Visit Romiley Places

Welcome to Visit Romiley Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Romiley

  

Romiley Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Romiley

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Romiley history

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Romiley has four primary schools, four Catholic schools and a Forum Theatre. The Forum Theatre is owned by Stockport Council but is managed by NK Theatre Arts. Secondary education is provided by Werneth School and Harrytown Catholic High School.

Romiley geography / climate

Romiley’s surroundings are semi-rural, although it is a suburb, with fields to the north. Compstall is home to the Etherow Country Park which is the largest country park in Stockport.

You can visit Romiley places with Walkfo Romiley to hear history at Romiley’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Romiley has 45 places to visit in our interactive Romiley 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 Romiley, 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 Romiley places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Romiley & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 45 audio facts unique to Romiley places in an interactive Romiley map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Romiley Places Map
45 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Romiley historic spots	Romiley tourist destinations	Romiley plaques	Romiley geographic features
Walkfo Romiley tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Romiley

  

Best Romiley places to visit

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

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.

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.

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.

Welkin Mill, Lower Bredbury Welkin Mill, Lower Bredbury is a cotton spinning mill in Stockport, Greater Manchester. It was built in the early years of the 20th century for ring spinning. The 162,000 sq ft (15,100 m) mill occupies a 5.15 acres (2.08 ha) site.

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.

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