| Hale Barns | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The Bulls Head public house, Hale Barns | |
  Hale Barns Location within Greater Manchester | |
| Population | 9,736 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SJ791855 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Altrincham |
| Postcode district | WA15 |
| Dialling code | 0161 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Hale Barns is a village near Altrincham in Greater Manchester, England. It lies in the historic county of Cheshire, 7 miles (11 km) south-west of Manchester city centre, 2 miles west of Manchester Airport and close to the River Bollin. At the 2011 census, the village had a population of 9,736.[1]
Medieval Hale Barns was an outlying area of the township of Hale, but a growth in prosperity led to it becoming a separate settlement. The village gets its name from the tithe barn that used to stand there. Before the industrial revolution, Hale Barns was an agricultural village, but since then evolved into a commuter settlement. St Ambrose College Roman Catholic boys' grammar school is in Hale Barns and the village is also home to Ringway golf club. Cotteril Clough in Hale Barns is an ancient and diverse woodland and a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- ^ "Trafford Ward population 2011". Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.