page_title: Woodford, Greater Manchester
section_title: Religion
hierarchical_section_title: Woodford, Greater Manchester / Religion
caption_attribution_description: English: Chester Road looking south west in Woodford in Stockport. Behind the cottages is the Davenport Arms public house. In the distance is Christ Church.
context_page_description: Woodford is a suburban village in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, 5.2 miles south of Stockport, 5.7 miles northwest of Macclesfield, and 10.7 miles southeast of Manchester. Woodford is the most southerly point of Greater Manchester and consists of a ribbon of properties along the A5102 road, around which is open countryside.
  Historically part of Cheshire, Woodford was a hamlet in the parish of Prestbury throughout the Middle Ages. It was incorporated into the Urban District of Hazel Grove and Bramhall in 1939 and then the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport in 1974. Woodford Aerodrome was opened in 1924 by Avro and produced aircraft such as the Avro Lancaster in World War II. It closed in 2011 and was demolished in 2015.
  Woodford residents have included Manchester United footballers George Best and Cristiano Ronaldo. Its large, expensive properties include New Hall, a 17th-century cottage and Grade II* listed building.
context_section_description: Woodford Christ Church was completed in 1841 as a chapel of ease to Prestbury. It is built of brick with stone used only for windows and other architectural features.
  A district chapelry was assigned to the church in 1873 which meant that Christ Church became a separate parish.
caption: Chester Road, Woodford in 1904. In the distance is Christ Church
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