Bollington
Coordinates: 53°17′55″N 2°05′35″W / 53.2987, -2.093 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Bollington shown within Cheshire
Population	7,095
OS grid reference	SJ9377
Parish	Bollington
District	Macclesfield
Shire county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MACCLESFIELD
Postcode district	SK10
Dial code	01625
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Macclesfield
European Parliament	North West England
List of places: UK • England • Cheshire

Bollington is a small town ^[1] in Cheshire, England, north of Macclesfield and east of Prestbury. In the Middle Ages it was part of the Earl of Chester's manor of Macclesfield. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... The Cheshire Plain - photo taken adjacent to Beeston Castle The Cheshire Plain - photo taken towards Merseyside The Cheshire Plain panorama - photo taken from Mid-Cheshire Ridge Cattle farming in the county Black-and-white timbered buildings on Nantwich High Street Cheshire (or, archaically, the County of Chester)[1] is a... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... Macclesfield is a local government district, borough and parliamentary constituency in Cheshire England. ... Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... The Cheshire Plain - photo taken adjacent to Beeston Castle The Cheshire Plain - photo taken towards Merseyside The Cheshire Plain panorama - photo taken from Mid-Cheshire Ridge Cattle farming in the county Black-and-white timbered buildings on Nantwich High Street Cheshire (or, archaically, the County of Chester)[1] is a... The region, also known as Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity of England in the United Kingdom. ... North West England is one of the nine regions of England. ... This is an alphabetical list of countries of the world, including independent states (both those that are internationally recognised and generally unrecognised), inhabited dependent territories and areas of special sovereignty. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... UK postal codes are known as postcodes. ... The SK postcode area, also known as the Stockport postcode area[1], is a group of postal districts around Alderley Edge, Buxton, Cheadle, Dukinfield, Glossop, High Peak, Hyde, Macclesfield, Stalybridge, Stockport ans Wilmslow in England. ... The UK telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Numbering Plan, is regulated by the Office of Communications (Ofcom), which replaced the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) in 2003. ... Cheshire Constabulary is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the English non-metropolitan county of Cheshire and the unitary authorities of Halton (including Runcorn, and Widnes) and Warrington. ... A Fire Appliance belonging to the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service The fire service in the United Kingdom has undergone dramatic changes since the beginning of the 21st century, a process that has been propelled by a devolution of central government powers, new legislation and a change to operational... The Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service is the statuory fire and rescue service for the English non-metropolitan county of Cheshire and the unitary authorities of Halton (including Runcorn, and Widnes) and Warrington. ... Crest of NHS ambulance services in England Crest of the Scottish Ambulance Service In the UK, the majority of ambulance services are provided under the National Health Service through local ambulance trusts. Each trust is specific to a county or area, and so the country is divided across a number... The North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust was formed on 1 July 2006 as part of Health Minister Lord Warners plans to reduce the number of NHS ambulance service trusts operating in the United Kingdom to 12. ... The United Kingdom House of Commons is made up of Members of Parliament (MPs). ... Macclesfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... This is a list of Members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom in the 2004 to 2009 session, ordered by name. ... North West England is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places within counties List of places in Bedfordshire List of places in Berkshire List of places in Buckinghamshire List of places in Cambridgeshire List of places in Cheshire List of places in Cleveland List of places... This is a list of settlements in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. ... The Cheshire Plain - photo taken adjacent to Beeston Castle The Cheshire Plain - photo taken towards Merseyside The Cheshire Plain panorama - photo taken from Mid-Cheshire Ridge Cattle farming in the county Black-and-white timbered buildings on Nantwich High Street Cheshire (or, archaically, the County of Chester)[1] is a... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... Macclesfield Town Hall St. ... Prestbury is a village about 1. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... The Earldom of Chester is one of the few palatine earldoms in England. ... Macclesfield Town Hall St. ...

Bollington is also known locally as the Happy Valley. It is situated on the River Dean and the Macclesfield Canal. This page is a candidate for speedy deletion, because: insignificant If you disagree with its speedy deletion, please explain why on its talk page or at Wikipedia:Speedy deletions. ... Marple Wharf looking towards Marple Junction, 1970s Morriss Change (Roving) Bridge at Congleton, August 1994 The Macclesfield Canal is a canal in east Cheshire, England. ...

Bollington's most famous landmark is White Nancy, a monument that some say was built to commemorate the Battle of Waterloo in the Napoleonic Wars at the summit of Kerridge Hill. White Nancy White Nancy is a famous local landmark in the town of Bollington, Cheshire. ... Combatants First French Empire Seventh Coalition: United Kingdom Kingdom of Prussia United Netherlands Hanover Nassau Brunswick Commanders Napoleon Bonaparte Michel Ney Duke of Wellington Gebhard von Blücher Strength 73,000 67,000 Coalition 60,000 Prussian (48,000 engaged by about 18:00) Casualties 25,000 dead or wounded... Combatants Allies: Austrian Empire[1] Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of Prussia[1] Russian Empire[2] Kingdom of Spain[3] Kingdom of Sweden United Kingdom[4] Ottoman Empire[5] French Empire Kingdom of Holland Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Naples Duchy of Warsaw Kingdom of Bavaria[6] Kingdom of Saxony[7... Kerridge is a village in Cheshire, England near to Bollington. ...

Bollington used to be served by the Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple railway, a former railway between Marple Rose Hill and Macclesfield. The railway was built to serve the cotton mills of Bollington and Kerridge stone quarries as well as the coal fields in the area, principally at Poynton. The line was closed in 1970 because British Rail was losing money on the line. Now it is a popular place for walking and riding horses and is known as the Middlewood Way. Marple is a village close to Stockport, Greater Manchester in England. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Logo of British Rail British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ... The Middlewood Way is a ten-mile linear park between Macclesfield (UK) and Rose Hill Marple that was officially opened on the 30th May 1985 by Dr David Bellamy. ...

Cotton mills

In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Bollington was a major centre for cotton milling. At one time there were as many as thirteen mills in the town, many along the valley of the River Dean, but none is still working in cotton or other fibres, and only four original mills remain in modern commercial use. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion, because: insignificant If you disagree with its speedy deletion, please explain why on its talk page or at Wikipedia:Speedy deletions. ... Cotton ready for harvest. ...

Three of the remaining mills, Adelphi, Clarence and Lowerhouse, are in good condition and in full use. The top floors of Clarence Mill have been converted to apartments and the mill also provides a number of retail outlets on the Macclesfield Canal side together with the Civic Society's Discovery Centre which tells the story of the Happy Valley, its cotton and other industries. A highlight is the society's vast photographic archive of the local area. Adephi Mill, which belonged to the Courtaulds group, was closed in the 1960s and is now converted for many small firms to operate from and has gained a new lease on life. Marple Wharf looking towards Marple Junction, 1970s Morriss Change (Roving) Bridge at Congleton, August 1994 The Macclesfield Canal is a canal in east Cheshire, England. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ...

Lowerhouse Mill houses a thriving paper coating business. It was built by the Antrobus family, and later owned and developed by Samuel Greg, son of Samuel Greg of Quarry Bank Mill at nearby Styal, who became the manager of the Lowerhouse Mill on his father's death in 1832. Samuel (junior) was renowned for his advanced social thinking and practices, providing housing, gardens, schooling and other benefits for his workers. He gave Bollington its nickname of the Happy Valley, but in German - Goldenthal. Samuel Greg (September 6, 1804 - May 14, 1876) was an English industrialist and philanthropist. ... Samuel Greg (March 26, 1758 - June 4, 1834) was a British entrepreneur and pioneer of the factory system at Quarry Bank Mill. ... Quarry Bank Mill is an historic factory in Cheshire, England, one of the best preserved of the Industrial Revolution and is now a museum of the cotton industry. ... Styal is a village in Cheshire, England, on the River Bollin and near to the town of Wilmslow. ... Year 1832 (MDCCCXXXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Lower Mill now houses part of Tullis Russell Coated Papers.

One of the oldest surviving mills in Bollington is the very small Defiance Mill built in Queen Street about 1800, now restored for residential occupation. // ON MAY 5 1853 MR.FADER HAD SEX WITH A MAN NAME MR WIEN THEN THEY HAD SON NAMEDMRS COTURE AND MR MANOOGIAN WENT INTO MRS HASKELLS OFFICE NAKED AND DANCED AROUND AND MASTERBATED ON HER CHEST AND SHE LICKED IT OFF THEN THEY HAD ORAL SEEX WITH NAPLOEAN OF...

There is a large paper coating mill on the site of Lower Mills. The original mill was built by George Antrobus in 1792 but very little of those buildings remain. A stone built traditional mill still survives amongst the more recent brick developments. In the 1830s and 1840s this mill was rented to Thomas Oliver and Martin Swindells for the production of fine cotton thread for the Lace-making industry. Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 (MDCCCXXX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Lace appliqué and bow at the bust-line of a nightgown. ...

Culture & Activities

Every five or six years since 1964, the village has played host to the Bollington Festival, which runs for a fortnight and involves a huge range of community activities, from concerts to shows, to local history events, to competitions. In 2005 Canalside Community Radio was launched to provide community news and entertainment for the duration of the festival. Cousins John and Terry Waite very kindly opened the Festival. 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Canalside Community Radio (CCR-fm) is a radio station situated in Bollington, North-West England. ... Terry Waite at April 1993 Allentown College speech Terry Waite CBE (born May 31, 1939 in Styal, Cheshire, England) is a British humanitarian and author. ...

A well liked publication, Bollington Live! is produced three times a year by volunteers. The magazine is now entering its fourteenth year, funded by local businesses who advertise. Bollington Live! covers a wide range of issues of local interest, from historical articles, to matters of current concern.

The countryside around Bollington is extremely beautiful, and hiking, cycling, riding, and walking through the hills and along the canalside are popular activities. Grimshaw Lane canal wharf is a hive of waterway activity; boats can also be hired there for daytrips and holidays.

The village is well known for its large number of pubs, most of which have not been modernised. Many provide good food and are family-friendly.

The Recreation Ground, across the road from the library, provides a football pitch, bowling green and cricket pitch, all of which are in regular use by Bollington Cricket Club, Bollington Athletic Football Club, and the Bollington Bowling Club. Another cricket pitch located between South West Avenue and Clarke Lane, by the Lord Clyde pub, is home to Kerridge Cricket Club.

Bollington's youngsters can attend the local Youth Club and the Air Cadets at Water Street School, and the various branches of the Guiding and Scouting movements are all represented. Bollington United JFC has three clubs for children ranging from under-10s to under-17s.

The Sea Cadets

The Sea Cadet Corps is for 10 - 18 year old persons, it is a youth-based international organisation where youths can be part of a uniformed group which shows youths how how to have sensible but Serious Fun. Badge of the Sea Cadet Corps. ...

The staff and cadets meet in the Sea Cadet Unit (The Wharf, Grimshaw Lane) on a Monday(Seniors: 12+yrs, 7pm - 9:30 pm), Wednesday (Juniors:10 - 12yrs, 7pm-9pm) and Thursday (Seniors: 12+ yrs, 7pm - 9:30pm).^[2]

The Commanding Officer of the Unit - Sub-Lieutenant (SCC) D. Thickett (RNR) and the 1st-Lieutenant Petty Officer (SCC) J. Valentine help keep the unit running by fund-raising along with the other staff: Sub-Lieutenant (SCC)K. Black RNR, Petty Officer (SCC) V. Thickett, Probationary Petty Officer (SCC) H. Valentine, Probationary Petty Officer (SCC) A. Valentine, Probationary Petty Officer (SCC) A. Worthington, Probationary Petty Officer (SCC) S. Thickett, Trainee Instructor A. Palfreyman (Awaiting PPO Paperwork), C.I. O. Flower C.I. M. Droy and the Unit Pardre: Mr J. Lomas. Our Unit attachmentsm include: LtCdr (SCC) Peter Boyd RNR and Mr E. Dunn.^[2]

The unit funding involves fun activities such as the annual Duck Race, the Christmas Fair, Beating the Retreat Parade, Rememberance Sunday Parade, Trafalgar Parade and many other things. The cadets also get the chance to visit ships. For example: the unit affiliated ship HMS Mersey allows cadets to go and visit whenever they are in Liverpool.^[2]

The Bollington And Macclesfield Sea Cadets also have a unit website: [1]

Famous Residents & Natives

Terry Waite, best known for having been held hostage for four years in Lebanon, but who has devoted his life to humanitarian causes, was born and lived for a short time in Bollington; his father was the village Bobby (Policeman). Terry Waite at April 1993 Allentown College speech Terry Waite CBE (born May 31, 1939 in Styal, Cheshire, England) is a British humanitarian and author. ... A police officer is a warranted employee of a police service. ...

Sir James Chadwick, the Nobel prize-winning scientist who proved the existence of neutrons, was born in Bollington, and attended Manchester University. Sir James Chadwick Sir James Chadwick (20 October 1891 – 24 July 1974) was an English physicist and Nobel laureate. ... University of Manchester Motto: Cognitio Sapientia Hvmanitas Knowledge, wisdom, humanity. ...

David Dickinson, of TVs 'Bargain Hunt' fame, lives in the town. David Dickinson David Dickinson (born David Gulessarian, 16 August, 1941 in Stockport, Cheshire) is an English antiques expert and television presenter of Armenian ancestry. ... Bargain Hunt is a daytime television programme on BBC1, in which two teams (the Reds and the Blues), both made up of two people, are given £300 (originally £200) each with which to buy a number of items from bric-a-brac sales and attempt to make their money back...

Nearby live the footballers Wayne Rooney, Wes Brown and Christiano Ronaldo. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article is about Wesley Brown the football player. ... We dont have an article called Christiano Ronaldo Start this article Search for Christiano Ronaldo in. ...

References

1. ^ Bollington Town - Cheshire County Council
2. ^ ^{a b c} Sea Cadets website

External links

• Happy Valley website
• List of published references to Bollington

v • d • e

Ceremonial county of Cheshire

Cheshire Portal
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