Styal is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England; it is sited on the River Bollin. The village is located 2 miles north-north-west of Wilmslow and 2.5 miles south-east of Manchester Airport. Styal village grew during the early years of the Industrial Revolution when industrialist Samuel Greg built Quarry Bank Mill, a cotton mill and textile factory. The mill was si…Styal is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England; it is sited on the River Bollin. The village is located 2 miles north-north-west of Wilmslow and 2.5 miles south-east of Manchester Airport. Styal village grew during the early years of the Industrial Revolution when industrialist Samuel Greg built Quarry Bank Mill, a cotton mill and textile factory. The mill was situated on the bank of the River Bollin in order to use the water current to power the waterwheels. By the 1820s, the mill was expanding and, because of its rural location, Greg found the need to construct a new model village nearby to provide housing for his workers.
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