High Lane is a pleasant village in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, in Greater Manchester and historically part of Cheshire, sitting close to the western fringe of the Peak District. Its semi-rural setting gives easy access to open countryside and popular walking and cycling routes such as the Middlewood Way, with the nearby Macclesfield Canal and green spaces making it popular with outdoor enthusiasts and families.
Locally the village retains a compact centre of independent shops, pubs and community groups and is largely a commuter settlement for people working in Stockport and Manchester, while its history of rural trades and Victorian-era transport links shaped much of its development. Community events, village clubs and a quietly thriving local economy give High Lane a strong neighbourly feel despite being within easy reach of the larger urban centres.
Postcode districts covering High Lane
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 9.6 miles
- Stoke-on-Trent 24.2 miles
- Oldham 12.1 miles
- Warrington 21.4 miles
- Huddersfield 22.6 miles
- Bolton 21.8 miles
- Stockport 4.7 miles
- Salford 12.5 miles
- Rochdale 17.8 miles
- Crewe 24.4 miles
- Macclesfield 7.9 miles
- Bury 18.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Marple South & High Lane Ward 0.8 miles
- Marpleridge Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Higher Poynton Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Disley Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Marple Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Poynton Built-up area 2.3 miles
- New Mills West Ward 2.3 miles
- Hazel Grove Built-up area 2.4 miles
- New Mills Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Poynton East and Pott Shrigley Ward 2.6 miles
- Norbury & Woodsmoor Ward 2.6 miles
- Marple Bridge Built-up area 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in High Lane
SK6 8HR, SK6 8EN, SK6 8AZ, SK6 8HY, SK12 2ND, SK6 8DZ, SK6 8JJ, SK6 8ET, SK6 8HL … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 8.6 miles
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 32.3 miles
- Middlewood Railway Station 0.7 miles
- Disley Railway Station 1.2 miles
Hotels near High Lane Ad
- Pack Horse Inn 4 3 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Stockport 3 4.9 miles
- Alma Lodge Hotel 3 3.7 miles
- The Tytherington 4 6.3 miles
- The Old Hall Inn 5.6 miles
- Oddfellows On The Park 5 6 miles
- Bredbury Hall Hotel 3.5 4.2 miles
- Stockport South 3 4 miles
- Premier Inn Stockport South 3 4 miles
- The Lamb Inn 5 5.9 miles
Schools in High Lane
- Brookside Primary School Primary
- High Lane Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Anson Engine Museum Museum 1.5 miles
- Avro Heritage Museum Museum 4.2 miles
- Edgeley Park Stadium 4.7 miles
- Ardotalia Archaeological site 6.8 miles
- Moss Rose Stadium 8.9 miles
- Manchester Velodrome Stadium 9.7 miles
- Manchester Museum (oxford road) Museum 9.7 miles
- University of Manchester University 9.7 miles
- City of Manchester Stadium Stadium 9.8 miles
- The University of Manchester School of Computer Science University 9.8 miles
- Manchester Metropolitan University University 10.1 miles
- Capesthorne Hall Estate 10.5 miles