Offerton, Greater Manchester

Offerton
Offerton
	Offerton Methodist Church
	Offerton Location within Greater Manchester
OS grid reference	SJ916885
Metropolitan borough	Stockport;
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	STOCKPORT
Postcode district	SK2
Dialling code	0161
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
	List of places UK England Greater Manchester 53°23′38″N 2°07′33″W / 53.3939°N 2.1257°W

Offerton is a suburb of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Cheshire, it includes Bosden Farm, Foggbrook and the Offerton Estate. Offerton School closed in 2012 and is now home to Castle Hill High School. The ward population at the UK Census 2011 was 13,720.^[1]

History[edit]

In 1875 Offerton was one of eight civil parishes in Cheshire to be included in the Stockport Rural Sanitary District. The sanitary district became the Stockport Rural District in 1894. It became part of the Hazel Grove and Bramhall urban district in 1900. The district was abolished in 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, and its former area was transferred to Greater Manchester to be combined with that of other districts to form the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport.

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