Monument record 2609/2/4 - Higher Poynton Tubway

A railway running from Anson Pit to Nelson Pit was built by 1857. It was rope worked and closed around 1935. 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.