Cheadle Heath

Cheadle Heath
Cheadle Heath  Cheadle Heath shown within Greater Manchester
Metropolitan borough	Stockport
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	STOCKPORT
Postcode district	SK3
Dialling code	0161
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
List of places UK England Greater Manchester

Cheadle Heath /ˈtʃiːdəl ˈhiːθ/ is a suburb of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It is approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Stockport's town centre and 8 miles (13 km) southeast of the city of Manchester.

Cheadle Heath was also the site of Cheadle Heath Railway Station until 1967; the site is now largely occupied by a Morrisons supermarket.

Industry

Cheadle Heath is home to a number of engineering companies including Thales Underwater Systems, a company formed from the sonar activities of Ferranti.

Henry Simon built a large factory and office complex on Bird Hall Lane in 1926. The distinctive tower at the front of the research and development block was used to test experimental flour milling machinery. Most of the site is now demolished. Nearby was the Oil Well Engineering Company, a manufacturer of oil exploration drilling equipment that closed down in 1998.