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The Millstone Inn was situated on Portwood Place. This pub was present by 1881 when the publican was John Burgess.

Source: Fred Taylor

The Millstone Inn, the name of two pubs, both now lost. The first was on Portwood Place and dated back to the 18th century, possibly prior to the industrialisation of the area in the 1780s, when a new bridge was built across the Goyt, directly linking Portwood to the Township of Stockport. The pub was located next to Brinnington Manorial Corn Mill, which explains its name. Unlike the rest of Stockport, Portwood was not well-served by public houses. The Millstone was the only licensed house in the area until the 1820s. When it was put up ‘To let’ in the 1860s, there was a brewery attached to the pub. Brewing ceased shortly after, when it became part of the Daniel Clifton estate, the company which owned Royal Oak Brewery. It was last mentioned in the 1890s, although the building stood until the 1970s.

Dave Stearn, Opening Times magazine, November/December 2025

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