Carrbrook

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Carrbrook
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Carrbrook from Buckton Hill
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Carrbrook
Location within Greater Manchester
OS grid reference SD9801
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Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town STALYBRIDGE
Postcode district SK15
Dialling code 01457
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53°30′N2°02′W / 53.5°N 2.03°W / 53.5; -2.03

Carrbrook is a village east of Stalybridge, in Greater Manchester, England. Historically part of Cheshire, the area still has many seventeenth and eighteenth-century buildings. Much of the late-nineteenth and the early-twentieth-century village was built during the industrial boom brought by the printworks. In the 1970s modern Housing estates were built next to the old village on the lower flank of Harridge Pike. The view to the east of Carrbrook is dominated by the steep-sided Buckton Hill, on the summit of which is located Buckton Castle. Neighbouring communities include Millbrook, Heyheads and Mossley.

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Many properties in Carrbrook were threatened by a large wildfire burning on Buckton Moor in late June 2018. The fires burned for several weeks and the damage caused is still visible to this day. On 26 June 2018, 50 properties in Carrbrook were evacuated as the fire advanced towards the settlement. Carrbrook is now part of a high fire risk zone.

On the 27th December 2023 at approx. 23:10 GMT, a tornado hit the village during Storm Gerrit - the strongest in the UK since 2006. Heavy damage was done to some structures, however no deaths were recorded.

Education

The village school is named Buckton Vale Primary. The current school is the 3rd building.

Although there are no Secondary Schools in the village itself, nearby schools (which ultimately serve the village) are Copley Academy and Mossley Hollins High School.

Music

Every year on Whit Friday, Carrbrook is host to a popular brass band contest which takes place in the car park opposite the Buckton Vale Institute.

Transport

Bus routes serving the village include (as of March 2024):

Departures from Carrbrook South View/near Castle lane bus stop

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