Strines is a village in

Greater Manchester Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county and combined authority area in North West England, with a population of 2.8 million; comprising ten metropolitan boroughs: Manchester, Salford, Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tamesid ...

, in the valley of the River Goyt. It is located midway between Marple and New Mills, about six miles south-east of Stockport. The village falls within the Marple parish and the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport. Immediately surrounding Strines are the villages of Woodend, Hague Bar and

Brookbottom Brookbottom is a hamlet about a mile outside New Mills in the High Peak borough of Derbyshire, England. It has one pub, the Fox Inn, one phone box but two street lights. The Goyt Way (part of the Midshires Way The Midshires Way is a long-dis ...

, where there is a conservation area. Close by are the villages of Mellor and

Rowarth Rowarth is a hamlet about 2.5 miles (4 km) north of New Mills in the High Peak borough of Derbyshire, England. It is on the edge of the Peak District, in the hills between New Mills and Marple Bridge. It is within the parish boundary of New ...

, and the

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of Turf Lea.

Transport

The village is served by

Strines railway station Strines railway station serves the village of Strines, in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, on the outskirts of Greater Manchester, England. Until boundary changes in 1994, the station itself lay over the border in Derbyshire. History ...

on the Hope Valley Line. The station, and all stopping services, are operated by