High Lane
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 The bridge over the entrance to the High Lane Arm of the Macclesfield Canal |
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 High Lane
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| High Lane shown within Greater Manchester | |
| Area | 675 km2 (261 sq mi) |
| Population | 5,852 |
| • Density | 9/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SJ955852 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | STOCKPORT |
| Postcode district | SK6 |
| Dialling code |
01663 0161 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
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High Lane is a village in the , Greater Manchester, England. Historically within Cheshire, it is 5 miles (8.0 km) from , on the Macclesfield Canal. It has a population of 5852.
High Lane lies in the Marple South ward of . It lies in the Hazel Grove parliamentary constituency and the current Member of Parliament (from 2015) is William Wragg, a member of the Conservatives.
High Lane lies five miles (8 km) to the southeast of . It is bordered by the villages of Marple to the north; Hazel Grove to the west; Disley to the east; Poynton to the south. It lies on the A6 road (which goes from London to Carlisle). Most of the village is spread along this road.
High Lane lies in the foothills of the Pennines, and on clear days it affords some excellent views of the city of Manchester and surrounding towns.
The population is 5,852. 95% of the population are White British. 82% of the population give their religion as Christian, and 9.8% have no religion. 64% of the population are economically active; 24% are retired.
There is a war memorial in the centre of the village. At the edge of the village is Wybersley Hall. High Lane War Memorial Village Hall (highlanevillagehall.co.uk) sits in High Lane Park overlooking two junior football pitches.
The village sits on the Macclesfield Canal, the Middlewood Way and the A6, a major trunk road in England connecting Luton in the south with Carlisle in the north. The nearest railway station to High Lane is Middlewood. The very long Disley Tunnel, on the Hope Valley Line, passes underneath the village.
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