Coppull Mill
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 Location within the Borough of Chorley
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| Cotton | |
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| Spinning (ring mill) | |
| Location | Coppull, Chorley |
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| Coordinates | 53°37′38″N 2°39′41″W / 53.6271°N 2.6615°WCoordinates: 53°37′38″N 2°39′41″W / 53.6271°N 2.6615°W |
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| Date | 1906 |
| Engine maker | J & E Wood |
| Engine type | triple-expansion four-cylinder engine |
| Valve Gear | Corliss valves |
| rpm | 68 rpm |
| Flywheel diameter | 26ft |
| Transmission type | rope |
| No. of ropes | 36 |
| Boiler configuration | |
| Pressure | 200psi |
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Coppull Mill is a former cotton spinning mill in Coppull, Chorley, Lancashire. It was opened in 1906, and its sister mill, Mavis Mill in 1908. Together they employed 700 workers. The mill was taken over by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation in the 1930s and passed to Courtaulds in 1964. The building is a Grade II listed building and is now used as an enterprise centre.
Coppull is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, England. It is part of the Borough of Chorley, lies around 300 feet (91 m) above sea level and has a population of around 7,600. It is bounded by Whittle Brook, Clancutt Brook, the River Yarrow, Eller Brook, Hic-Bibi Brook and Stars Brook. Coppull is located between Chorley and Wigan, to the east of the A49 road near Charnock Richard. The village was 6 km from the Leeds and Liverpool Canal but was served from 1834 by the North Union Railway.
Coppull expanded greatly along with the rest of Lancashire during the Industrial Revolution of the 18th century. As well as the Cotton industry the town is situated on the Lancashire Coalfield. There were several major collieries located in the town during this era with notable collieries being Chisnall Hall and Ellerbeck. Coppull Mill was built in 1906, with elaborate decoration. It was a ring mill, and was used to spin 10's to 24's counts for general manufacture.
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