Handforth

Handforth
The Paddock (Handforth Precinct)
Handforth Location within Cheshire
Population	9,784 (2021)
OS grid reference	SJ8583
Civil parish	Handforth [1]
Unitary authority	Cheshire East
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WILMSLOW
Postcode district	SK9
Dialling code	01625
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Tatton
List of places UK England Cheshire 53°21′00″N 2°12′58″W / 53.350°N 2.216°W / 53.350; -2.216

Handforth is a town and civil parish in Cheshire, England, 9 miles (14 km) south of Manchester city centre.^[2] The population at the 2021 census was 9,784.^[3] In the 1960s and 1970s, two overspill housing estates, Spath Lane in Handforth,^[4] and Colshaw Farm nearby in Wilmslow, were built to re-house people from inner city Manchester.^[5] It lies between Wilmslow, Heald Green, Stanley Green and Styal and forms part of the Greater Manchester Built-up Area.