hundred
100 or one hundred (Roman numeral: C) is the natural number following 99 and preceding 101.
In medieval contexts, it may be described as the short hundred or five score in order to differentiate the English and Germanic use of "hundred" to de ...
of Macclesfield was an ancient division of the historic county of
Cheshire
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, in
northern England
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. It was known to have been in existence at least as early as 1242, and it was formed to a great extent from the earlier Domesday hundred of Hamestan.
When the Hundred of Hameston was formed, the village which was later named Macclesfield was the principal settlement in East Cheshire. It became the location of administration for the Hundred of Hameston, and the Hundred Court was held there. It is not known when or why the village and Hundred became known as Macclesfield.
In 1361
Edward, the Black Prince
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was lord of the hundred, manor and borough of Macclesfield.
Parishes
Until 1866 the Hundred of Macclesfield contained, in addition to Macclesfield itself, the following eight ancient parishes:
* Alderley
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Gawsworth
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Mottram in Longdendale
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Northenden
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Stockport
Stockport is a town and borough in Greater Manchester, England, south-east of Manchester, south-west of Ashton-under-Lyne and north of Macclesfield. The River Goyt and Tame merge to create the River Mersey here.
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Wilmslow
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History
Toponymy
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provided the townships contained within these parishes became Civil Parishes in their own right.
Courts
Courts, or Eyres, were normally held annually in the region, a week after the close of the County Court. The
Justice of Chester
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presided over the courts, and he would spend several days visiting each hundred in the region.
See also
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Hundreds of Cheshire
The Hundreds of Cheshire, as with other Hundreds in England, were the geographic divisions of Cheshire for administrative, military and judicial purposes. They were introduced in Cheshire some time before the Norman conquest. Later on, both the n ...
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Ancient parishes of Cheshire
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