In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Brinnington like this:
BRINNINGTON, a township in Stockport parish, Cheshire; adjacent to the Peak Forest canal, 2 miles NE of Stockport. Acres, 783. Real property, £18,101. Pop., 5,346. Houses, 1,189. Many of the inhabitants are employed in factories.
Brinnington through time
Brinnington is now part of Stockport district. Click here for graphs and data of how Stockport has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Brinnington itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Brinnington, in Stockport and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22455
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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