Waulkmill Waterfall
Waterfall Cheshire East, England
About Waulkmill Waterfall
Down in Ingersley Vale on the edge of Bollington, the River Dean drops sharply over a weir and a rocky ledge to form the Waulkmill Waterfall, tucked into the lower slopes of Kerridge Hill. The name gives away the history: a fulling mill — used to clean and strengthen woollen cloth — stood here as early as 1611, when a map of Rainow recorded it tenanted by one Rauf Thorley. The waterfall itself marks roughly where a mill pond once sat, and the ruinous bulk of the later Ingersley Vale cotton spinning mill, built in 1803, looms further along the vale. The path down through Waulkmill Wood, a Woodland Trust site, is lined with large slabs of Kerridge stone and passes through a quiet mixed woodland that fills with bluebells in late spring — probably the best time to visit. A stone farmhouse sits right beside the falls. The whole spot connects into the Gritstone Trail and a broader network of footpaths, so most people arrive on foot from Bollington town centre, a short walk away.
Location & details
- Category
- Waterfall
- Region
- Cheshire East, England, United Kingdom
- Coordinates
- 53.29302, -2.08780
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