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Handforth
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This article is about the Cheshire town. For people with the surname, see Handforth (surname).
Handforth is a town and civil parish in Cheshire, England, 9 miles (14 km) south of Manchester city centre.[2] The population at the 2011 census was 6,266.[3] In the 1960s and 1970s, two overspill housing estates, Spath Lane in Handforth,[4] and Colshaw Farm nearby in Wilmslow, were built to re-house people from inner city Manchester.[5] It lies between Wilmslow, Heald Green, Stanley Green and Styal and forms part of the Greater Manchester Built-up Area.
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![]() The Paddock (Handforth Precinct) | |
Location within Cheshire | |
Population | 6,266 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SJ8583 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | WILMSLOW |
Postcode district | SK9 |
Dialling code | 01625 |
Police | Cheshire |
Fire | Cheshire |
Ambulance | North West |
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53.350°N 2.216°W / 53.350; -2.216 ![]() |
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