Davenport's name arose from the building of
Davenport railway station at the behest of the Davenport family, who had owned
Bramall Hall in nearby
Bramhall since the later 14th century. The family name came from an ancestral estate between
Holmes Chapel and
Congleton, in mid-Cheshire. The estate is recorded in the
Domesday Book of 1086, where it is listed as
Deneport. Originally, Davenport's expansion in the 1850s consisted of three key routes: Bramhall Lane, Kennerley Road and Buxton Road; all of these remain in place today. The 1900s saw an increase in construction of residential houses and commercial developments. The aftermath of
World War II saw the demolition of larger, older properties in extensive gardens to make way for smaller private residences and flats. ==Transport==