Bramhall is a thriving, bustling and leafy suburb of Stockport, close to
Manchester. It has been voted the least 'lonely place' in Britain;
according to research from the University of Sheffield, Bramhall came
bottom of the loneliness index nationwide. It has a rich history
stretching back to the Anglo-Saxon period. This book takes us back to
Bramhall's early days to meet Saxons Brun and Hacun, whose lands were
given by Willliam the Conqueror to Hamon de Massey, who eventually
became 1st Baron of Dunham Massey. The Edwardian shops and businesses in
the village centre have been replaced by trendy boutiques and cool bars,
but old Bramhall is still characterised by the grand Bramall Hall, with
its beautiful park, as well as the town's many farms and old pubs. The
book also takes in neighbouring Cheadle and Cheadle Hulme, Gatley, Hazel
Grove and Manchester International Airport in Ringway, where old and new
pictures are juxtaposed to show how things have changed in these
communities.