Springfield Copse

Springfield Copse is a deciduous forest in Stockport, England. Springfield Copse is situated nearby to the hamlet Strines, as well as near Woodend.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Disley railway station and Strines railway station.

Disley railway station

Railway station

Photo: Peter Whatley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Disley railway station serves the village of Disley in Cheshire, England. It is sited 12+1⁄3 miles south-east of Manchester Piccadilly on the Buxton Line, built by the Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway.

Strines railway station

Railway station

Photo: Peter Whatley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Strines railway station serves the village of Strines and the hamlet of Turf Lea in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, in Greater Manchester, England. Until boundary changes in 1994, the station itself lay over the border in Derbyshire.

New Mills Central railway station

Railway station

Photo: Rob500, CC BY 3.0.

New Mills Central railway station serves the town of New Mills in Derbyshire, England. It is on the Hope Valley Line between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield, 12+3⁄4 miles east of the former.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Mills and Marple.

New Mills

Photo: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0.

New Mills is in Derbyshire. It's unlikely to feature on many itineraries in its own right, but it's worth stopping off for an hour or two if travelling between Manchester and the Peak District.

Marple

Photo: Parrot of Doom, Public domain.

Marple is a small town in the borough of Stockport, historically in Cheshire but now part of Greater Manchester. Agatha Christie often travelled this way, and named her character "Miss Marple" after her train was delayed here.