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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Timperley

  

Timperley Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Timperley

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Timperley history

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The name Timperley derives from Timber Leah, the Anglo-Saxon (Old English) for a “clearing in the forest” The name can be used to roughly date the settlement to between the 7th and 8th centuries. The Bridgewater Canal branch from Stretford to Runcorn opened in 1776. It encouraged the development of market gardening in the area to serve the growing city of Manchester.

Railways

Timperley curve was built in 1879 by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway. The arrival of the railways brought the middle classes from the centre of Manchester. In 1931, the MSJAR line was electrified, one of the first railway lines in Great Britain to use supply by overhead cables.

Timperley culture & places

Events and venues

South 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.

Sport

Timperley Cricket Club was founded in 1877; the club moved to its present site, near Altrincham Municipal Golf Club, in 1883. Timperly Hockey Club was formed in 1886 and became the first club in the north of England.

Timperley geography / climate

Timperley lies to the north east of Altrincham and is bounded by Fairywell Brook to the east, Hale Moss and Well Green to the south. It has borders with the areas of Sale to the North and Wythenshawe to the East. Timperleys was struck by an F0/T1 tornado on 23 November 1981, as part of a record-breaking nationwide tornado outbreak.

You can visit Timperley places with Walkfo Timperley to hear history at Timperley’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Timperley has 55 places to visit in our interactive Timperley map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Timperley, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Timperley places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Timperley & the surrounding areas.

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55 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Timperley tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Timperley

  

Best Timperley places to visit

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Timperley has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Timperley’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Timperley’s information audio spots:

Wythenshawe Town F.C. Wythenshawe Town Football Club is a football club based in Manchester. They are currently members of the North West Counties League Premier Division and play at Ericstan Stadium.

Woodheys Park Woodheys Park, also known as Pinky Park, is located at Kenmore Road, off Woodhouse Lane in Sale, Greater Manchester. The park is approximately 7.5 hectares (18.53 acres) in size and is situated close to the catchment areas of Sale, Broadheath and Timperley.

Timperley tram stop Timperley is a tram stop on the Altrincham Line of Greater Manchester’s light-rail Metrolink system. It opened on 15 June 1992 as part of Phase 1 of the system’s expansion.

Broadheath, Greater Manchester Broadheath is a town in Altrincham, Greater Manchester. Historically part of Cheshire, it had a population at the 2011 census of 12,538.

Skelton Junction Skelton Junction is a complex of railway junctions to the south of Manchester in Timperley, near Altrincham. The Cheshire Lines Committee’s Liverpool to Manchester line fed into the junction from Liverpool in the west.

Church of St John the Divine, Brooklands The Church of St John the Divine is a Church of England parish church in Sale, Greater Manchester. The church is a grade II* listed building.

Brooklands (Manchester ward) Brooklands is an area and electoral ward of Manchester. It is represented in Westminster by Mike Kane, MP for Wythenshawe and Sale East. The 2011 Census recorded a population of 14,362.

Altrincham Interchange Altrincham Interchange is a transport hub in Greater Manchester. It consists of a bus station on Stamford New Road, a heavy rail station on the Mid-Cheshire Line, and a light rail stop. The original heavy rail element of the station was opened by the Manchester, South Junction and Altrinchesam Railway in April 1881. The Metrolink element opened in June 1992. The Interchange underwent a complete redevelopment at a cost of £19 million in July 2013.

Altrincham General Hospital Altrincham General Hospital was a health facility in Greater Manchester. It was managed by the Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Altrincham Hospital Altrincham Hospital is a modern community hospital on Railway Street, Greater Manchester. It is managed by the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.

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