Monument record 2531/1/3 - Junction of Anson Pit and Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway

Junction of Anson's Pit and the Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway. Poynton was once a coal mining community with the colliery operating from the 17th century until its closure in 1935. A network of railway branch lines linked the different pits and allowed the coal to be transported to Manchester, Winsford and Crewe. A number of terraced cottages built for the miners can be found in Poynton.