Bollington
Bollington
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is a village in the
county
of
Cheshire
in the north of
England
, north of
Macclesfield
and east of
Prestbury
. Bollington is also known locally as the Happy Valley. It is situated on the
River Dean
and the
Macclesfield Canal
. Two of the former cotton mills,
Adelphi Mill
and
Clarence Mill
, have been restored and made into tourist attractions. There is a connection with
Quarry Bank Mill
at nearby
Styal
through the younger
Samuel Greg
, who became the manager of one of the mills in Bollington on his father's death in
1832
. Bollington's most famous landmark is
White Nancy
, a steep hill with a monument to the
Napoleonic Wars
at the summit.
External links
Local website
Short description of Bollington
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