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Stock Brook is a locality in the town of Chadderton in Greater Manchester. It is located a short distance to the south west of Chadderton's modern commercial centre on Middleton Road. ==History== One of Chadderton's oldest districts, Stock Brook was the location the town's oldest water-powered cotton mill, The Bank, which dates from 1776.〔P.7 P.125 Lawson, Michael; Johnson, Mark (1997), Images of England: Chadderton, Tempus, ISBN 0-7524-0714-7〕 Stock Brook Mill dates from 1791. The mill was demolished in 1895. In common with other areas of the town Stock Brook saw significant expansion during the late 19th century cotton boom. Most of these mills have now been demolished but the Stockfield Mill, dating from 1862 is still in use (see also List of mills in Chadderton). The Springbank Bowling Club is a long-standing bowling and social club in the area that can trace its roots to the Chadderton Lyceum, an educational institute dating back to 1868.〔(Cycling Club )〕 The area also has a long-standing public house, The Spring Bank, first licensed in 1888.〔Chadderton Pubs And Their Licencees 1750 - 1999, Magee Rob (1986) ISBN 978 185216 134 7〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stock Brook」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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