Heald Green

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Heald Green
Heald Green shown within Greater Manchester
Metropolitan borough	Stockport
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Cheadle
Dialling code	0161
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
European Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Cheadle
List of places: UK • England • Greater Manchester

Coordinates: 53°22′49″N 2°13′44″W / 53.3804, -2.229

Heald Green is a ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport. Heald Green is in the parliamentary constituency of Cheadle.

The village was in the county of Cheshire until 1974.

It has a station, some shops, some pubs, a football team, an active community life, a library, several churches, and more. One of the oldest pubs in the UK can be found in Heald Green on the corner of Finney Lane and has been serving customers since 1723.

To the west is Wythenshawe, with a large bus hub and shopping centre, and Manchester Airport. To the east are several large stores at the outskirts of Manchester. There are also several business parks with many well known companies in the surrounding area.

Famous residents include Former England and Lancashire cricket Johnny Briggs (cricketer),Sarah Harding from Girl's Aloud, Coronation Street's Simon Gregson, and 90s band Northern Uproar.