Woodley is a suburban area of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, in Greater Manchester, North West England. It lies on the east side of the Peak Forest Canal, next to the areas of Bredbury and Romiley. It is on the boundary with Gee Cross, in Tameside.Historically a part of Cheshire, the name Woodley translates to 'a clearing in the wood', and is so named because the area contains a lot of woodland.The Peak Forest Canal runs through Woodley and features a long tunnel.Woodley railway station is on a loop which stretches from Ashburys to Romiley via Guide Bridge avoiding Bredbury.EducationWoodley has two primary schools: Woodley Primary School, previously called Woodley Infant and Junior schools. The school also ran a nursery which was located next to (and connected to) Woodley Methodist Church. Greave School, located in Greave, on the border with Romiley. Primary school aged children can also attend a nearby school in neighbouring Bredbury: St.Marks C.of E. Primary School on Redhouse Lane; this was the original infant and junior school for the locality.
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