Place:Adswood, Greater Manchester, England

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NameAdswood
TypeVillage
Located inGreater Manchester, England


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Adswood is a suburb of Stockport in England in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester. Adswood has a civic amenity site.

The name Adswood is said to be derived from 'Adders wood'. It is believed that during the reign of King Charles the area had been royal hunting grounds and due to the then large population of snakes gave rise to this name which over time was shortened to 'Adswood'.

Adswood has its own coat of arms, a snake wrapped around a tree, which is the emblem of the local Adswood Primary School.

The council housing estate in Adswood began in the 1920s with the building of Culver Road, situated at the back of the estate towards neighbouring Cale Green. The rest of the housing was built in the 1930s and 1940s. Earlier than this housing a farm and its buildings were on the land.

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