Bredbury

Bredbury
Goyt Hall
Bredbury is located in Greater Manchester
Bredbury
Bredbury
Location within Greater Manchester
Population16,721  (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSJ925915
• London157 miles (253 km) SSE
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSTOCKPORT
Postcode districtSK6
Dialling code0161
PoliceGreater Manchester
FireGreater Manchester
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Greater Manchester
53°25′12″N 2°06′47″W / 53.420°N 2.113°W / 53.420; -2.113

Bredbury is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It is located 8 miles (12.9 km) south-east of Manchester, 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Stockport and 3 miles (4.8 km) south-west of Hyde. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 16,721.[1]

Bredbury is on the lower southern slopes of Werneth Low, an outlier of the Pennines; it lies between the valleys of the River Tame and River Goyt, head-waters of the River Mersey.

  1. ^ "Ward census 2011". Retrieved 5 February 2015.