Milnrow
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Milnrow is a small village in northern England, situated at the foot of the Pennines, between Rochdale and Oldham adjacent to Junction 21 of the M62 motorway.
While a map from 1292 shows "Milnehouses" at Milnrow's current location, the village name is believed to be a corruption of the old pronunciation of "Millner Howe", a water driven corn mill mentioned in deeds of 1568 at a place called Mill Hill on the river Beal.
Milnrow's main industry changed from wool to cotton around 1860. Cotton became the staple industry of the village until its general demise in the 1960s. Modern industry includes engineering, packaging materials, dyeing and finishing, and ink manufacture. Milnrow has taken the form of a main street (Dale Street) with developments on either side into the surrounding countryside. The village has numerous shops, churches and pubs, and Hollingworth Lake Country Park is close by.