Compstall
Village in Greater Manchester, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Compstall is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England; it is situated between Marple Bridge and Romiley and is historically part of Cheshire. It was formerly a mill village, built by George Andrew in the 1820s to house his 800 workers. Most of the original mill cottages and other structures remain unchanged.
Compstall | |
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The Athenaeum | |
Location within Greater Manchester | |
OS grid reference | SJ963908 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | STOCKPORT |
Postcode district | SK6 |
Dialling code | 0161 |
Police | Greater Manchester |
Fire | Greater Manchester |
Ambulance | North West |
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The waterways were also constructed by Andrew to carry water from the weir, on the River Etherow, to turn the mill wheels, which stood where the car park is today. A water wheel called "Big Lily" was the largest in England when it was built in 1839.[1] The former millpond forms part of Etherow Country Park, one of the oldest country parks in England.[2]