Millbrook, Greater Manchester

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Human settlement in England

Millbrook

St James' Church, Millbrook

Millbrook

Location within Greater Manchester

OS grid reference| SJ977996
Metropolitan borough|

* Tameside

Metropolitan county|

* Greater Manchester

Region|

* North West

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| STALYBRIDGE
Postcode district| SK15
Dialling code| 0161
Police| Greater Manchester
Fire| Greater Manchester
Ambulance| North West
UK Parliament|

* Stalybridge and Hyde

List of places

England
Greater Manchester

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.

Millbrook suffered from the Storm Angus, 21 Nov 2016 when 3 inches (7.6 cm) of rain fell on Tameside in five hours.[1]

## History

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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.

## See also

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* Greater Manchester portal

* Listed buildings in Stalybridge

## References

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1. ^ Higgins, Adam (22 November 2016). "Tameside feels devastating impact of Storm Angus". Tameside Reporter. Quest Media Network Ltd. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2021.

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