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Cat and Fiddle Inn
A historic pub near the summit of the A537 Cat and Fiddle Road between Buxton and Macclesfield, once named Britain's most dangerous road and a famous biking destination.
13 km · about 25 min drive
England, United Kingdom · Europe
Poynton works well as a base: 5 minutes from Adlington, 14km from Cat and Fiddle Road.
Poynton is a town located in England, United Kingdom. With a population of 14,351, it is an important destination in Europe.
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Poynton is a town in the civil parish of Poynton-with-Worth, in the Cheshire East district and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England; from 1974 to 2009 it was in Macclesfield district. It is located on the easternmost fringe of the Cheshire Plain, 11 miles (18 km) south-east of Manchester, 7 miles (11 km) northRead more
of Macclesfield and 5 miles (8 km) south of Stockport.
The first mention of the manor of Poynton was in 1289. Coal was mined in Poynton from the 16th century and the collieries, under the ownership of the Lords Vernon from 1832 until their closure in 1935, were the largest in Cheshire. Consequent urbanisation and socioeconomic development necessitated better transport links; these came with the completion of the Macclesfield Canal through Poynton in 1831, the arrival of the Manchester and Birmingham Railway in 1845 and the Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway in 1869. In the late 20th century, Poynton became a commuter town for Manchester. Since 1945, the population has nearly trebled to 14,260 in 2011.
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Poynton is located in England, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 53.3500 latitude, -2.1167 longitude.
Poynton has a population of approximately 14,351 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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13 km · about 25 min drive
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