... bought land near to Manchester. The land was very cheap as the land was near to Manchester not in Manchester. Samuel had a advantage of transport as his land was near a river, this led from the factory to Manchester to Liverpool, this was his main aim and also to make profit. Samuel could not find land in Manchester as it had been taken all up so he looked on the outskirts. Samuel used the river Bollin as transport. Because of this he could take his work away to Manchester and Liverpool to be sold. The land he bought was in a valley and the land was suitable build a spinning cotton mill, he aimed to buy land 10 miles south of Manchester. Through the valley cut through the river Bollin from the north of Wilmslow. Samuel Greg leased the land and water rights from the Earl of Stamford and ...

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