Do you know why the corner knickerbrook is named so?
No idea? I assumed it would be something to do with the little stream that runs under the track at the bottom of Clay Hill.
yes part brook and part knickers!!!
A local massive character from Sandbach Derek (Blaster) Bates a demolition contractor who trained in the army with pops, did loads of work on tree blowing up, literally big one vertically to save digging the roots out. He did some work at Oulton park when it was just that a green park. After he retired he became an after dinner speaker ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1TW5WKWLnAnaming at the end of the clip, (think the clip is early 80's)
if it doesn't play search you tube for "the naming of knicker brook"
