Prestbury is a village and

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in Cheshire, England, about 2 miles (3 km) north of

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. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 3,324;Official census figures
Retrieval Date: 10 June 2007 it increased slightly to 3,471 at the 2011 census. The ecclesiastical parish is almost the same as the former Prestbury local government

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which consisted of the civil parishes of Prestbury, Adlington and

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Toponym

As Prestbury was initially settled by priests its name derives from ''Preôsta burh'', which is sometimes thought to mean "priests' town", but more correctly means a priest's fortified enclosure.

History and geography

Prestbury lies between Macclesfield and

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, for the most part on elevated ground above the flood-prone River Bollin. The ancient Forest of Macclesfield is to the east. There is no evidence of a settlement before

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times, although a cemetery nearby which had been excavated in 1808 contained pottery cremation urns and signs of sacrifice and was presumably pre-

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. As a result of being initially settled by priests they chose an enclosure with a defensible location on the River Bollin where there was relatively high ground close to the river on both sides so that crossing was easy. From there they could travel to all parts of a parish which was extensive, though thinly populated, in part because the countryside was wild and barren and in part because the forest was reserved for hunting.

The parish

At the time of the

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, the parish consisted of thirty-five

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: * Adlington * Alderley * Birtles *

Bollington Bollington is a town and civil parish in Cheshire, England, to the east of Prestbury. In the Middle Ages, it was part of the Earl of Chester's manor of Macclesfield and the ancient parish of Prestbury. At the 2021 census, the parish had a pop ...

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* Fallibroome *

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* Henbury * Hurdsfield * Kettleshulme * Lower Withington * Lyme Handley *

* Macclesfield Forest * Marton * Mottram St.Andrew * Newton * North Rode * Old Withington * Pott Shrigley *

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* Prestbury * Rainow * Siddington *

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* Taxal * Tytherington * Upton * Wildboarclough * Wincle * Woodford * Worth Prestbury township was not mentioned in the

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, perhaps because information was not supplied or because Prestbury was only a church, not a manor. Twelve of the other townships are mentioned. Butley was valued at 2

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at the time of the Domesday Survey, compared with 30 shillings at the time of

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, Adlington and Macclesfield were both worth 20 shillings and Siddington 5 shillings. The other eight townships were valued "Waste". The church administered the civil as well as ecclesiastical affairs of the parish until the

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created

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s and civil parishes. Three of the townships, Butley, Fallibroome and Prestbury, constitute the present civil parish of Prestbury.

Village

The school, smithies, the mill, inns and the

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centre on a village street called "The Village", which is broad enough for cattle fairs and the like. Until the 19th century the village street was connected to Pearl Street, the main street of Butley, by a ford. In about 1825, a bridge of two arches was built, linking the village street to a new road ("New Road") passing behind the cottages and the Admiral Rodney pub on the southeast side of Pearl Street. In 1855 the bridge was replaced by the present bridge with one arch.Prestbury Cheshire Website
, accessed 20 October 2007 During the 19th century Prestbury became an important center of the silk industry. The parish accounted for around a third of the total number of males employed in that branch of

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in England and Wales in the early 19th century. Swanwick's factory operated and cottages were built for the workers ("Factory Cottages" or "Irish Row"). Weavers' cottages were built on both New Road and the village, with upper storeys for weaving. In the 20th century, improved communications made it possible for Prestbury to develop into a residential community. Prestbury MillPrestbury Cheshire Website
, accessed 17 October 2007 was destroyed by fire in 1940.

Conservation Area

The

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includes areas neighbouring the village street, the east side of Macclesfield Road as far south as the

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church,Prestbury Cheshire website
, accessed 20 October 2007 and New Road as far north as Butley Cottage
, accessed 20 October 2007 and its garden. Many of the buildings and structures in the Conservation Area are listed by

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, four of them, The Bridge Hotel, Priest's House, Horner's and Prestbury Hall being regarded as "Focal Buildings". Other buildings are considered to be of townscape merit. Trees and even some hedges are important landscape features. The Manor House was shown as the vicarage on the 1831 map. Brooks Cottages, marked with a plaque reading "Rodger Brooks and Ellen his wife erected this house in the 24 years of his life Ano Dom 1686" are among the listed buildings on the Butley side of the Bollin.

Other areas

Smithy Cottage, built on the site of a former smithy, is just outside the conservation area. Butley Hall is shown on the 1831 map but is outside the conservation area, as are the Butley Ash Inn and Spittle House, which was probably built between 1300 and 1450 as a

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hospital. New estates were built during the 20th century to accommodate commuters. The defining characteristic of 21st-century development has been the replacement of quite sizeable houses by large mansions, such as that built for former footballer

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. Adlington Hall with strong connections with Prestbury is nearby.

Suburban development

Since the 1970s, there has been quite a lot of new build development in the village. Packsaddle Park is a good example of this. It is a suburban development built on the grounds of Packsaddle House. In addition to this, there has been a lot of redevelopment of existing houses in the village.

Governance

Prestbury is situated in

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, a

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area with

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status in the

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. Prestbury falls within the UK parliament constituency of

, represented in the

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of the

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since

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, a member of the Labour Party. Locally Prestbury is governed by the Prestbury Parish Council which has 10

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s and meets once per month.

Churches

St Peter's Church is a

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and houses a Saxon cross within a Norman Chapel in its churchyard. The parish's memorial to the dead of the two

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s is in the west porch. St John's, Adlington, is a daughter church of St Peter's, A new Methodist Church was built in 2001. Prestbury falls within the Catholic parish of St Gregory's, Bollington.

Education

Prestbury Church of England Primary SchoolSchool Portal
accessed 8 November 2007

Sporting facilities

* Badminton club * Bowling club * Cricket club * Football clubs * Prestbury Golf Club,Prestbury Golf Club website
accessed 2 December 2007 a parkland golf course established in 1920, designed by

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and currently ranked 70th in the country * Macclesfield Rugby ClubMacclesfield Rugby Club website
accessed 2 December 2007 * Livery yard with indoor arena for hire * Squash rackets club * Tennis clubPrestbury Tennis Club website
accessed 2 December 2007

Transport

The village is a natural traffic hub because of the lay of the land.
, accessed 29 June 2008 The road from Macclesfield to

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(A538) carries traffic between Macclesfield and

through the centre of the village. The Macclesfield to

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road (A523), built in 1810, goes through the parish in a north–south direction, passing to the east of the village. Bus routes 19 and 19X operate between Prestbury and Macclesfield Prestbury railway station is located a few minutes walk from the village centre. It is served by

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services between

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and

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. It was opened on 24 November 1845 and was refurbished in 1986. The south entrance arch to Prestbury Railway Tunnel is grade II listed.

Notable people

Numerous stars of sport and entertainment have lived in Prestbury for various lengths of time, including: * Thomas Prestbury (mid-1340's in Prestbury - 1426), medieval

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abbot and university

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. *

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(1542–1607), clergyman, poet, author and translator. * Thomas Henshaw (1731 in Prestbury – 1810), an English

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and benefactor *

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(1801 in Prestbury–1894), pioneer

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worked in India and

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* Harry McEvoy (1902–1984), founder and CEO of the Kellogg Company of Great Britain, resident 1950–1967 * Sir David Nicholas CBE (1930–2022), former

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Editor-in-Chief * Geoffrey Wheeler (1930–2013), TV and radio broadcaster, died in Prestbury *

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(1940 in Prestbury – 2019), DJ, artist, sports manager and voice actor *

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(1941–2023), impressionist, comedian and actor * Bill Hopkins (1943 in Prestbury – 1981), classical composer *

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Sport

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; he ran a

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and post office in Prestbury on retirement. * Malcolm Phillips (born 1935 in Prestbury), rugby union international player who played 27 games for

* Paul Aimson (1943 in Prestbury – 2008), footballer who played 340 games including 142 for

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* Bobby Smith (born 1944 in Prestbury), footballer who played 280 games * Dave Boylen (born 1947 in Prestbury), footballer who played 384 games for Grimsby Town F.C. *

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player, lived on the border of Prestbury and

during his peak years * Ian Seddon (born 1950 in Prestbury), footballer who played 229 games *

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(born 1985), football manager and former player who played 569 games, including 393 for

and 120 for

; he moved to Prestbury after signing for

from Everton in 2004. *

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1977 bank robbery

In February 1977, the village made national headlines when two employees at the local branch of

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were murdered during a robbery. Whilst the sub-branch was closed for lunch, 22-year-old senior cashier Ian Jebb was repeatedly stabbed and his 19-year-old assistant Susan Hockenhull was kidnapped. As the branch was staffed only by these two, the alarm was only raised when customers were unable to enter the bank after the lunchtime closing period. Hockenhull's body was later discovered on moorland, where she had died from

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. In October 1977, David Walsh, 30, who was employed as a contractor to service adding machines at the bank and who was known to the victims, was found guilty at Chester Crown Court of their murders and was sentenced to life imprisonment. He also received 15 years' imprisonment for the robbery, which had netted £2,445.

Notes

References

* Cartmell, A. J. S. "The History of Prestbury", St Peter's Church, Prestbury, 2006 * Hindle, Gordon B. "St. Peter's Prestbury: a personal response", St Peter's Church, Prestbury, Cheshire, 2001 * * Prestbury Community Directory, Prestbury Parish Council, 2008
Prestbury Conservation Area Appraisal: Draft for Public Consultation: Macclesfield Borough Council, January 2006
accessed 28 October 2007
Prestbury Village Design Statement: Supplementary Planning Document, Borough of Macclesfield, June 2007
accessed 28 October 2007 * Renaud, Frank "Contributions towards a history of the ancient Parish of Prestbury in Cheshire", the

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, 1876
Village Design Statement for Prestbury Parish
accessed 15 April 2008

External links

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Official website
Plan for Prestbury

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Oliver Wood Photography
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