former Grove Inn had been called the Hazel Grove Inn since it opened; however, on 26 September 1836, the name was officially changed. Governance The village was part of the civil parish of Norbury, which was included in the Stockport Rural District of Cheshire from 1894 to 1900. From 1900 to 1974, Hazel Grove was part of the Hazel Grove and Bramhall civil parish and urban district. Hazel Grove and Bramhall civil parish was abolished in 1974 and its former area was transferred to Greater Manchester to form part of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport. The majority of the suburb lies within the Hazel Grove parliamentary constituency, whose current MP is William Wragg of the Conservatives. However, the western part of Hazel Grove, including the Stepping Hill ward, lies within the Cheadle parliamentary constituency, whose current MP is Mary Robinson of the Conservatives. Transport Notable features of Hazel Grove include the A6 road, a major thoroughfare running from Luton to Carlisle, which passes through the centre of the area. There have been many attempts and plans to build a by-pass for the large amount of heavy traffic which uses the A6 on its way into and around Stockport and south Manchester and, in early 2015, the plans for the by-pass were finalised and put into effect. The by-pass was completed in October 2018. Hazel Grove is the southern terminus for the 192 bus route, which runs along the A6 to Manchester via Stockport. The suburb is served by Hazel Grove railway station, which is on the Hope Valley and Buxton lines from Stockport. Hazel Grove (Midland) was situated between the railway overbridges at the south end of the town and was only open from 1902 until 1917. The local tram services to Stockport, Reddish and Manchester terminated near Norbury Church and the Rising Sun pub until about 1950, when they were replaced by buses and the cobbles on the A6 were covered by tarmac. At the start of the operation of the tram services, Hazel Grove residents were – jokingly – alleged to black-lead the tramlines early in the morning. Education Hazel Grove has a number of primary schools and Hazel Grove High School. The main primary schools in the area are: Hazel Grove Primary School, Torkington Primary School, Norbury Hall Primary School and Moorfield Primary School. There are two local Catholic primary schools: St Simon's and St Peter's. Economy