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| Timperley | |
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 Timperley Sports Club | |
  Timperley Location withinGreater Manchester | |
| Population | 11,323 (2021 Census) |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ALTRINCHAM |
| Postcode district | WA15 |
| Dialling code | 0161 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
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Timperley is a suburban village in the borough ofTrafford, inGreater Manchester, England.[2] Within the boundaries of thehistoric county ofCheshire, it is approximately six miles southwest of centralManchester. The population at the2021 census was 11,323.[3]
The name Timperley derives fromTimber Leah, the Anglo-Saxon (Old English) for a "clearing in the forest". This can be used to roughly date the settlement of Timperley to between the 7th and 8th centuries. Timperley was a predominantly agricultural settlement before theIndustrial Revolution, focusing mainly onarable crops.[4]
TheBridgewater Canal branch fromStretford toRuncorn was built through Timperley and opened in 1776. This improvement in transport encouraged the development of market gardening in the area to serve the growing city ofManchester. The city also provided a source ofnight soil which was unloaded from the canal by Deansgate Lane to provide manure for farms and market gardens.
During the mid-19th century four railways were built in Timperley. TheManchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJAR) opened in 1849 with a station in Timperley on Wash Lane (now Park Road). TheWarrington and Stockport Railway (W&SR) opened in 1854 from Timperley Junction just south of Timperley station on the MSJAR. It became part of theLondon and North Western Railway (LNWR) in 1859. TheStockport, Timperley and Altrincham Junction Railway was built through Timperley to link with the now LNWR W&S at Broadheath Junction opening in February 1866 and, fromSkelton Junction, to link with the MSJAR at Deansgate Junction opening in December 1865. This became part of theCheshire Lines Committee (CLC).
Baguley station on the CLC line also served Timperley village. Timperley curve was built in 1879 by theManchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&LR) linking Skelton Junction with Timperley Junction. The CLC line (often referred to as the West Timperley line) from Skelton Junction toGlazebrook was opened in 1873.West Timperley railway station on this line was actually in Broadheath. The arrival of the railways in Timperley brought the middle classes from the centre of Manchester, and this is reflected by the increase of numbers in domestic services in Timperley at the same time. The impact of the railway can be seen in Timperley's growth between 1851 and 1871, more than doubling from 1,008 to 2,112.[4]
In 1931, the MSJAR line was electrified, one of the first railway lines in Great Britain to use supply by overhead cables.[5] A large electrical sub-station was built in connection with this just south of Timperley station. The line was converted to be part ofManchester Metrolink in 1992.
Timperley was formerly atownship andchapelry in the parish ofBowdon,[6] in 1866 Timperley became a separatecivil parish, Timperley Parish Council was established in 1894 and it became part ofBucklow Rural District, on 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished and merged with Altrincham,Hale andSale.[7] In 1931 the parish had a population of 7080.[8] and it became part of Altrincham Urban District.
In 1974, Altrincham UD was merged into the newTrafford Metropolitan Borough ofGreater Manchester. The wards ofTimperley Central andTimperley North have six out of sixty-three seats onTrafford Council; both wards returned threeLiberal Democrats each at the2023 local elections.[9] Parts of Timperley are also in Broadheath and Hale Barns & Timperley South wards.
Since 1997, Timperley has formed part of theAltrincham and Sale West Constituency,before that it was encompassed by the Altrincham and Sale constituency. It has been represented, since 2024, in theHouse of Commons by theLabour MP,Connor Rand.
Timperley lies to the north east ofAltrincham and is bounded by Fairywell Brook to the east, Hale Moss and Well Green to the south, Timperley Brook to the west and Baguley Brook to the north.
It has borders with the areas ofAltrincham to the South,Sale to the North and the City ofManchester suburb ofWythenshawe to the East.
Areas of Timperley include :
Timperley was struck byan F0/T1 tornado on 23 November 1981, as part of the record-breaking nationwide tornado outbreak on that day.[10]
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| 2001 UK Census[11] | Timperley | Trafford | England |
| Total population | 11,049 | 210,145 | 49,138,831 |
| White | 97.2% | 91.6% | 90.9% |
| Asian | 1.1% | 4.1% | 4.6% |
| Black | 0.3% | 2.0% | 2.3% |
| Christian | 80.6% | 75.8% | 71.7% |
| Muslim | 0.9% | 3.3% | 3.1% |
| No religion | 11.5% | 12.0% | 14.6% |
| Over 65 years old | 14.5% | 16.2% | 15.9% |
At the2001 UK census, the village of Timperley had a total population of 11,049.[11] The population density was 37.4 persons per hectare and for every 100 females, there were 98.8 males.[11][12] Of those aged 16–74 in Timperley, 19.6% had no academic qualifications, lower than the 24.7% all of Trafford and 28.9% in England. Of the 4,473 households in Timperley, 46.8% were married couples living together, 24.9% were one-person households, 7.3% wereco-habiting couples and 7.2% were lone parents.[13]
With 94.9% being born in United Kingdom there is a low proportion of foreign-born residents. There is also a low proportion of non-white people as 97.2% of residents were recorded as white. The largest minority group was recorded as Asian at 1.1% of the population.[11][14]
At the 2001 UK census, Timperley had a possible workforce of approximately 8,092 people. The town also has a low rate of unemployment (1.7%) compared with Trafford (2.7%) and England (3.3%).[15] TheOffice for National Statistics estimated that during the period of April 2001 to March 2002 the average gross weekly income of households in Timperley was £640 (£33,280 per year).[16]
According to the 2001 UK census, the industry of employment of residents in Timperley was 17.8% property and business services, 16.2% retail and wholesale, 11.9% manufacturing, 11.2% health and social work, 8.6% education, 8.0% transport and communications, 6.4% finance, 6.0% construction, 4.3% public administration and defence, 3.6% hotels and restaurants, 0.9% energy and water supply, 0.6% agriculture, and 4.2% other.[17]
Primary schools in Timperley include Broomwood Primary School, Cloverlea Primary School, Heyes Lane Primary School, Park Road Primary School, St Hugh's Catholic Primary School and Willows Primary School. Secondary schools includeAltrincham College andWellington School.
Brentwood School and Pictor School arespecial schools in Timperley, while Forest School is aPrivate school.Trafford College has a campus in West Timperley, offeringfurther education to students from across Trafford.
The Altrincham and District Astronomical Society meets 10 times a year.
TheSouth Trafford Archaeological Group (STAG) was formed in 1979 and provides facilities for volunteer archaeologists from south Manchester and north east Cheshire. The group is based near Timperley Old Hall and the clubhouse of the Altrincham Municipal Golf Course.[18] STAG have been involved with sites such as Carrs Mill inStalybridge; Moss Brow farm inWarburton; Moore's hat factory inDenton; the medieval hall inUrmston; and the medieval moated site of Timperley Old Hall.[19]
Since 1984 Timperley has held a country fair on the open ground of Lark Hill by Thorley Lane. The fair, held every September (usually the second Saturday), has a variety of art, craft and charity stalls. It is organised by a small committee of local residents.[20]
Timperley Cricket Club was founded in 1877; the club moved to its present site, near Altrincham Municipal Golf Club, in 1883. Timperley Hockey Club was formed in 1886 and became the first club in the north of England. Today Timperley Sports Club provides facilities for cricket, hockey and lacrosse.[21] In 2006 the club was named Trafford Sports Club of the Year and Greater Manchester Sports Club of the Year.[22]
Golf has been played on the site of Altrincham municipal golf course since 1893 when Timperley Golf Club was founded. Altrincham Golf Club offers competitive golf on a large scale. There are major competitions most weekends from April to October, and there are some major competitions during the winter months. If there are no major competitions over a weekend there is normallya social competition.
In 1934 the owner died and the members were unable to buy the course for their own use, being outbid by Altrincham Urban Council. The course then became municipal, and the members of Timperley Golf Club decided to find a new home, moved to Baguley and built a new course. After a short stay at Baguley the club moved again and founded Mere Golf Club.
Altrincham Council continued to run the Old Hall as a clubhouse until 1955, when it was sold to Chester's Brewery and became the Old Hall Hotel. In May 2003 The Old Hall was bought by Hydes Brewery and has been converted into a Heritage Inn.
The course has remained in its original layout with only minor alterations. During World War 2 the club continued to operate, but lost the second and third holes for the production of potatoes. The present club was founded in 1935, and although the course is municipal, the club is private.
According to the 2011 UK census, the religious make up of Trafford is 63.4% Christian, 5.70%Muslim, 1.0%Hindu, 1.10%Jewish and 0.3%Buddhist. 21.2% were recorded as having no religion, 0.2% had an alternative religion and 6.3% did not state their religion.[11] Timperley is in theChurch of EnglandDiocese of Chester with Christ Church as the parish church and Holy Cross Church as a second place of worship. Timperley is in theRoman CatholicDiocese of Shrewsbury,[23]
TheManchester Metrolink tram network passes about 3/4-mile west of the village centre;Timperley Metrolink station is on Park Road and lies on the route betweenManchester city centre andAltrincham.[24]
Navigation Road station is located just outside Timperley in EastAltrincham. It is aNorthern-operatedheavy rail station on theMid-Cheshire Line with an adjoining light rail station served by theAltrincham line of theManchester Metrolink tram network.
Today Timperley is a suburban area extending from theA56 road in the west to the main Stockport Road roundabout on the A560 in the east. Much of the housing stock dates from the 1930s and later. Typically houses are slightly larger than the traditional "northern terraces". Older houses tend to be in the red brick cottage style of north Cheshire.
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