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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Styal like this:
STYAL, a hamlet in Wilmslow parish, Cheshire; 5½ miles SSW of Stockport. It has a large cotton factory, a chapel of ease, and Wesleyan and Unitarian chapels.
Styal is now part of CHESHIRE EAST Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CHESHIRE EAST has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Styal itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Styal, in Cheshire East and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5431
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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