Styal is a
villageA village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a town or city. Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New York City and the Saifi Village in...
, located in
CheshireCheshire ; also known, archaically, as the County of Chester) is a ceremonial county in North West England. The traditional county town is the city of Chester, although Cheshire's largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Widnes, Runcorn, Macclesfield,...
,
EnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is situated on the
River BollinThe River Bollin is a major tributary of the River Mersey in the north-west of England.The town of Macclesfield used to dispose all its waste and sewage into the Bollin. The profusion of human sewage in the Bollin was still around in 1850....
, near to the town of
WilmslowWilmslow is a town in Cheshire, England. It lies to the south of the city of Manchester between Alderley Edge and Handforth. At the 2001 Census, the population of the town was 30,326....
.
Styal is a popular commuter village for nearby
ManchesterManchester is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. In 2007, the population of the city was estimated to be 458,100...
. The village is dominated by
Quarry Bank MillQuarry Bank Mill factory in Cheshire, England, one of the best preserved of the Industrial Revolution and is now a museum of the cotton industry. It is a Grade II* listed building....
and much of its housing consists of the mill's estate. The mill and the surrounding
country parkA country park is an area designated for people to visit and enjoy recreation in a countryside environment.-History:In the United Kingdom the term has a special meaning. There are about 250 recognised Country Parks in England and Wales. Most Country Parks were designated in the 1970s, under the...
are owned by The
National TrustThe National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland...
. It was once an area known as Pownall Fee.
There is a
railway stationStyal railway station serves the village of Styal near Manchester Airport in Cheshire, England. There are limited services which, as of 14/12/08, will serve local commuters and visitors to HMP Styal.-History:...
on the line linking Crewe, Wilmslow, Manchester Piccadily and Manchester Airport.
Styal is a
villageA village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a town or city. Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New York City and the Saifi Village in...
, located in
CheshireCheshire ; also known, archaically, as the County of Chester) is a ceremonial county in North West England. The traditional county town is the city of Chester, although Cheshire's largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Widnes, Runcorn, Macclesfield,...
,
EnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is situated on the
River BollinThe River Bollin is a major tributary of the River Mersey in the north-west of England.The town of Macclesfield used to dispose all its waste and sewage into the Bollin. The profusion of human sewage in the Bollin was still around in 1850....
, near to the town of
WilmslowWilmslow is a town in Cheshire, England. It lies to the south of the city of Manchester between Alderley Edge and Handforth. At the 2001 Census, the population of the town was 30,326....
.
Styal is a popular commuter village for nearby
ManchesterManchester is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. In 2007, the population of the city was estimated to be 458,100...
. The village is dominated by
Quarry Bank MillQuarry Bank Mill factory in Cheshire, England, one of the best preserved of the Industrial Revolution and is now a museum of the cotton industry. It is a Grade II* listed building....
and much of its housing consists of the mill's estate. The mill and the surrounding
country parkA country park is an area designated for people to visit and enjoy recreation in a countryside environment.-History:In the United Kingdom the term has a special meaning. There are about 250 recognised Country Parks in England and Wales. Most Country Parks were designated in the 1970s, under the...
are owned by The
National TrustThe National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland...
. It was once an area known as Pownall Fee.
There is a
railway stationStyal railway station serves the village of Styal near Manchester Airport in Cheshire, England. There are limited services which, as of 14/12/08, will serve local commuters and visitors to HMP Styal.-History:...
on the line linking Crewe, Wilmslow, Manchester Piccadily and Manchester Airport. The line opened on 1 May 1909. The station now has a limited Monday-Saturday service (3 trains in each direction) following a campaign was launched in February 2008 to lobby for more services (http://styal-station.org.uk). Sunday services every 2 hours were launched in May 2009 to coincide with the line's centenary.
The state primary school is located within the Styal National Trust estate.
Styal is the location of a women's
prisonA prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Other terms are penitentiary, correctional facility, and jail , although in the United States "jail" and "prison" refer to different subtypes of correctional facility...
HMP StyalHM Prison Styal is a Closed Category prison for female adults and young offenders, located in the village of Styal in Cheshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:...
. The prison occupies some former buildings of the Styal Cottage Homes. These were open from 1898 to around 1956. The Homes housed destitute children from the Manchester area. The prison opened in 1962.
The population in the 2001
censusA "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
was 5014 but this includes the nearby, smaller, village of Morley and part of the fringe of Wilmslow. The village was built for the workers of Quarry Bank Mill by Samual Greg.
Terry WaiteTerry Waite CBE is a British Quaker and Anglican, humanitarian and author. In the 1980s he was Archbishop of Canterbury Robert Runcie's Assistant for Anglican Communion Affairs. As an envoy for the Church of England, he travelled to Lebanon to try to secure the release of four hostages including...
the humanitarian, author and hostage negotiator came from Styal.
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