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 | To the north of Macclesfield, nestling just below the National Park boundary lies the town of Bollington. As the name suggests, this lies on the River Bollin, which flows from here down across the Cheshire plain.
Like Macclesfield, Bollington was also a mill town but produced principally cotton rather than silk. It has a number of former mills - though here they are often built of stone rather than brick. Here too spinning has long since ceased and has been replaced by other industries.
Bollington is also well known as a stopping point along the Macclesfield canal - part of the Cheshire Ring - and the canal crosses the valley of the river Deen on a tall aqueduct. The canal is the top section of the Macclesfield canal and is 518ft above sea level.
There is the very interesting Bollington Discovery Centre in the Clarence Mill beside the canal which is open to the public at the weekends and on Wednesday afternoons.
Bollington is a good centre for exploring the north-west corner of the Peak and is overlooked by Kerridge Hill, which is topped by a strange white cone called 'White Nancy', and offers a magnificent view of the area.
Bollington Photo Gallery - click on the images to enlarge- Click Here for a slide show
0 - Rainow view from Kerridge Hill | 
1 - Bollington - Macclesfield Canal | 
2 - Bollington - Clarence Mill & Macclesfield Canal | 
3 - Bollington - view from Kerridge Hill | 
4 - Bollington - White Nancy on Kerridge Hill | 
5 - Pott Shrigley | | |
Useful local links:Bollington Arts Centre Bollington Arts Centre have a programme which includes juazz, chamber concerts and art exhibitions.
Local places of interest | Lyme Hall and Park | Lyme Hall, a fine Italianate house in Disley, Cheshire, on the edge of the Peak District. Used by the BBC in their adaptation of Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice' - this is where Mr D'Arcy lived. Set in a large park with gardens. |
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