Styal is a village, located in Cheshire, England. It is situated on the River Bollin, near to the town of Wilmslow.
Styal is a popular commuter village for nearby Manchester. The village is dominated by Quarry Bank Mill and much of its housing consists of the mill's estate. The mill and the surrounding country park are owned by The National Trust. It was once an area known as Pownall Fee.
There is a railway station on the line linking Crewe, Wilmslow, Manchester Piccadily and Manchester Airport. The line opened on 1 May 1909. The station now has a limited Monday-Saturday service (3 trains in each direction) following a campaign was launched in February 2008 to lobby for more services (http://styal-station.org.uk). Sunday services every 2 hours were launched in May 2009 to coincide with the line's centenary.
The state primary school is located within the Styal National Trust estate.
Styal is the location of a women's prison HMP Styal. The prison occupies some former buildings of the Styal Cottage Homes. These were open from 1898 to around 1956. The Homes housed destitute children from the Manchester area. The prison opened in 1962.
The population in the 2001 census was 5014 but this includes the nearby, smaller, village of Morley and part of the fringe of Wilmslow. The village was built for the workers of Quarry Bank Mill by Samual Greg.
Terry Waite the humanitarian, author and hostage negotiator came from Styal.
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Coordinates: 53°21′N 2°14′W / 53.35°N 2.233°W
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