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Broadbottom is a village in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England.
Home Farm dates from 1604 and Broadbottom Hall from 1680.
There was a 14th-century water-powered corn mill and an 18th-century woollen mill, called ''Moss Mill'', which converted to producing cotton in the 19th century.
Broadbottom has one remaining textile mill that is still operating called ''Lymefield Mill''. The factory mill is next to the River Etherow and is currently occupied by Tiviot Prints Ltd.
East of the railway station is Broadbottom Viaduct that carries the railway line over the River Etherow. The official length of the viaduct is .
At Summerbottom, there is a row of 18th-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.
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.
Broad Mills was a collection of mills (factories), including a calico printing mill, run by the Sidebottom family. In the 1840s, it ran 25,000 spindles and 1,500 looms; by 1860, there were 1,200 people working there. The mill was bought by the John Hirst & Sons in 1872. In 1889, it became part of Broadbottom Mills Ltd who also owned Lymefield Mill. In 1906, it passed to the Broad Mills Co. Ltd., who worked it until 1934 when they went into liquidation. A fire in the 1940s led to the mills' demolition in 1949. Lymefield Visitor Centre is close to the mills.
Broadbottom railway station is on the
Historically
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in Cheshire
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, it stands on the River Etherow which forms the border with Derbyshire.
Description
Home Farm dates from 1604 and Broadbottom Hall from 1680.
There was a 14th-century water-powered corn mill and an 18th-century woollen mill, called ''Moss Mill'', which converted to producing cotton in the 19th century.
Broadbottom has one remaining textile mill that is still operating called ''Lymefield Mill''. The factory mill is next to the River Etherow and is currently occupied by Tiviot Prints Ltd.
Landmarks
East of the railway station is Broadbottom Viaduct that carries the railway line over the River Etherow. The official length of the viaduct is .
At Summerbottom, there is a row of 18th-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.
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.
Broad Mills was a collection of mills (factories), including a calico printing mill, run by the Sidebottom family. In the 1840s, it ran 25,000 spindles and 1,500 looms; by 1860, there were 1,200 people working there. The mill was bought by the John Hirst & Sons in 1872. In 1889, it became part of Broadbottom Mills Ltd who also owned Lymefield Mill. In 1906, it passed to the Broad Mills Co. Ltd., who worked it until 1934 when they went into liquidation. A fire in the 1940s led to the mills' demolition in 1949. Lymefield Visitor Centre is close to the mills.
Transport
Broadbottom railway station is on the Glossop Line
The Glossop line is a railway line connecting the city of Manchester with the towns of Hadfield and Glossop in Derbyshire, England. Passenger services on the line are operated by Northern Trains.
The line is the surviving section west of the ...
, east of Manchester Piccadilly
Manchester Piccadilly is the principal railway station in Manchester, England. Opened as Store Street in 1842, it was renamed Manchester London Road in 1847 and became Manchester Piccadilly in 1960. Located to the south-east of Manchester city ...
.
Services, operated by Northern Trains, run generally half-hourly between Manchester Piccadilly, Glossop
Glossop is a market town in the Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, England. It is located east of Manchester, north-west of Sheffield and north of the county town, Matlock. Glossop lies near Derbyshire's borders with Cheshire, Greater Manches ...
and Hadfield.
Community
Broadbottom Community Association organises events throughout the year for the local residents; their programme can be found on their website. The BCA has published a book about the history of Broadbottom compiled by local resident Mollie Sayer. Broadbottom Cricket Club plays in the Derbyshire and Cheshire League. Local man Will Pleasant also lives in Broadbottom, the village in which he lives. WHO??????Notable people
Actress Millie Gibson, known for ''Coronation Street
''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford.
Origi ...
'' and ''Doctor Who
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'', hails from Broadbottom.
See also
*Listed buildings in Longdendale
Longdendale is a valley, part of which is in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. In the valley are the villages of Broadbottom, Hattersley, Hollingworth and Mottram in Longdendale. These villages and the surrounding countryside contain 56 li ...
*Mottram in Longdendale (ancient parish)
Mottram in Longdendale was one of the eight ancient parishes of the Macclesfield Hundred of Cheshire, England. Centred on St Michael and All Angels Church it included the townships of Godley, Hattersley, Hollingworth, Matley, Newton, Stayley, ...
*unusual place names
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References
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{{authority control Villages in Greater Manchester Towns and villages of the Peak District Geography of Tameside