Geography
The village of Goostrey sprawls east-west along a single main road, stretching about three miles (5 km). There are two main concentrations of houses, one in the west of the village containing the local shop and a small sports venue, and the other in the centre of the village. The east end of the village is marked by Goostrey railway station, which is on the Manchester–Crewe line.
Goostrey boasts a village primary school, a Methodist chapel and St Luke's Church. There are two public houses, the Crown Inn and the Red Lion. Goostrey also has a general store, a post office, a newsagent, a hairdresser, a butcher's shop and Mrs Kettle's hardware shop. There are also a number of small businesses in the village.
The wooded valley of Red Lion Brook on the northern side of the village is known as "The Bongs" and features in Alan Garner’s play Holly from the Bongs, which was performed by the children of the village in the 1960s for the BBC. Alan Garner lives in the village in the late 16th century house known as Toad Hall and set his popular novel The Weirdstone of Brisingamen in nearby Alderley Edge.
Goostrey is near Holmes Chapel; most of the village children attend Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School after leaving Goostrey Primary School. Goostrey is also near Knutsford, Wilmslow, Alderley Edge and Sandbach.
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