Portwood

Portwood
Meadow Mill and the Tesco supermarket, 2013
Portwood Location within Greater Manchester
OS grid reference	SJ910926
Metropolitan borough	Stockport
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	STOCKPORT
Postcode district	SK1
Dialling code	0161
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Stockport
List of places UK England Greater Manchester 53°24′54″N2°08′42″W / 53.415°N 2.145°W / 53.415; -2.145

Portwood is an area of Stockport, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies just east of the town centre, along Great Portwood Street. The rivers Tame and Goyt run through the area, along with the M60 motorway.

Amenities

Within Portwood, the area closest to the town centre contains Meadow Mill and is mainly given over to the retail sector including the Peel Centre, a Tesco Extra, restaurants and takeaways; the outer part is residential.

The area is served by three pubs: The Queens, ^[1] The Midway ^[2] and The Park Inn. ^[3] The Railway was demolished in 2022, despite being named the Campaign for Real Ale's National Pub of the Year in 2007 and featuring regularly in its national Good Beer Guide. ^[4]

Transport

The site of the former Stockport Portwood railway station lies under the M60 motorway; it served the area between 1863 and 1875 on the route between Manchester Central, Stockport Tiviot Dale and Woodley / Romiley. ^[5]

The nearest National Rail stations are now at:

• Stockport: for Avanti West Coast inter-city services between Manchester Piccadilly and London Euston ^[6] , with routes to other major locations in Great Britain by other operators; in addition, Northern Trains operates local services within Greater Manchester, Derbyshire and Cheshire.
• Bredbury and Brinnington: for Northern Trains services between Manchester Piccadilly, New Mills Central and Sheffield. ^[7]

Bus services are operated by Stagecoach Manchester and Metroline Manchester; routes connect the area with Stockport Interchange, Manchester Piccadilly, Bredbury, Romiley, Marple, Hyde, Ashton-under-Lyne, Denton and Brinnington. ^[8]

References

1. "The Queens - a cracking local pub in Stockport". Robinsons Brewery. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
2. "Welcome to The Midway". Themidway.co.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
3. "Park Inn, Stockport". Camra.org.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
4. "Railway, Stockport". Camra.org.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
5. Wright, Paul (26 May 2017). "Station Name: Stockport Portwood". Disused Stations. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
6. "Our latest timetables and ticket info". Avanti West Coast. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
7. "Train Timetables". Northernrailway.co.uk. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
8. "Portwood bus services". Bustimes.org. Retrieved 22 November 2025.