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 through time
Styal is now part of Macclesfield district. Click here for graphs and data of how Macclesfield has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Styal itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Styal, in Macclesfield and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5431
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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