Editing Edgeley (section)

==Notable people==
* [[John Axon]] (1900–1957), English train driver (Edgeley Depot) who died while trying to stop a runaway freight train on a 1 in 58 gradient at [[Chapel-en-le-Frith]] in [[Derbyshire]] after a brake failure. 
* [[John Axon (actor)|John Axon]] (1960–2008), grandson of above, who played Nigel Harper in the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] series ''[[The Royal]]'' and attended [[Stockport Academy|Avondale High School]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=22 January 2009|title=Obituary: John Axon|url=http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2009/jan/22/john-axon-obituary|access-date=7 November 2021|website=[[The Guardian]]|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Sidney Gilliat]] (1908–1994), English film director, born in Edgeley.<ref>{{Cite web|date=18 September 2011|title=Obituary: Sidney Gilliat|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-sidney-gilliat-1419865.html|access-date=7 November 2021|website=The Independent|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Peter Hope (composer)|Peter Hope]] (b. 1930), composer and arranger, born in Edgeley.
* [[Daz Sampson]] (b. 1974), 2006 UK [[Eurovision Song Contest]] contestant, grew up in Stockport and attended Avondale High School.<ref>{{Cite web|date=24 May 2006|title=Our man Daz tells his Euro fans: 'I'll be back!'|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/local-news/our-man-daz-tells-his-euro-fans-1031684|access-date=7 November 2021|website=Manchester Evening News|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Richard Sykes (rugby union)|Richard Sykes]] (1839–1923), a member of the Sykes family at Edgeley House, founded the town of Edgeley, in [[North Dakota]], United States, in tribute to his birthplace.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.edgeley.com/index.asp?SEC=67C99C26-90F8-4544-A77A-13586D0B9AB3&Type=B_BASIC|title=Edgeley History|website=edgeley.com|language=en|access-date=15 January 2020}}</ref> Other members of the Sykes family include [[Thomas Hardcastle Sykes]] (1833–1901),<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cheadlecivicsociety.org/contents/en-uk/d303_Cheadle-archers.html |title=Cheadle Civic Society website |access-date=23 November 2021 |archive-date=23 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123113824/https://www.cheadlecivicsociety.org/contents/en-uk/d303_Cheadle-archers.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Percy Sykes]] (1867–1945) and [[Alan Sykes]] (1868–1950).