In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Walkmill like this:

Walkmill.-- vil., Audenshaw eccl. dist., Ashton under Lyne par., SE. Lancashire, near Guide Bridge sta., which is 5 miles NE. of Stockport.

Walkmill through time

Walkmill is now part of TAMESIDE District. Click here for graphs and data of how TAMESIDE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Walkmill itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Walkmill, in Tameside and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26570

Date accessed: 09th April 2026


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