| Compstall | |
|---|---|
 The Athenaeum | |
  Compstall Location within Greater Manchester | |
| OS grid reference | SJ963908 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | STOCKPORT |
| Postcode district | SK6 |
| Dialling code | 0161 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Compstall 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 the mill wheels. A water wheel called Big Lily was the largest in England when it was built in 1839.[1] The former millpond forms part of Etherow Country Park, one of the oldest country parks in England.[2]
- ^ "Conservation Area Appraisal: Compstall". Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. March 2006. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
- ^ "Etherow Country Park". Friends of Etherow Country Park. Retrieved 11 December 2014.