Styal
| Styal | |
| Cheshire | |
|---|---|
 Styal, Cheshire showing Altrincham Road | |
| Location | |
| Location: | 53°20’55"N, 2°14’55"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,051 (2011) |
| Post town: | Wilmslow |
| Postcode: | SK9 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cheshire East |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Tatton |
Styal is a village and civil parish on the River Bollin near Wilmslow, Cheshire.
Styal is a commuter village, with access to Manchester in an area once known as Pownall Fee. The village is dominated by Quarry Bank Mill, built in 1784 by Samuel Greg who also arranged for housing to be built for the workers; many of the buildings at Styal Estate still stand and some are historically designated.[1] The cotton mill itself is a designated Grade-II* listed building.[2] The National Trust owns the site and operates it as a museum.[3] According to the European Union, the mill with Styal village make up "the most complete and least altered factory colony of the Industrial Revolution. It is of outstanding national and international importance".[4]
Styal railway station is on the line linking Crewe, Wilmslow and Manchester Piccadilly. The line opened on 1 May 1909. The station is currently served by one train an hour in each direction to Liverpool Lime Street and Wilmslow or Crewe; this had previously been limited to eight trains a day. A campaign was launched in 2008 to lobby for more services.[5] Sunday services every two hours were launched in May 2009 to coincide with the line's centenary. The state primary school is on the Styal National Trust estate.
HMP Styal is a women's prison which opened in 1962 and occupies some former buildings of the Styal Cottage Homes. These homes were open from 1898 to around 1956 and housed destitute children from the Manchester area.
The population in the 2001 Census was 5,014, including the nearby smaller village of Morley and part of the fringe of Wilmslow. The population for the civil parish according to the 2011 Census was 1,051.[6]
Terry Waite, the humanitarian, author and hostage negotiator, is from Styal.
References
- ↑ Styal Village
- ↑ QUARRY BANK MILL List Entry Number 1237687
- ↑ Quarry Bank Mill and Styal Estate
- ↑ QUARRY BANK MILL
- ↑ http://styal-station.org.uk
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129275&c=Styal&d=16&e=62&g=6408682&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1458057539073&enc=1. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
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