Strines
Strines is a village in Greater Manchester, in the valley of the River Goyt midway between Marple and New Mills and about six miles southeast of Stockport. The village falls within Marple parish and the Stockport metropolitan borough. Immediately surrounding Strines are the villages of Woodend, Hague Bar and Brookbottom, where there is a Conservation area. Close by are the towns of Marple and New Mills and the villages of Mellor and Rowarth. Nearby is the hamlet of Turf Lea.
| Strines | |
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.jpg.webp) St Paul's Church, Strines | |
  Strines Location within Greater Manchester | |
| OS grid reference | SJ973863 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | STOCKPORT |
| Postcode district | SK6 |
| Dialling code | 0161 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
It is served by Strines railway station on the Hope Valley Line.
Strines Print Works
Dovecote, Shrines
Strines had a print works from 1792 to 2001. From 1899 it was one of the Calico Printers' Association mills. The works had a reservoir with a dovecote in its centre from at least 1853.[1]
References
- "Strines Print Works" (PDF). New Mills History Society. 11 December 2003.
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