Millbrook, Greater Manchester Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Millbrook
Coordinates:53.493°N -2.034°W
Static Image Name:millbrooksb.jpg
Static Image Caption:St James' Church, Millbrook
Metropolitan Borough:Tameside
Metropolitan County:Greater Manchester
Region:North West England
Constituency Westminster:Stalybridge and Hyde
Post Town:STALYBRIDGE
Postcode District:SK15
Postcode Area:SK
Dial Code:0161
Os Grid Reference:SJ977996

Millbrook is a village near Stalybridge, northwest England. It is part of the Stalybridge South ward of Tameside metropolitan borough.It also played a huge part of the industrial revolution, as the name suggests, several cotton mills once existed, in and around the village, Bottomleys mill was in one of the first ever steam driven mills.

Millbrook suffered from the Storm Angus, 21 Nov 2016 when 3inches of rain fell on Tameside in five hours.[1]

History

Like most of Stalybridge, Millbrook lies within the historic county boundaries of Cheshire. Having previously been part of the Staley Local Board, it was included in the municipal borough of Stalybridge in 1881. The whole borough became part of the administrative county of Cheshire in 1888. Since 1974 Stalybridge has been in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Higgins. Adam. Tameside feels devastating impact of Storm Angus. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220043657/https://tamesidereporter.com/2016/11/tameside-feels-devastating-impact-of-severe-flooding/. 20 December 2016. 15 August 2021. Tameside Reporter. Quest Media Network Ltd. 22 November 2016.