Handforth
Built-up area in Cheshire East, England
| Coordinates: | 53.35, -2.214 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 85 83 |
Handforth is a suburban village and civil parish in Cheshire East, England, lying on the fringe of the Greater Manchester urban area. Historically a farming settlement, it expanded in the 19th and 20th centuries with the arrival of the railway and improved road links, becoming a popular commuter community with regular services into Manchester and convenient access to neighbouring towns such as Wilmslow and Stockport.
The local economy mixes retail - most notably the large Handforth Dean retail park - with small businesses, schools and light industry, while surrounding greenbelt countryside gives the place a semi-rural feel. Socially it retains an active village character with clubs and community groups, and it briefly entered the national spotlight in 2021 when a parish council meeting on Zoom went viral, underscoring the sometimes quirky side of local democracy.
Postcode districts covering Handforth
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Stoke-on-Trent 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Oldham 13.9 miles22.4 km
- St. Helens 22.4 miles36.1 km
- Wigan 22.1 miles35.5 km
- Warrington 15.6 miles25 km
- Bolton 19.1 miles30.8 km
- Stockport 4.8 miles7.6 km
- Salford 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 23 miles37 km
- Rochdale 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Crewe 20.1 miles32.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Wilmslow Dean Row Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Styal Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Wilmslow Lacey Green Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Cheadle Hulme South Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Dean Row Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Heald Green Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Cheadle Hulme Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Bramhall South & Woodford Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Wilmslow Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Woodford Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Wilmslow East Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Bramhall Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
Example postcodes in Handforth
SK9 3RQ, SK9 3HG, SK9 3HQ, SK9 3RF, SK9 3NE, SK9 3QL, SK9 3EN, SK9 3HX, SK9 3UG … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 26.3 miles42.3 km
- Handforth Railway Station 0.3 miles0.4 km
- Styal Railway Station 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Manchester Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station 9.1 miles14.6 km
Hotels near Handforth Ad
- Wilmslow Lodge 4 2 miles3.2 km
- Didsbury House Hotel 4 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Eleven Didsbury Park 4 4.3 miles7 km
- Holiday Inn Manchester Airport 4 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Pymgate Lodge Hotel Manchester Airport 3 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Tribe Manchester Airport 4 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Radisson Blu Hotel Manchester, Airport 4 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Crowne Plaza Manchester Airport 4 2.5 miles4 km
- The Stanneylands 4 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Best Western Plus Pinewood Manchester Airport-Wilmslow Hotel 4 0.1 miles0.2 km
Schools in Handforth
- Handforth Grange Primary School Primary
- St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Avro Heritage Museum Museum 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Edgeley Park Stadium 4 miles6.4 km
- Anson Engine Museum Museum 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Moss Lane Stadium 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Tatton Park Estate 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Capesthorne Hall Estate 6.9 miles11.2 km
- Old Trafford Cricket Ground Stadium 8 miles12.8 km
- Manchester Museum (oxford road) Museum 8.1 miles13 km
- University of Manchester University 8.1 miles13.1 km
- The University of Manchester School of Computer Science University 8.2 miles13.1 km
- Moss Rose Stadium 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Manchester Metropolitan University University 8.4 miles13.5 km