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Macclesfield Rural District
Macclesfield Rural District was a rural district of Cheshire, England from 1894 to 1974. Macclesfield as a Municipal Borough and Bollington as an urban district formed an enclave which was surrounded by Macclesfield RD. The district was formed in 1894 based on Macclesfield rural sanitary district by the Local Government Act 1894. It was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972 in 1974 and became part of the new Macclesfield borough, which was itself abolished in 2009. Civil parishes within the former area * Adlington * Bosley * Chelford * Chorley * Eaton * Gawsworth * Great Warford * Henbury * Higher Hurdsfield * Kettleshulme * Knutsford * Lyme Handley * Macclesfield ForestMacclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough are now a joint civil parish * Marton * Mottram St. Andrew * Nether Alderley * North Rode * Over Alderley * Pott Shrigley * Poynton-with-Worth * Prestbury * Rainow * Siddington * Snelson * Sutton * Wildboarclough * Wincle * WithingtonParish now c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macclesfield Rural District, Cheshire (1970)
Macclesfield is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Bollin in the east of the county, on the edge of the Cheshire Plain, with Macclesfield Forest to its east; it is south of Manchester and east of Chester. Before the Norman Conquest, Macclesfield was held by Edwin, Earl of Mercia and was assessed at £8. The manor is recorded in the ''Domesday Book'' as "Maclesfeld", meaning "Maccel's open country". The medieval town grew up on the hilltop around what is now St Michael's Church. It was granted a charter by Edward I in 1261, before he became king. Macclesfield Grammar School was founded in 1502. The town had a silk-button industry from at least the middle of the 17th century and became a major silk-manufacturing centre from the mid-18th century. The Macclesfield Canal was constructed in 1826–31. Hovis breadmakers were another Victorian employer. Modern industries include pharmac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gawsworth
Gawsworth is a civil parish and village in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,705. It is one of the eight ancient parishes of Macclesfield Hundred. Twenty acres of the civil parish were transferred to Macclesfield civil parish in 1936 The country houses Gawsworth Old Hall, Gawsworth New Hall and Gawsworth Old Rectory are in the village. The authors of the Cheshire volume of the '' Buildings of England'' series state: There is nothing in Cheshire to compare with the loveliness of Gawsworth: three great houses and a distinguished church set around a descending string of pools, all within an enigmatic large-scale formal landscape. A wood near the village known as Maggotty Wood is the burial place of the eighteenth-century dramatist Samuel "Maggotty" Johnson. His ghost is reputed to haunt the wood. Governance Gawsworth Parish Council consists of 9 elected Councillors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pott Shrigley
Pott Shrigley is a small village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 census, the civil parish and village has a population of 289.Official 2001 census figures. Accessed 2007-06-11. The nearest town is to the southwest. The village has a primary school with around 22 pupils. The school was founded in 1492 and celebrated its 500th anniversary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Over Alderley
Over Alderley is a civil parishes in England, civil parish in Cheshire, England. It had a population of 318 at the 2011 Census. It includes the hamlets of Adders Moss, Adshead Green, Broadheath, Finlow Hill, Harebarrow, Harehill, Shaw Cross, Vardentown and Whirley. Notable buildings St Catherine's Church, Over Alderley is a Grade II* listed building. Alderley Lodge was built in the 19th century for the Brocklehurst family; it sits next to the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, National Trust land at Hare Hill. Nearby Birtles Hall is listed Grade II. See also *Listed buildings in Over Alderley References Civil parishes in Cheshire {{cheshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Rode
North Rode is a small village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 census, the population of the entire civil parish was 178. History North Rode was originally a township in Prestbury ancient parish, and it was also part of Macclesfield Hundred. In the nineteenth century, it was also placed in Macclesfield poor law union and rural sanitary district. In 1866, it was placed in Macclesfield rural district, and at the same time it became a separate civil parish. There was a small change to the boundary of the civil parish in 1936. The picturesque church is dedicated to St Michael and was built 1845–6. At that time North Rode became a separate ecclesiastical parish in Macclesfield rural deanery. In 1873 it was assigned to Macclesfield South rural deanery, and in 1880, it reassigned back into the re-established Macclesfield deanery. The church is part of a combined benefice with Gaws ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nether Alderley
Nether Alderley is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England, on the A34 a mile and a half south of Alderley Edge. The civil parish includes the hamlets of Monk's Heath and Soss Moss. At Monk's Heath crossroads, the A34 crosses the A537. The AstraZeneca research laboratories at Alderley Park house 260 cancer research scientists. At the 2011 census, the population was 665. Landmarks St Mary's Church, Nether Alderley, is a Grade I listed building, described by Nickolaus Pevsner as "unexpectedly and picturesquely irregular". Nether Alderley Mill is a 16th-century watermill owned by the National Trust and designated at Grade II*. Notable residents * David Beckham and his wife, pop star Victoria Beckham, used to have a house in Nether Alderley. * Neil Hamilton and his wife Christine used to live next door to St Mary's Church in Nether Alderley. *Ole Gunnar Solskjær Ole Gunnar Solskjær (; born 26 February 1973) is a Norwegian professional football manager and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mottram St
Mottram is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Buster Mottram, former British tennis player, son of Tony Mottram * Craig Mottram, Australian distance runner * Don Mottram, English flavour chemist * Eric Mottram, English poet * Heidi Mottram, British chief executive * James Cecil Mottram (1879–1945), British cancer researcher and naturalist * Leslie Mottram, Scottish football referee * Linda Mottram (born 1957), former British professional tennis player, daughter of Tony Mottram * Paul Mottram, classical and jazz composer * R.H. Mottram, English writer * Richard Mottram, British civil servant * Tony Mottram (1920–2016), British tennis player See also * Mottram St. Andrew, a village in Cheshire * Mottram in Longdendale Mottram in Longdendale is a village in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. At the 2011 census, the population for the ward of Longdendale, which includes Mottram and the surrounding area, was 9,950. Historically part of Cheshir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marton, Cheshire
Marton, Cheshire is a small village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England on the A34 road 3 miles (5 km) north of Congleton (). Its correct postal address is "Marton, Macclesfield" which avoids confusion with "Marton, Winsford". Its outstanding feature is the 14th-century timber-framed Timber framing (german: Holzfachwerk) and "post-and-beam" construction are traditional methods of building with heavy timbers, creating structures using squared-off and carefully fitted and joined timbers with joints secured by large woode ... church of St James and St Paul, founded in 1343. A plaque outside the church claims it is the oldest timber-framed church still in use in Europe. Marton is also home to a sessile oak known as the Marton Oak. The oldest in Cheshire, it is one of the biggest oaks in Britain. Although its trunk is split, it has a single root system and is therefore regarded as a single t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macclesfield Forest
Macclesfield Forest is an area of woodland, predominantly conifer plantation, located around south east of Macclesfield in the civil parish of Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough, in Cheshire, England. The existing woodland is the last substantial remnant of the Royal Forest of Macclesfield, a once-extensive ancient hunting reserve. The area also includes two reservoirs, Trentabank and Ridgegate. Macclesfield Forest lies on the western edge of the Peak District, within the South West Peak, and is partly inside the boundary of the National Park. The hills of Tegg's Nose and Shutlingsloe stand to the north west and south east, respectively; the moorland of High Moor lies to the south and the Goyt Valley lies to the west. Nearby villages include Langley and Wildboarclough.Ordnance Survey: The Peak District: White Peak Area (OL24). Macclesfield Forest is owned by United Utilities. Most of the woodland is designated a Site of Biological Importance, while part of the area i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyme Handley
Lyme Handley, sometimes known as ''Lyme'', is a small civil parish in between Disley and Stockport, in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England.Macclesfield Borough Website. Accessed 21 April 2007. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 151.Official 2001 Census Figures. Accessed: 20 August 2007. It is also area on the suburbs of < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knutsford
Knutsford () is a market town in the borough of Cheshire East, in Cheshire, England. Knutsford is south-west of Manchester, north-west of Macclesfield and 12.5 miles (20 km) south-east of Warrington. The population at the 2011 Census was 13,191. Knutsford's main town centre streets, Princess Street (also known locally as Top Street) and King Street lower down (also known as Bottom Street), form the hub of the town. At one end of the narrow King Street is an entrance to Tatton Park. The Tatton estate was home to the Egerton family, and has given its name to Tatton (UK Parliament constituency), Tatton parliamentary constituency, which includes the neighbouring communities of Alderley Edge and Wilmslow. Knutsford is near Cheshire's Golden Triangle (Cheshire), Golden Triangle, and on the Cheshire Plain between the Peak District to the east and the Welsh mountains to the west. Residents include ''Coronation Street'' actress Barbara Knox and footballers Peter Crouch, Sam Ricke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kettleshulme
Kettleshulme (Old Norse ''Ketil's island'' or ''Ketil's watermeadow'') is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England. The village is close to the border with Derbyshire, on the B5470 road from Whaley Bridge to Macclesfield in the valley of the Todd Brook, a tributary of the River Goyt. In 2001 it had a population of 353. Geology and climate The geology around Kettleshulme consists of Carboniferous limestone, shale and gritstone. The original settlement mainly consisted of a mixture of limestone and sandstone buildings, including the old church, built in the 19th century out of limestone quarried near Buxton, seven miles away. The village is above sea level; the nearest weather station in Buxton recorded that the area has a mean annual temperature of 7.8 °C and average annual rainfall of . Transport and accessibility The village is in the Pennines, from the centre of Manchester, making it popular with commuters. A bus service from Disley goes through Kettleshulme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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