The Etherow Country Park was once part of the estate of George Andrew who
built Compstall Mill in the 1820s.
Operation of the cotton mill required a large workforce and in the tradition of mill
owners of the day, George Andrews built the village of Compstall, the church and school.
The mill was powered by 50 million gallons of water per day, collected from above the weir.
That’s enough water to fill 150 swimming pools! Held back by the weir, the River
Etherow broke its banks upstream to create valuable wetlandhabitats.
The water then passed down the feeder canal and across what is now the car park to drive the water wheel,
‘Big Lily’.
PATHS MAY BE SLIPPY AND MUDDY WHEN WET
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