Millbrook, Greater Manchester

Millbrook

St James' Church, Millbrook
Millbrook
 Millbrook shown within Greater Manchester
OS grid referenceSJ977996
Metropolitan boroughTameside
Metropolitan county Greater Manchester
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town STALYBRIDGE
Postcode district SK15
Dialling code 0161
Police Greater Manchester
Fire Greater Manchester
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK ParliamentStalybridge and Hyde
List of places
UK
England
Greater Manchester

Coordinates: 53°29′35″N 2°02′02″W / 53.493°N 2.034°W / 53.493; -2.034

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.

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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