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{{Short description|Town in England}} {{Short description|Village in Greater Manchester, England}}
{{About|the suburb of Hazel Grove in Stockport, England|the UK Parliament constituency|Hazel Grove (UK Parliament constituency)|the electoral ward|Hazel Grove (Stockport electoral ward)}} {{About|the village of Hazel Grove in Stockport, England|the UK Parliament constituency|Hazel Grove (UK Parliament constituency)|the electoral ward|Hazel Grove (Stockport electoral ward)}}
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| official_name = Hazel Grove | official_name = Hazel Grove
| population = 15,265 | population = 14,022
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| region = North West England | region = North West England
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| post_town = STOCKPORT | post_town = STOCKPORT
| postcode_district = SK6, SK7 | postcode_district = SK6, SK7
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'''Hazel Grove''' is a suburb in the ], ], England, close to the ] national park. '''Hazel Grove''' is a village in the ], ], England. ] in ], it had a population of 14,022 at the ].<ref name="census" />

Within the boundaries of the ] of ], the area was known as Bullock Smithy until 1836.


== History == == History ==

=== Early history === === Early history ===
⚫ ]
Hazel Grove is made up of three separate townships: ], ] and ]-cum-]. Norbury (Nordberie) was mentioned in the Domesday Survey in 1086.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/cheshire2.html |title=Cheshire L–Z |work=The Domesday Book Online |access-date=30 June 2021}}</ref> Each of the townships were manorial lands. Until the 17th century, the area was known exclusively by each of the respective townships. Hazel Grove was originally made up of three separate townships: ], ] and ]-cum-]. Norbury (Nordberie) was mentioned in the Domesday Survey in 1086.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/cheshire2.html |title=Cheshire L–Z |work=The Domesday Book Online |access-date=30 June 2021}}</ref> Each of the townships were manorial lands. Until the 17th century, the area was known exclusively by each of the respective townships.


In 1560, Richard Bullock built a ] on the corner of what is now Torkington Park. This building later became the Bullock Smithy Inn and gradually the whole area became known as Bullock Smithy. In 1560, Richard Bullock built a ] on the corner of what is now Torkington Park. This building later became the ''Bullock Smithy Inn'' and gradually the whole area became known as ''Bullock Smithy''.
⚫ ]


=== Non-conformists === === Religion ===
There were no churches in the area until the end of the 16th century. The church consisted of a very basic chapel, without ]. It was a favoured hotbed of the north-east Cheshire ] movement. After the ] in 1662, it was forbidden for ministers to preach without the ]. The minister of Norbury Chapel, John Jolie, went to preach, but found that the door was locked. He and his followers broke down the door and he preached as usual. Subsequently, he was tried for ], but it was decided that Norbury Chapel was not a ] place. In 1750, ] preached in Bullock Smithy describing it as "...&nbsp;one of the most famous villages in the county for all manner of wickedness." There were no churches in the area until the end of the 16th century. The church consisted of a very basic chapel, without ]. It was a favoured hotbed of the north-east Cheshire ] movement. After the ] in 1662, it was forbidden for ministers to preach without the ]. The minister of Norbury Chapel, John Jolie, went to preach, but found that the door was locked. He and his followers broke down the door and he preached as usual. Subsequently, he was tried for ], but it was decided that Norbury Chapel was not a ] place. In 1750, ] preached in Bullock Smithy describing it as "...&nbsp;one of the most famous villages in the county for all manner of wickedness."


=== Religion ===
⚫ ]
By 1833, the village had grown to over 3,000 people and it was decided the area should have its own parish. In July 1834, the Church of St Thomas was consecrated at Norbury. By 1833, the village had grown to over 3,000 people and it was decided the area should have its own parish. In July 1834, the Church of St Thomas was consecrated at Norbury.


=== Name change === === Name change ===
⚫ ]
The village elders began to tire of the jokes surrounding the name Bullock Smithy. The '']'' had carried a humorous story about an auctioneer trying to sell a rare book. No bidders were coming forward, so in an act of encouragement he told the crowd "Come on, where's tha al from? Bullock Smithy? Because tha don't know a book from a brick." In 1835, it was decided that the village would be known as Hazel Grove. The name Hazel Grove had been used in the village previously. An area called Hassel Grave near High Lane appears on a map of 1674 and an area near Poise Brook was locally known as Hazel Grove. The former Grove Inn had been called the Hazel Grove Inn since it opened; however, on 26 September 1836, the name was officially changed.{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}} The village elders began to tire of the jokes surrounding the name ''Bullock Smithy''. The '']'' had carried a humorous story about an auctioneer trying to sell a rare book. No bidders were coming forward so, in an act of encouragement, he told the crowd "Come on, where's tha al from? Bullock Smithy? Because tha don't know a book from a brick." In 1835, it was decided that the village would be known as ''Hazel Grove''; the name had been used in the village previously. An area called ''Hassel Grave'', near High Lane, appears on a map of 1674 and an area near Poise Brook was locally known as ''Hazel Grove''. The former Grove Inn had been called the Hazel Grove Inn since it opened; however, on 26 September 1836, the name was officially changed.{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}}
⚫ ]


== Governance == == Governance ==
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The village was part of the ] of ], which was included in the ] of ] from 1894 to 1900. From 1900 to 1974, Hazel Grove was part of the ] civil parish and ]. Hazel Grove and Bramhall civil parish was abolished in 1974 and its former area was transferred to ] to form part of the ]. The village was part of the ] of Norbury, which was included in the ] of Cheshire from 1894 to 1900. From 1900 to 1974, Hazel Grove was part of the ] civil parish and ]. Hazel Grove and Bramhall civil parish was abolished in 1974 and its former area was transferred to ] to form part of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport.


The majority of the suburb lies within the Hazel Grove parliamentary constituency, whose current ] is ] of the ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Location of Hazel Grove (Constituency) - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament|url=https://members.parliament.uk/constituency/3524/location|access-date=2021-11-10|website=members.parliament.uk|language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|title=Welcome to my website|url=https://www.williamwragg.org.uk/node/5004|access-date=2021-11-10|website=William Wragg MP|language=en}}</ref> However, the western part of Hazel Grove, including the Stepping Hill ward, lies within the Cheadle parliamentary constituency, whose current MP is Mary Robinson of the Conservatives.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to my website |url=https://www.mary-robinson.org.uk/node/5004 |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=Mary Robinson MP |language=en}}</ref> The majority of the village lies within the ] which is currently represented by ] of the ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=MPs representing Hazel Grove (Constituency) – MPs and Lords – UK Parliament|url=https://members.parliament.uk/constituency/4092/overview|access-date=1 August 2024|website=members.parliament.uk|language=en}}</ref> The western part of Hazel Grove lies within the ] which is currently represented by ] also of the ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=MPs representing Cheadle (Constituency) – MPs and Lords – UK Parliament|url=https://members.parliament.uk/constituency/3973/overview|access-date=1 August 2024|website=members.parliament.uk|language=en}}</ref>


== Transport == == Transport ==
]
⚫ Notable features of Hazel Grove include the ], a major thoroughfare running from ] to ], which passes through the centre of the area. There have been many attempts and plans to build a by-pass for the large amount of heavy traffic which uses the A6 on its way into and around ] and south ] and, in early 2015, the plans for the by-pass were finalised and put into effect.<ref>{{Cite web|title=SEMMMS : A6 and Manchester Airport Relief Road|url=http://a6marr.stockport.gov.uk/planningapplications/05councildecisionnotices.html|access-date=2021-11-10|website=a6marr.stockport.gov.uk}}</ref> The by-pass was completed in October 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|title=A6MARR opens to traffic {{!}} SEMMMS|url=http://www.semmms.info/a6marr-opens-to-traffic/|access-date=2021-11-10|language=en-US}}</ref>


⚫ Notable features of Hazel Grove include the ], a major thoroughfare which connects ] with ], passes through the centre of the area. There have been many attempts and plans to build a by-pass for the heavy traffic that uses the A6 on its way into and around ] and south ]. In early 2015, the plans for the by-pass were finalised and put into effect;<ref>{{Cite web|title=SEMMMS : A6 and Manchester Airport Relief Road |url=http://a6marr.stockport.gov.uk/planningapplications/05councildecisionnotices.html|access-date=10 November 2021|website=a6marr.stockport.gov.uk}}</ref> it was opened in October 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|title=A6MARR opens to traffic {{!}} SEMMMS|url=http://www.semmms.info/a6marr-opens-to-traffic/|access-date=10 November 2021}}</ref>
Hazel Grove is the southern terminus for the ], which runs along the A6 to Manchester via Stockport.


The suburb is served by ], which is on the ] and ] lines from ]. ] was situated between the railway overbridges at the south end of the town and was only open from 1902 until 1917.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}} The area is served by ], which is on the ] and ] lines from ]. Regular services, operated by ], reach Stockport, {{rws|Manchester Piccadilly}} and {{rws|Buxton}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Timetables and engineering information for travel with Northern |work=Northern Railway |date=2 June 2024 |access-date=21 July 2024 |url= https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/travel/timetables |quote=}}</ref> ] was situated between the railway overbridges at the south end of the town and was only open from 1902 until 1917.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Station Name: HAZEL GROVE (Midland) |work=Disused-stations.org.uk |date=21 May 2017 |access-date=21 July 2024 |url= http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/h/hazel_grove/index.shtml |quote=}}</ref>

Bus services in the area are operated by ] and Belle Vue Coaches. Hazel Grove is the southern terminus for the ], which runs along the A6 to Manchester via Stockport. Other routes connect the area with ], ] and ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hazel Grove Bus Services |work=Bus Times |date=2024 |access-date=21 July 2024 |url= https://bustimes.org/localities/hazel-grove-stockport |quote=}}</ref>


The local tram services to Stockport, ] and Manchester terminated near Norbury Church and the Rising Sun pub until about 1950, when they were replaced by buses and the cobbles on the A6 were covered by tarmac. At the start of the operation of the tram services, Hazel Grove residents were – jokingly – alleged to black-lead the tramlines early in the morning. The local tram services to Stockport, ] and Manchester terminated near Norbury Church and the Rising Sun pub until about 1950, when they were replaced by buses and the cobbles on the A6 were covered by tarmac. At the start of the operation of the tram services, Hazel Grove residents were – jokingly – alleged to black-lead the tramlines early in the morning.
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== Education == == Education ==
Hazel Grove has a number of primary schools and ]. The main primary schools in the area are: Hazel Grove Primary School, Torkington Primary School, Norbury Hall Primary School and Moorfield Primary School. There are two local Catholic primary schools: St Simon's and St Peter's. 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.

] is the area's high school for pupils aged 11–18.


== Economy == == Economy ==
] ]
Most residents work outside the suburb.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}} Hazel Grove is also home to the UK ] headquarters, who have their main warehouse on the edge of the suburb, and the nearby ] which is the main maternity and A&E hospital serving the Stockport and south Manchester areas. Most residents work outside the village.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}} Hazel Grove is also home to the UK ] headquarters, who have their main warehouse on the edge of the village, and the nearby ] which is the main maternity and A&E hospital serving the Stockport and south Manchester areas.


established a factory in October 1908, where diesel engines were manufactured for many years.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mirrlees Fields - History|url=http://mirrleesfields.org.uk/history.shtml|access-date=2021-11-10|website=mirrleesfields.org.uk}}</ref> established a factory in October 1908, where diesel engines were manufactured for many years.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mirrlees Fields – History|url=http://mirrleesfields.org.uk/history.shtml|access-date=2021-11-10|website=mirrleesfields.org.uk}}</ref>


Nexperia (formerly NXP, Philips, Mullard) have a semiconductor manufacturing plant (wafer Fab) off Bramhall Moor Lane in Hazel Grove. The site has been there for over 25 years and currently employs around 650 people.{{citation needed|date=July 2013}} Before that, the site was at School Street, which has an interesting history. Before 1939, the site beside the Marcliff (later Warwick) cinema at the south end of the village had a garage and petrol station (opposite Jack Sharp's greyhound track), which was converted at the outbreak of war into an aircraft factory,{{citation needed|date=July 2013}} occupying the entire triangle between Macclesfield Road and the two railway lines. This seemed also to have been extended behind the Norbury Church, in School Street. At the end of the war, ] were built.{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}} The Macclesfield Road site was taken over later for pharmaceuticals by British Schering. Eventually, G.E.C. started a transistor factory at the School St address. Both of these locations are now light industrial estates housing a number of small businesses, some still in the original buildings.{{citation needed|date=July 2013}} Nexperia (formerly NXP, Philips, Mullard) have a semiconductor manufacturing plant (wafer Fab) off Bramhall Moor Lane in Hazel Grove. The site has been there for over 25 years and currently employs around 1100 people.{{citation needed|date=July 2013}} Before that, the site was at School Street, which has an interesting history. Before 1939, the site beside the Marcliff (later Warwick) cinema at the south end of the village had a garage and petrol station (opposite Jack Sharp's greyhound track), which was converted at the outbreak of war into an aircraft factory,{{citation needed|date=July 2013}} occupying the entire triangle between Macclesfield Road and the two railway lines. This seemed also to have been extended behind the Norbury Church, in School Street. At the end of the war, ] were built.{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}} The Macclesfield Road site was taken over later for pharmaceuticals by British Schering. Eventually, G.E.C. started a transistor factory at the School St address. Both of these locations are now light industrial estates housing a number of small businesses, some still in the original buildings.{{citation needed|date=July 2013}}


Hazel Grove's high street, London Road, and its surrounding area is the largest district centre in Stockport Borough with a diverse range of small shops and larger supermarkets, public houses, restaurants and takeaways{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}}. Hazel Grove's high street, London Road, and its surrounding area is the largest district centre in Stockport Borough with a diverse range of small shops and larger supermarkets, public houses, restaurants and takeaways{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}}.
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] racing was staged at the ] in 1937, although details of the meetings are sketchy. Greyhound racing meetings were held every Saturday afternoon for many years, until the track was closed around 1960. In the 1970s, part of the site was made into an extension of the local football pitches on Torkington Park for amateur teams to use, until the site was sold and redeveloped; partly as a Carpetright store, partly as the Greyhound Industrial Estate.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}} ] racing was staged at the ] in 1937, although details of the meetings are sketchy. Greyhound racing meetings were held every Saturday afternoon for many years, until the track was closed around 1960. In the 1970s, part of the site was made into an extension of the local football pitches on Torkington Park for amateur teams to use, until the site was sold and redeveloped; partly as a Carpetright store, partly as the Greyhound Industrial Estate.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}


Hazel Grove has several recreational centres: Hazel Grove Sports Centre, in the grounds of Hazel Grove High School,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hazelgrovehigh.co.uk/page/?title=Leisure+Centre&pid=7 |title=Welcome to HG Sports Centre |publisher=Hazel Grove High School |access-date=20 June 2017}}</ref> Hazel Grove Pools and Target Fitness and Torkington Park which provides crown green bowling, tennis courts and football pitches. Hazel Grove has two recreational centres: Hazel Grove Sports Centre, in the grounds of Hazel Grove High School,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hazelgrovehigh.co.uk/page/?title=Leisure+Centre&pid=7 |title=Welcome to HG Sports Centre |publisher=Hazel Grove High School |access-date=20 June 2017}}</ref> and Life Leisure Hazel Grove (Hazel Grove Swimming Pool).


Hazel Grove Snooker Club, on Macclesfield Road, has been a notable centre of national snooker competitions since its establishment in November 1984. Being one of the largest snooker venues in the UK, the club has hosted a substantial number of WPBSA (later WSA) and ESPB competitions throughout the last three decades, leading to two confirmed and referee-verified 147 breaks at the club (Jason Prince in British Open Qualifier, 13 January 1999,{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}} and Nick Dyson in UK Tour Event 4, 2 March 1999<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/on-this-week_sto2263493/story.shtml |title=On this Week |publisher=Eurosport |date=22 March 2010 |access-date=11 July 2019}}</ref>). The club has also hosted major disability sports events, such as the WDBS Northern Classic 2019 for participants with learning and physical disabilities<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wpbsa.com/hazel-grove-hosts-successful-disability-snooker-event/ |title=Hazel Grove Hosts Successful Disability Snooker Event |date=12 February 2019 |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |access-date=11 July 2019}}</ref> and the WDBS DS Active Workshop 2019 providing snooker training for players with Down's Syndrome.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dsactive.org.uk/news/dsactive-team-run-first-workshop-for-world-disability-billiards-and-snooker/ |title=DSActive run first workshop for World Disability Billiards and Snooker |date=15 February 2019 |publisher=Down's Syndrome Association |access-date=11 July 2019}}</ref> Hazel Grove Snooker Club, on Macclesfield Road, has been a notable centre of national snooker competitions since its establishment in November 1984. Being one of the largest snooker venues in the UK, the club has hosted a substantial number of WPBSA (later WSA) and ESPB competitions throughout the last three decades, leading to two confirmed and referee-verified 147 breaks at the club (Jason Prince in British Open Qualifier, 13 January 1999,{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}} and Nick Dyson in UK Tour Event 4, 2 March 1999<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/on-this-week_sto2263493/story.shtml |title=On this Week |publisher=Eurosport |date=22 March 2010 |access-date=11 July 2019}}</ref>). The club has also hosted major disability sports events, such as the WDBS Northern Classic 2019 for participants with learning and physical disabilities<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wpbsa.com/hazel-grove-hosts-successful-disability-snooker-event/ |title=Hazel Grove Hosts Successful Disability Snooker Event |date=12 February 2019 |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |access-date=11 July 2019}}</ref> and the WDBS DS Active Workshop 2019 providing snooker training for players with Down's Syndrome.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dsactive.org.uk/news/dsactive-team-run-first-workshop-for-world-disability-billiards-and-snooker/ |title=DSActive run first workshop for World Disability Billiards and Snooker |date=15 February 2019 |publisher=Down's Syndrome Association |access-date=11 July 2019}}</ref>


There is also a tennis and bowling club on Douglas Road and two cricket clubs, Hazel Grove CC and Norbury CC. The latter includes a lacrosse club and crown green bowling club, each with their own facilities. There is also a tennis and bowling club on Douglas Road and two cricket clubs, Hazel Grove CC and Norbury CC. The latter includes a lacrosse club and crown green bowling club, each with their own facilities. Torkington Park provides crown green bowling, tennis courts and football pitches.


Hazel Grove Football Club was founded in 1957 and play their home games at Torkington Park. The club was taken over by new management in 2014 and plays in the Manchester Saturday Morning Football League. Norbury Athletic is a junior football club based opposite the high school on Jacksons Lane. Hazel Grove Football Club was founded in 1957 and play their home games at Torkington Park. The club was taken over by new management in 2014 and plays in the Manchester Saturday Morning Football League. Richmond Rovers JFC is a junior football club based opposite the high school on Jacksons Lane.


== Notable residents == == Notable residents ==
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* ], journalist, television presenter and Labour Party peer.<ref>{{cite news| work= The Times |url= https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/time-and-place-joan-bakewell-009kq3gd8k9| title= Time and place: Joan Bakewell |date= 1 March 2009 |access-date= 10 January 2023}}</ref> * ], journalist, television presenter and Labour Party peer.<ref>{{cite news| work= The Times |url= https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/time-and-place-joan-bakewell-009kq3gd8k9| title= Time and place: Joan Bakewell |date= 1 March 2009 |access-date= 10 January 2023}}</ref>
* ], the first professional manager in Italian football, was born in Hazel Grove.<ref>{{cite news| work= Manchester Evening News| url= http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/never-mind-rooney---garbutts-978037| title= Never mind Rooney – Garbutt's the real legend| date= 15 February 2007| access-date= 22 August 2015}}</ref> * ], playwright and television writer.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/occupation-local-hero-921161?service=responsive |title= Occupation: Local Hero |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= 8 June 2009 |website= ] |publisher= ] |access-date= 3 September 2023}}</ref>
* ], former professional footballer and manager.<ref>{{cite news| work= Manchester Evening News| url= http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/never-mind-rooney---garbutts-978037| title= Never mind Rooney – Garbutt's the real legend| date= 15 February 2007| access-date= 22 August 2015}}</ref>
* ], materials engineer.<ref>{{cite web |title=WOMEN OF IMPACT |url=https://www.metsoc.org/women-impact/ |website=metsoc.org |accessdate=November 29, 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030050306/https://www.metsoc.org/women-impact/ |archivedate=October 30, 2017}}</ref>
* ], professional footballer.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mancity.com/james-horsfield |title=James Horsfield club profile |publisher=Manchester City F.C. |date=12 October 2015 |accessdate=3 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317234519/https://www.mancity.com/james-horsfield|archive-date=17 March 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ], former professional footballer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trice |first=Jeff |title=Johnny Johnson |url=http://www.margatefootballclubhistory.com/johnnyjohnson.shtml |access-date=8 June 2017 |website=www.margatefootballclubhistory.com}}</ref>
* ], football manager and former professional player.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.mossleyweb.com/ManagersHistoryProfiles/BennyPhillipsProfile.html |title= Benny Phillips |author=<!--Not stated--> |website= Mossley Web |access-date= 8 September 2023}}</ref>
* ], instrumental recording artist.<ref>{{cite news |last= Stocks |first= Lisa |date= 5 August 2010 |title= Four years later… guitar hero Tim is finally in the pink |work= ] |page= 11}}</ref>
* ], scholar, novelist, historian and translator.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://dmbi.online/index.php?do=app.entry&id=2719 |title= Entry for Thompson, Edward John |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= 2000 |website= Dictionary of Methodism in Britain and Ireland |publisher= Epworth Press |access-date= 24 September 2023}}</ref>


== See also == == See also ==
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== References == == References ==
=== Notes === === Citations ===
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Hazel Grove is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Cheshire, it had a population of 14,022 at the 2021 Census.

History

Early history

The Bull's Head pub and Bullock Smithy Inn at the Hazel Grove tram terminus, in around 1900

Hazel Grove was originally made up of three separate townships: Norbury, Torkington and Bosden-cum-Handforth. Norbury (Nordberie) was mentioned in the Domesday Survey in 1086. Each of the townships were manorial lands. Until the 17th century, the area was known exclusively by each of the respective townships.

In 1560, Richard Bullock built a smithy on the corner of what is now Torkington Park. This building later became the Bullock Smithy Inn and gradually the whole area became known as Bullock Smithy.

Religion

There were no churches in the area until the end of the 16th century. The church consisted of a very basic chapel, without communion. It was a favoured hotbed of the north-east Cheshire Non-conformist movement. After the Restoration in 1662, it was forbidden for ministers to preach without the Book of Common Prayer. The minister of Norbury Chapel, John Jolie, went to preach, but found that the door was locked. He and his followers broke down the door and he preached as usual. Subsequently, he was tried for Non-conformity, but it was decided that Norbury Chapel was not a consecrated place. In 1750, John Wesley preached in Bullock Smithy describing it as "... one of the most famous villages in the county for all manner of wickedness."

By 1833, the village had grown to over 3,000 people and it was decided the area should have its own parish. In July 1834, the Church of St Thomas was consecrated at Norbury.

Name change

London Road, in around 1900

The village elders began to tire of the jokes surrounding the name Bullock Smithy. The Manchester Guardian had carried a humorous story about an auctioneer trying to sell a rare book. No bidders were coming forward so, in an act of encouragement, he told the crowd "Come on, where's tha al from? Bullock Smithy? Because tha don't know a book from a brick." In 1835, it was decided that the village would be known as Hazel Grove; the name had been used in the village previously. An area called Hassel Grave, near High Lane, appears on a map of 1674 and an area near Poise Brook was locally known as Hazel Grove. The former Grove Inn had been called the Hazel Grove Inn since it opened; however, on 26 September 1836, the name was officially changed.

Governance

Civic Hall at Hazel Grove

The village was part of the civil parish of Norbury, which was included in the Stockport Rural District of Cheshire from 1894 to 1900. From 1900 to 1974, Hazel Grove was part of the Hazel Grove and Bramhall civil parish and urban district. Hazel Grove and Bramhall civil parish was abolished in 1974 and its former area was transferred to Greater Manchester to form part of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport.

The majority of the village lies within the Hazel Grove parliamentary constituency which is currently represented by Lisa Smart of the Liberal Democrats. The western part of Hazel Grove lies within the Cheadle parliamentary constituency which is currently represented by Tom Morrison also of the Liberal Democrats.

Transport

Hazel Grove station

Notable features of Hazel Grove include the A6 road, a major thoroughfare which connects Luton with Carlisle, passes through the centre of the area. There have been many attempts and plans to build a by-pass for the heavy traffic that uses the A6 on its way into and around Stockport and south Manchester. In early 2015, the plans for the by-pass were finalised and put into effect; it was opened in October 2018.

The area is served by Hazel Grove railway station, which is on the Hope Valley and Buxton lines from Stockport. Regular services, operated by Northern Trains, reach Stockport, Manchester Piccadilly and Buxton. Hazel Grove (Midland) station was situated between the railway overbridges at the south end of the town and was only open from 1902 until 1917.

Bus services in the area are operated by Stagecoach Manchester and Belle Vue Coaches. Hazel Grove is the southern terminus for the 192 bus route, which runs along the A6 to Manchester via Stockport. Other routes connect the area with Buxton, Manchester Airport and Hawk Green.

The local tram services to Stockport, Reddish and Manchester terminated near Norbury Church and the Rising Sun pub until about 1950, when they were replaced by buses and the cobbles on the A6 were covered by tarmac. At the start of the operation of the tram services, Hazel Grove residents were – jokingly – alleged to black-lead the tramlines early in the morning.

Neighbouring districts and places.
Stockport Offerton Marple
Stepping Hill
Bramhall		 Hazel Grove High Lane – Disley
Woodford Poynton Higher Poynton

Education

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.

Economy

London Road

Most residents work outside the village. Hazel Grove is also home to the UK Adidas headquarters, who have their main warehouse on the edge of the village, and the nearby Stepping Hill Hospital which is the main maternity and A&E hospital serving the Stockport and south Manchester areas.

Mirlees, Bickerton and Day established a factory in October 1908, where diesel engines were manufactured for many years.

Nexperia (formerly NXP, Philips, Mullard) have a semiconductor manufacturing plant (wafer Fab) off Bramhall Moor Lane in Hazel Grove. The site has been there for over 25 years and currently employs around 1100 people. Before that, the site was at School Street, which has an interesting history. Before 1939, the site beside the Marcliff (later Warwick) cinema at the south end of the village had a garage and petrol station (opposite Jack Sharp's greyhound track), which was converted at the outbreak of war into an aircraft factory, occupying the entire triangle between Macclesfield Road and the two railway lines. This seemed also to have been extended behind the Norbury Church, in School Street. At the end of the war, prefabs were built. The Macclesfield Road site was taken over later for pharmaceuticals by British Schering. Eventually, G.E.C. started a transistor factory at the School St address. Both of these locations are now light industrial estates housing a number of small businesses, some still in the original buildings.

Hazel Grove's high street, London Road, and its surrounding area is the largest district centre in Stockport Borough with a diverse range of small shops and larger supermarkets, public houses, restaurants and takeaways.

Sport and recreation

Speedway racing was staged at the Hazel Grove Greyhound Stadium in 1937, although details of the meetings are sketchy. Greyhound racing meetings were held every Saturday afternoon for many years, until the track was closed around 1960. In the 1970s, part of the site was made into an extension of the local football pitches on Torkington Park for amateur teams to use, until the site was sold and redeveloped; partly as a Carpetright store, partly as the Greyhound Industrial Estate.

Hazel Grove has two recreational centres: Hazel Grove Sports Centre, in the grounds of Hazel Grove High School, and Life Leisure Hazel Grove (Hazel Grove Swimming Pool).

Hazel Grove Snooker Club, on Macclesfield Road, has been a notable centre of national snooker competitions since its establishment in November 1984. Being one of the largest snooker venues in the UK, the club has hosted a substantial number of WPBSA (later WSA) and ESPB competitions throughout the last three decades, leading to two confirmed and referee-verified 147 breaks at the club (Jason Prince in British Open Qualifier, 13 January 1999, and Nick Dyson in UK Tour Event 4, 2 March 1999). The club has also hosted major disability sports events, such as the WDBS Northern Classic 2019 for participants with learning and physical disabilities and the WDBS DS Active Workshop 2019 providing snooker training for players with Down's Syndrome.

There is also a tennis and bowling club on Douglas Road and two cricket clubs, Hazel Grove CC and Norbury CC. The latter includes a lacrosse club and crown green bowling club, each with their own facilities. Torkington Park provides crown green bowling, tennis courts and football pitches.

Hazel Grove Football Club was founded in 1957 and play their home games at Torkington Park. The club was taken over by new management in 2014 and plays in the Manchester Saturday Morning Football League. Richmond Rovers JFC is a junior football club based opposite the high school on Jacksons Lane.

Notable residents

See also

References

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Bibliography

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