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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Compstall

  

Compstall Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Compstall

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Compstall history

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Compstall was first noted as a place where farmers would meet to trade and sell their sheep. In the market place today can be seen the touch stone where deals were made. The touch stone is a glacial erratic deposited during the last ice age. The Andrew family established a water-driven calico printing business downstream from the site.

You can visit Compstall places with Walkfo Compstall to hear history at Compstall’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Compstall has 41 places to visit in our interactive Compstall map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Compstall, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Compstall places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Compstall & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 41 audio facts unique to Compstall places in an interactive Compstall map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Compstall Places Map
41 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Compstall tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Compstall

  

Best Compstall places to visit

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Compstall has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Compstall’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Compstall’s information audio spots:

Marple Aqueduct Marple Aqueduct at Marple, Greater Manchester, is the highest canal aqueduct in England. It was built to carry the lower level of the Peak Forest Canal across the River Goyt. Seven men lost their lives during its construction. The difference in water levels in the river and canal is 90 feet (27.4m) It contains 8,000 cubic yards (6,000 m³) of masonry.

Brabyns Park Brabyns Park is a public park in Marple Bridge, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It is located on the outskirts of the city of Stockport.

Mellor Mill Mellor Mill, also known as Bottom’s Mill, was a cotton mill in Marple, Greater Manchester built by Samuel Oldknow in 1793. It was a six-storey, 42-foot wide and 210-foot (64 m) long mill. It reached its peak production in 1804, when 10,080 spindles were operating.

Chadkirk Chadkirk is an area in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport in Greater Manchester. It is located between the River Goyt and the Peak Forest Canal south of Romiley, east of the A627 road. The site of a former print works on the right bank of the river is now a business park. The ancient woodlands of Kirk Wood and Little Wood have been declared Sites of Biological Importance (SBI)

Chadkirk Chapel Chadkirk Chapel is a restored historic chapel near Romiley in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport in Greater Manchester. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.

St. Thomas’ Church, Mellor St. Thomas’ Church is at the top of a lane overlooking the village of Mellor, Greater Manchester. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II listed building. The church contains the oldest wooden pulpit in England and a late 12th-century Norman font.

Elder Mill, Romiley Elder Mill, Romiley was a cotton spinning mill in Romiley, Stockport, Greater Manchester. It was taken over by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation in the 1930s and passed to Courtaulds in 1964.

St George’s Church, Hyde St George’s Church is on Church Street, Hyde, Greater Manchester. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Mottram, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the diocese of Chester. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

Wood Mill, Woodley Wood Mill was a mill located by the River Tame in Stockport, Cheshire. Originally built in the early to mid 19th century and used as a bone mill. After 1848 the building was converted to a woollen mill and was rebuilt in 1864. The building was used for colour and chemical manufacturing and demolished in 1964.

Hyde Werneth (ward) Hyde Werneth is an electoral ward of Tameside, England. It is represented in Westminster by Jonathan Reynolds Labour Co-operative MP Jonathan Reynolds.

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