Romiley

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Romiley
Romiley shown within Greater Manchester
OS grid reference	SJ945905
Metropolitan borough	Stockport
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	STOCKPORT
Postcode district	SK6
Dialling code	0161
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
European Parliament	North West England
List of places: UK • England • Greater Manchester

Coordinates: 53°24′41″N 2°05′03″W / 53.41128, -2.08421

Romiley is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It borders Marple, Bredbury and Woodley. In Roman times there is thought to have been a settlement along Sandy Lane.

For centuries it was an agricultural area, until the late Victorian era, when it became a residential area, with a small district centre. There are three main schools, Romiley Primary School, and Greave School, both Primary Schools and Werneth School for pupils 11–16. Romiley also has its own theatre, the Romiley Forum.

It is served by Romiley railway station on the Hope Valley Line from Sheffield to Manchester.

The surrounds are quite rural, although it is a suburb. There are fields to the north, and Compstall, between Romiley and Marple, is home to the biggest country park in Stockport (Etherow).

The councilors for Romiley are:

Hazel Lees (Lib Dem)
Margaret McLay (Lib Dem)
Syd Lloyd (Conservative)

[edit] Conservation Area

The West part of Romiley was recently made a Conservation Area which helps reduce traffic, preserve wildlife and important landscapes, and restricts making changes which affect the look of the area such as: Changing front doors, roofing/facade or windows.