About the Torrvale Mill

What is Torr Vale Mill? Torr Vale Mill closed in the latter part of 2000 after more than two centuries as a textile mill. The Mill probably holds the record as being the only mill in England to have remained continuously in the cotton manufacturing industry, having survived from the late 1790's until its final closure in 2000.

Where is Torr Vale Mill? Torr Vale Mill was the last surviving textile mill in the once thriving textile town of New Mills, in the High Peak, Derbyshire. It is dramatically located at the bottom of the Torrs (a deep gorge on the River Goyt) alongside the award winning Millennium Walkway. The picture on the right shows Torr Vale Mill and the Millenium Walkway with the River Goyt running between the two.	Click on the image for a full size view.

New Mills is a small town just 15 miles from the centre of Manchester and is easily accessible by both rail and road, having two railway stations in the town, and the main A6 trunk road skirting the town centre. For a map of the location of New Mills click here