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The Town of New Mills has an appealing balance of the rural  and urban, historic and modern.

New Mills is a unique and interesting town built on hillsides  at the foot of the Pennines, above a dramatic gorge where  the rivers Sett and Goyt join in the Torrs Riverside Park. The Sett descends from nearby high Kinder moorland at the  heart of the Peak District National Park. The Goyt curves  through tranquil meadows on either side of the town, connected  by the Torrs and a spectacular aerial walkway.

Many old mill-town stone buildings characterise  the centre of New Mills. However, the heritage  of multiple rail and road links to Stockport  and Manchester have also attracted modern residential  developments, such that the population is around  10,000.

A very significant attraction of New Mills  is its balance of the rural and urban, being  set in scenic greenbelt landscape while having  proximity to shops, services and employment  in neighbouring towns of Stockport, Hyde, Glossop,  Buxton and Macclesfield.

However, the town itself has its own distinctive  appeal. Part of this derives from the past -  the ancient geology that has bestowed the deep  gorge within the town centre and the heritage  of industrialisation over many centuries.

This has been capitalised upon in recent decades  with the creation of the Torrs  Riverside Park, Sett Valley Trail, Waterside  and Goytside  Meadows reserves, Millennium Walkway  and Heritage  Centre,

Through the Town Council, New Mills has been  able to establish and maintain an enviable asset  of public parks throughout the town, which provide  recreational spaces for walking, sports, play,  events and general enjoyment.

In the built-up central parts a conservation area has been established to protect and regenerate the quality of the buildings and public spaces. Further regeneration is looked for in the future  through the New Mills Town Partnership.

 

 

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This site is listed in the British Towns and Villages Encyclopaedia of Great Britain and we can be found in the entry for New Mills