Woodford, Greater Manchester George Best, both former wingers for Manchester United F.C.. Ivan Mauger Belle Vue Speedway team captain. Bibliography Woodford, Greater Manchester Woodford is a suburban village in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport in Greater Manchester, England. It lies south of Stockport, north-northwest of Macclesfield, and south-southeast of Manchester. Woodford is the most southerly point of Greater Manchester and consists of a ribbon of properties along the A5102 road, around which is open countryside. Historically part of Cheshire, throughout the Middle Ages Woodford was a hamlet in the parish of Prestbury. It was incorporated into the Urban District of Hazel Grove and
Neil Woodford Woodford Investment Management LLP. In April 2015, he launched Woodford Patient Capital Trust, large listed investment trust. Woodford Investment Management launched a second Equity Income Fund in April 2017, LF Woodford Income Focus. In 2012, Woodford was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2013 Birthday Honours for services to the economy. In July 2016, he was awarded an honorary fellowship by the London Business School. Neil Woodford Neil Russell Woodford CBE (born March 1960) is a British fund manager and the founding partner of Woodford Investment Management. Woodford was born in March 1960.