow to Manchester Airport, with some trains then continuing to Manchester. The station has four platforms with disabled access to all but platform 1, the northbound Styal line platform, two waiting rooms, public toilets and also has a double-staffed booking office below the platforms.

Dean Row Chapel is a Unitarian place of worship in Cheshire, North West England. It is located 2 miles (3 km) east of the town of Wilmslow, Cheshire, near the junction of the A5102 and B5358 roads. The structure is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. The congregation is a member of the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches, the umbrella organisation for British Unitarians.

The Carrs Park is a park in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England. The park was gifted to the town by Henry Boddington and follows the path of the River Bollin.

HM Prison Styal is a Closed Category prison for female adults and young offenders in Styal, Cheshire, England. The prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service.

Styal Cottage Homes were open from October 1898 to 1956 and housed destitute children from the Manchester area. They were established in Styal by the Chorlton Poor Law Union Board of Guardians who financed the project with a loan of £50,000 from Liverpool Corporation.