| 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. It was formerly a mill village, historically part of Cheshire, 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.