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23-590: Etherow Country Park is in Compstall , a village between Marple Bridge and Romiley , in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport , Greater Manchester , England. It is a Local Nature Reserve and the starting point of the Goyt Way . Etherow was one of England's first country parks . Originally it was an industrial area incorporating a mine, a mill and a mill pond. The River Etherow flows through

46-444: A civil parish was any place in respect of which a rate could lawfully be levied. Most townships disappeared before 1866 either being included into adjacent civil parishes or gaining their own separate civil parish status. The use of the term 'township' persisted and has recently been revived as a name for subdivisions of boroughs in northern England. For example, the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale has township committees , and

69-467: A population of 865 in 1931. The district was abolished on 1 April 1936 to form Bredbury and Romiley Urban District , with part transferred to the Municipal Borough of Hyde . George Andrew experimented with printing; then, on the death of his father, started on the mill complex on the site known today. Between 1833 and 1833, he built Old Mill, a five-storey L-shaped building that fronted on

92-484: Is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport , Greater Manchester , England, between Marple Bridge and Romiley . 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. The waterways were constructed to carry water from the weir, on the River Etherow , to turn

115-418: Is also of considerable ornithological interest with water rail , an uncommon species, having been recorded. Etherow Country Park has many local groups associated with it: 53°25′12″N 2°02′17″W  /  53.420°N 2.038°W  / 53.420; -2.038 This Greater Manchester location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Compstall Compstall

138-550: Is one of the wards that make up the Sheffield Attercliffe parliamentary constituency . The area is often referred to as Mosborough Townships, but this usage does not have any administrative significance. In Shropshire, the name of Ruyton-XI-Towns preserves the memory only of medieval townships, eleven of which had been united under one manor; in Herefordshire , Bromyard still has areas referred to by

161-455: The Metropolitan Borough of Wigan divides the borough into ten townships, which each have a township forum. Wirral is divided into forty-four, for planning purposes. In Sheffield, Mosborough ward, which includes the districts of Halfway, Mosborough village, Waterthorpe, and Westfield, is one of the 28 electoral wards in the City of Sheffield. It is located in the eastern part of the city and

184-506: The West Riding and North Riding of Yorkshire , and north of this line, parishes tended on the whole to be large, containing several townships. However, south of this line, parishes tended to contain single townships. A township appointed overseers of the poor and surveyors of highways in the same way as a parish and they financed their obligations by levying a rate, in the same way as parish officials. The original definition of

207-412: The 14th inst. suddenly of angina pectoris, under which he had laboured for some years, Thomas Andrew, Esq, of Harpurhey aged 68. He has left a widow and numerous family to lament his loss." His son, George Andrew I, reorganised the business. He built a water-powered cotton mill and a reservoir to power the wheels; he had a steam engine to provide backup power. The earliest workers' cottages had been built in

230-594: The Lily Wheel pit, would be restored and be used as commercial space. The Scotland Mill would be demolished and replaced with the New Scotland Mill with 32 two-bedroom duplex apartments overlooking the Country Park. The building would mirror the length, height and form of the original mill, using complementary materials. New 3- and 4-bedroom terraced family houses would be built along the north bank of

253-556: The basic unit of civil administration was the parish , generally identical with the ecclesiastical parish . However, in some cases, particularly in Northern England , there was a lesser unit called a township, being a subdivision of a parish. This could happen for several reasons: The local historian Dorothy Silvester has identified a "parish line", which divided northern from southern counties of England and Wales. In Denbighshire , Shropshire , Staffordshire , Derbyshire ,

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276-549: The market place marks where deals were made; it is a glacial erratic deposited during the last ice age. Once a deal was agreed, the parties would spit on their hands and hit the stone, sealing the deal. In 1804, the Andrew family established a water-driven calico printing business downstream from the present mill site. In 1821, Thomas Andrew died; the Manchester Guardian of 22 September recorded "On Friday morning

299-466: The mill wheels. A water wheel called Big Lily was the largest in England when it was built in 1839. The former millpond forms part of Etherow Country Park , one of the oldest country parks in England. Compstall was first noted as a place where farmers would meet to trade and sell their sheep, which were held at Barlow Fold, Greave Fold, Ratcliffe Fold, Beacom Fold and Lower Fold. The Touch Stone in

322-522: The multipurpose Athenaeum in 1865. St Paul's Church of England church was built in the Early English style. Steam and gas lighting were installed in the mill by 1890 and these were replaced by electricity in 1915. Werneth was formerly a township and chapelry in the parish of Stockport. In 1866, Werneth became a separate civil parish ; on 30 September 1897, it was renamed Compstall . In 1902, Compstall became an urban district , which had

345-478: The nearest is over a mile away at Marple . It is a stop on the Hope Valley Line between Sheffield , New Mills Central and Manchester Piccadilly . Services are generally half-hourly on Mondays to Saturdays, hourly on Sundays. Township (England) The township is distinguished from the following: 'Township' is, however, sometimes used loosely for any of the above. In many areas of England,

368-537: The park and is the source for the mill pond. With the decline of industry, the mill pond and park have become a nature reserve and a place for people to spend time walking and taking in the peaceful surroundings. Compstall Nature Reserve is a 12.8-hectare (32-acre) region of the park which was designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in 1977; this was for its biological interest, especially its wide range of habitats including open water, tall fen, reed swamp , carr and mixed deciduous woodland . The site

391-466: The park, running for a distance of 10 miles (16 km) through Compstall, Marple and New Mills to Whaley Bridge in Derbyshire. There are regular bus services on a circular route to and from Stockport town centre: the 383 travels anticlockwise to Romiley, Bredbury and Portwood ; and the 384 clockwise to Marple Bridge, Marple and Offerton . Compstall does not have its own railway station;

414-557: The river and on Market Street. At its north end, there was a four-storey building that housed the water wheel. During the six years from 1833 to 1839, the Scotland Mill, the Victoria Mill, Provans Mill and Noah's Ark weaving sheds were built. The first two water wheels , Old Josh and North Wheel, were supplemented by the giant Lily Wheel in 1838; this was 17 ft (5.2 m) wide and 50 ft (15 m) in diameter and

437-490: The river where the mechanic shop once stood. A new clubhouse for Etherow Country Park Sailing Club would be built on or near the site of the now demolished Noah's Ark shed. As with any scheme, there would be landscaping, the site would be tidied, parking provided and public open spaces constructed. Compstall Hall was built by George Andrew in 1825 in the Grecian Villa style, with an imposing driveway and entrance. It

460-493: The southern side of the bridge in 1806; in 1823, cottages were built along Market Street on the north side and this became the heart of the village. With further mills, further houses were added to the north of the village and, by 1839, the village was almost complete. A Co-op store was opened in 1851 and further shops followed. The first church was the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel. The Andrews family built

483-414: Was built by Fairburn and Lillie. The North Mill was added between 1839 and 1847 and the mill office was extended. The Albert Mill and a range of riverside buildings, including the mechanics shop, were extended between 1847 and 1872. Over the next 25 years, many extra weaving sheds were added and extended. By 1907, a new engine house had been added. After a long period of consultation, planning permission

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506-608: Was owned by James Walton during the 1850s. Compstall Bridge is a Grade II listed building and carries the B6104 road over the River Etherow. Etherow Country Park was established in 1968; covering 240 acres, it is one of the oldest country parks in England and one of the most widely visited in Stockport. The park includes several millponds and other industrial relics alongside the River Etherow. The Goyt Way starts in

529-455: Was sought in July 2009 to restore and redevelop the site. It was proposed that there should be 121 residential units and 25,136 square feet (2,335.2 m ) of commercial space. The Victoria and Albert Mills would be refurbished to create 58 apartments. The Engine House would be restored and house the existing electricity sub-station and provide industrial space. The boiler house, with its traces of

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