Just beyond Chadkirk the A627 climbs the long steep hill towards Bredbury and passes through Hatherlow, described by James Butterworth in his 1827 book History and Description of the Towns and Parishes of Stockport as ‘a small hamlet within the Parish of Bredbury’. It may be small but its mix of both old and elegant buildings gives it an aesthetic coherence to justify being designated as a conservation area by Stockport MBC.
Hatherlow, which is Old English for heather hill, starts at the United Reformed church and ends at the junctions with Gorsey Brow and Bredbury Green. This part of the A627 is approximately 300 metres long and forms the spine of the hamlet, which straddles either side of the road. Originally, in open countryside, it is now surrounded by new build properties, but its proximity to Chadkirk Country Park means that it retains a rural quality. Hatherlow’s footprint may not cover a large area but it contains a number of interesting buildings.
