Audenshaw reservoir - Large man made lakes built in the late 1800's by Manchester council on old parts
Cardboard hill - slope on the edge of Peter Pan park down to Shepely estate and the river Tame.
Cock lane - now Stamford road and was previously Earl Stamford’s land - probably named to show boundary of Lord Stamford’s possession.
Corporation road - probably named as Manchester council owned the land (aka the corporation) and built the road possibly as a
Enville street & Groby road - names of parts of Earl Stamford's estate in Staffordshire (7th Earls birthplace) and Leicestershire respectively.
King George the 5th playing fields - AKA Peter Pan park. After the death of King George V, the
Paddy walk - probably existing local pathways and short cut used by navies during construction work
of mainly agricultural Audenshaw and Denton. Historically, their purpose and current use remain a mystery to
the people living around them.
Used by children in hot dry weather to slide down when the grass was less verdant.
May have been a dumping ground for Hooley hill cardboard box makers?
replacement for Taylor lane which was included in its reservoir.
Memorial fund or my
Memorial fund was used to provide a large number of parks and playing fields.
There is an entrance plaque at the bottom of Bank St.
of railways and waterworks in the 19th century.
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surreptitious tags: Audenshaw reservoir, hooley hill