Gorton Heritage Trail is located approximately 3 miles from the centre of Manchester, England. The trail has been designed to promote and conserve the heritage and wildlife of Gore Brook Valley. It lies mainly within the Gore Brook Conservation area. There are eight listed buildings and other places of interest along the trail. The trail runs through what is still a surprisingly rural and environmentally diverse area; it has a meadow area along Gore Brook and a Butterfly Garden which give an ecological dimension to the trail. Origins of the Trail Gorton Heritage Trail Action Group (GHTAG) was founded in 1997 by local residents who were inspired to protect, enhance and maintain the area, and bring attention to its sites. Places of interest Sunny Brow Park Named after Sunny Brow Farm, which was originally on this site. It became a park in 1905 St. Philip's Church This Romanesque style parish church was opened in 1908 to serve the new houses being built in this area. Peacock's Tree Planted by Richard Peacock, the founder of Gorton's famous locomotive works, in memory of his wife. Gorton Hall Lodge Originally the entrance to the grounds of Gorton Hall, built in the 17th century and demolished in 1906. The lodge bears the initials of Richard Peacock who occupied the hall from 1865. Maiden's Bridge The original bridge was built over Gore Brook in 1737 to save local women having to raise their skirts as they crossed the brook on stepping stones, as local legend has it. Far Lane Once called Fir Lane or Further Lane, this was the original road into Manchester before Hyde Road was built in the 1820s. It still has its eighteenth-century cottages with numbers 46–50 dating from 1782. Brookfield Lower Meadow This is now a wildlife area through which the landscaped 'Peacock's Walk' was originally laid for its namesake to walk to church. The site of the Dissenters' chapel is in the area of the burial ground to the rear of Brookfield Church. The Richard Peacock Mausoleum This ornate marble and stone tomb is the resting place of the industrialist, benefactor and Gorton's first MP who died in 1889. Brookfield church and the 'dissenters graveyard' Brookfield is a fine Grade II Listed Victorian Gothic Church, opened in 1871, built by Thomas Worthington, and commissioned by Richard Peacock of the powerful local Peacock and Beyer engineering and locomotive building firm. Known