Peel Hall
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Peel Hall is an area of Wythenshawe
approximately nine miles south of Manchester City Centre
, and a mile or so north of Manchester Airport in North West England
. Peel Hall is on the eastern boundary of Wythenshawe and borders onto Heald Green
and Gatley
(which are in the borough of Stockport
, part of Greater Manchester
).
The area comprises both social housing and private housing, most of which were built in the 1950s and 1960s. There are approximately 950 housing association properties, which are ex-council housing stock. Over half of these are houses with two or three bedrooms, and there are approximately 350 flats in low blocks, and 40 bungalows. Peel Hall forms the southern portion of the Sharston Ward of Manchester City Council
.
Peel Hall gets its name from the ancient Peel Hall, situated just off Peel Hall Road, at its junction with Lomond Road. It was an Elizabethan moated manor house/farm belonging too at one stage the Egertons of Wythenshawe Hall. It should not be confused with the c. 1460 Smyths or Smiths Peelhouse Prescot Parish Farnworth in Widnes or similarly named Peel fortifications
of the era. It was part of Northenden Parish and the area was known as Northen Etchells until the reorganization of Wythenshawe following the purchase of the Wythenshawe estate in the 1920s. It fell into disrepair in the 1960s and was demolished. The moat survives surrounded by a small park, which has recreation facilities and a small children's playground.
Wythenshawe
Wythenshawe is a district in the south of the city of Manchester, England.Formerly part of the administrative county of Cheshire, in 1931 Wythenshawe was transferred to the City of Manchester, which had begun building a massive housing estate there in the 1920s to resolve the problem of its inner...
approximately nine miles south of Manchester City Centre
Manchester City Centre
Manchester city centre is the central business district of Manchester, England. It lies within the Manchester Inner Ring Road, next to the River Irwell...
, and a mile or so north of Manchester Airport in North West England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Peel Hall is on the eastern boundary of Wythenshawe and borders onto Heald Green
Heald Green
Heald Green is a suburb of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It is situated in the south-west of the borough and is bordered by Gatley and Cheadle to the north, Cheadle Hulme to the east, Handforth and Styal to the south and Wythenshawe to the west...
and Gatley
Gatley
Gatley is a suburban area of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, in Greater Manchester, England.-Toponymy:In 1290, Gatley was known as Gateclyve, which in Old English means "a place where goats are kept".-Early history:...
(which are in the borough of Stockport
Metropolitan Borough of Stockport
The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in north west England, centred around the town of Stockport. It has a population of about 280,600 and includes the outyling areas of Cheadle and Cheadle Hulme, Marple, Bredbury, Reddish and Romiley...
, part of Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
).
The area comprises both social housing and private housing, most of which were built in the 1950s and 1960s. There are approximately 950 housing association properties, which are ex-council housing stock. Over half of these are houses with two or three bedrooms, and there are approximately 350 flats in low blocks, and 40 bungalows. Peel Hall forms the southern portion of the Sharston Ward of Manchester City Council
Manchester City Council
Manchester City Council is the local government authority for Manchester, a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. It is composed of 96 councillors, three for each of the 32 electoral wards of Manchester. Currently the council is controlled by the Labour Party and is led by...
.
Peel Hall gets its name from the ancient Peel Hall, situated just off Peel Hall Road, at its junction with Lomond Road. It was an Elizabethan moated manor house/farm belonging too at one stage the Egertons of Wythenshawe Hall. It should not be confused with the c. 1460 Smyths or Smiths Peelhouse Prescot Parish Farnworth in Widnes or similarly named Peel fortifications
Peel tower
Peel towers are small fortified keeps or tower houses, built along the English and Scottish borders in the Scottish Marches and North of England, intended as watch towers where signal fires could be lit by the garrison to warn of approaching danger...
of the era. It was part of Northenden Parish and the area was known as Northen Etchells until the reorganization of Wythenshawe following the purchase of the Wythenshawe estate in the 1920s. It fell into disrepair in the 1960s and was demolished. The moat survives surrounded by a small park, which has recreation facilities and a small children's playground.