Bredbury

Bredbury
Goyt Hall
Bredbury
Location within Greater Manchester
Population17,040 (Bredbury and Woodley built up area, 2021)
OS grid referenceSJ925915
 London157 miles (253 km) SSE
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSTOCKPORT
Postcode districtSK6
Dialling code0161
PoliceGreater Manchester
FireGreater Manchester
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

Bredbury is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, 8 miles (12.9 km) south-east of Manchester, 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Stockport and 3 miles (4.8 km) south-west of Hyde. The Bredbury and Woodley built up area (as defined by the Office for National Statistics) had a population of 17,040 at the 2021 census.

Bredbury is on the lower southern slopes of Werneth Low, an outlier of the Pennines; it lies between the valleys of the River Tame and River Goyt, head-waters of the River Mersey.