Visit Torkington Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Torkington

  

Torkington Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Torkington

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Torkington history

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In 1875 Torkington was one of eight civil parishes of Cheshire to be included in the Stockport rural sanitary district. The district was abolished in 1974, under the Local Government Act, and its former area was transferred to Greater Manchester to form the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport.

You can visit Torkington places with Walkfo Torkington to hear history at Torkington’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Torkington has 35 places to visit in our interactive Torkington 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 Torkington, 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 Torkington places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Torkington & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 35 audio facts unique to Torkington places in an interactive Torkington map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Torkington Places Map
35 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Torkington places to visit

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

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.

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.

Davenport railway station (England) Davenport railway station is 7 miles (11 km) south east of Manchester Piccadilly on the Buxton Line. The station is located in the Stockport suburb of Stockport, Greater Manchester.

Torkington Torkington in Greater Manchester is part of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport. It is located in the Metropolitan borough of the city, Stockport, and is situated in the North East of the South East of Manchester.

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