Torkington is an area of Hazel Grove in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It was formerly a civil parish in Cheshire, covering the small hamlet of Torkington and eastern parts of the village of Hazel Grove. The parish was abolished in 1900 to become part of Hazel Grove and Bramhall, which was in turn abolished in 1974 to become part of the metropolitan borough of Stockport. Torkington Park is one of the main public open spaces in Hazel Grove.

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Hazel Grove railway station (Midland Railway)

Hazel Grove (Midland) was a railway station in Hazel Grove, formerly in Cheshire, England; it was in use between 1 July 1902 and 1 January 1917 on the Midland Railway's New Mills to Heaton Mersey line.
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Hazel Grove

Hazel Grove is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It lies within the historic county boundaries of Cheshire, and became part of Greater Manchester in 1974. The built up area as defined by the Office for National Statistics had a population of 20,170 at the 2021 census.
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Hazel Grove (UK Parliament constituency)

Hazel Grove is a constituency in Greater Manchester represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Lisa Smart of the Liberal Democrats.
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Hazel Grove railway station

Hazel Grove railway station serves the village of Hazel Grove, in Greater Manchester, England. It is a junction on both the Stockport to Buxton and Stockport to Sheffield lines. The station is managed by Northern Trains, which operates all trains that stop here.