High Lane
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High Lane is a village in Greater Manchester, north west England. It forms part of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport.
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[edit] Location
High Lane is bordered by the villages of Marple to the north and Hazel Grove to the west, both within the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, and Disley to the east in Cheshire. Since the village is in the foothills of the Pennines, on clear days it affords some excellent views of the city of Manchester and surrounding towns.
[edit] Politics
The village is part of the Hazel Grove constituency and the current Member of Parliament is Andrew Stunell, a member of the Liberal Democrats.
[edit] Sport
The village also has its own Cricket Club situated near the canal. The club is over 100 years old and plays in the Derbyshire and Cheshire Cricket League. Last season the second eleven reached the final of the Hawke Trophy, eventually losing to Hayfield - a massive achievement for the club. There is also a football club, High Lane Football Club, with players upwards of 8 years old.
[edit] Amenities
High Lane has two schools; High Lane Primary School and Brookside Primary School. There are three parks in High Lane, Brookside Park, Windlehurst Park and High Lane Park, which is the largest and in 2000 had a small skatepark installed. "Windlehurst Park" is known to many locals as "the little park".
[edit] Churches
- St. Thomas' church - Church of England
- Windlehurst Methodist Church - Methodist
[edit] Places of interest
At the edge of the village is Wybersley Hall, the birthplace of two notable residents:
- Christopher Isherwood - author
- John Bradshaw - associate of Cromwell and England's only ever President
[edit] Transport
The village sits on the Macclesfield Canal, the Middlewood Way and the A6, a major trunk road in England connecting Luton in the south with Carlisle in the north. The nearest train station to High Lane is Middlewood.
The very long Disley Tunnel, on the Hope Valley Line, passes underneath the village.
