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Handforth

Handforth — village and civil parish in Cheshire East, United Kingdom.

Handforth

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Handforth is a town of about 6,266 people in west midlands. (Town in Cheshire, England.) According to Wikipedia: "Handforth is a town and civil parish in Cheshire, England, 9 miles (14 km) south of Manchester city centre. The population of the parish was 6,715 at the 2021 census. In the 1960s and 1970s, two overspill housing estates, Spath Lane in Handforth, and Colshaw Farm nearby in Wilmslow, were built to re-house people from inner city Manchester. It lies between Wilmslow, Heald Green, and Styal, and forms part of the Greater Manchester Built-up Area."

Coordinates
53.3500, -2.2160
Population
6,266

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Things to see in Handforth

13 attractions within 12 km.

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