Styal
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Styal is a village in Cheshire, England, on the River Bollin and near to the town of Wilmslow. It is a popular commuter village for nearby Manchester. The village is dominated by Quarry Bank Mill and much of its housing is comprised of the mill's estate. The mill and the surrounding country park are owned by The National Trust.
There is a railway station on the branch line linking Wilmslow, Manchester Piccadily and Manchester Airport; and a primary school.
Styal is also the location of a women's prison. The prison is in the location, and includes some former buildings of, the Styal Cottage Homes; which were open from 1898 to around 1956. The Homes housed destitute children from the Manchester area.
The population in the 2001 census was 5014 but this includes the nearby, smaller, village of Morley and part of the fringe of Wilmslow.
Terry Waite the humanitarian, author and hostage negotiator came from Styal.
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| Unitary authorities: | Halton • Warrington |
| Boroughs/Districts: | Chester City • Congleton • Crewe and Nantwich • Ellesmere Port and Neston • Macclesfield • Vale Royal |
| Cities/Towns: | Alsager • Bollington • Chester • Congleton • Crewe • Ellesmere Port • Frodsham • Knutsford • Macclesfield • Middlewich • Nantwich • Neston • Northwich • Runcorn • Sandbach • Warrington • Widnes • Wilmslow • Winsford See also: List of civil parishes in Cheshire |
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