Broadbottom is a village in the metropolitan borough of Tameside in Greater Manchester in the north west of England, by the River Etherow, on the border with Derbyshire. Tameside is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in north west England. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England established in 1974 which covers an area roughly encompassing the conurbation surrounding the City of Manchester. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi   - Water (%) Population... The River Etherow is a river in the north west of England, and a tributary of the River Mersey. ... Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, and boasts some of Englands most attractive scenery. ...

Home Farm dates from 1604, and Broadbottom Hall from 1680, although deeds from 1330 show that William de Brodebothum left the land to his son Henry. The 19th century Hall and land is now Bostock Farm.

There was a 14th century waterpowered Corn Mill, and Moss Mill, an 18th century woollen mill which changed to cotton in the 19th century. Cotton ready for harvest. ...

At Summerbottom there is a row of eighteenth century weavers' cottages; they had a communal top floor where the looms were stored.

Hodge Printworks started out as a woollen mill in 1798. In 1805 it was converted into a dyeworks. The dyed cloth was of such high quality that some pieces are still on display in the Victoria and Albert Museum. In 1986, a team of archaeologists excavated the dye vats. The Cromwell Road entrance to the Victoria and Albert Museum The Victoria and Albert Museum viewed from Thurloe Square The main interior courtyard of the Victoria and Albert Museum in 2004. ...

Best Hill Mill was started in 1784 by John Marsland, but closed in 1884. The mill reopened early in the 20th century to make tape and webbing for use in World War I. It closed again in 1930. Combatants Allied Powers: British Empire France Italy Russian Empire United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary Bulgaria Germany Ottoman Empire Commanders Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Ferdinand Foch Nicholas II Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Wilhelm II Reinhard Scheer Franz Josef I Oskar Potiorek Ä°smail Enver Ferdinand I Casualties Military dead: 5,520...

Broad Mills was a collection of mills (factories), including a calico printing mill, run by the Sidebottom family. In 1860, there were 1200 people working there. In fire in the 1940s led to the mills' demolition. Lymefield Visitor Centre is close to the mills. Calico is a fabric made from unbleached, and often not fully processed, cotton. ...

In 1842, the railway came to town and a station was built on the Manchester-Glossop Line. A 120 ft high and 422 ft long viaduct over the River Etherow was constructed. Broadbottom railway station serves the village of Broadbottom in Greater Manchester and is on the Manchester-Glossop Line, 16 km (10 miles) east of Manchester Piccadilly. ... The Glossop Line is a railway line in northern England, connecting Manchester with Glossop and Hadfield in Derbyshire. ... Torontos Bloor Street Viaduct bridges the Don valley; road traffic uses the upper deck, rail traffic uses the lower deck. ... The River Etherow is a river in the north west of England, and a tributary of the River Mersey. ...

Broadbottom Cricket Club plays in the Derbyshire and Cheshire League.

External links

• History of Broadbottom Longendale.com