Rostherne is a
civil parish and village in the unitary authority of
Cheshire East
Cheshire East is a unitary authority area with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The local authority is Cheshire East Council. Towns within the area include Crewe, Macclesfield, Co ...
and the ceremonial county of
Cheshire
Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's county t ...
, England ().
To the north of the village is
Rostherne Mere
Rostherne Mere is a natural lake in Cheshire, England. It is the largest of the Cheshire meres with an area of and a maximum depth of .Natural England. Rostherne Mere NNR'. Retrieved 26 April 2012. It lies north of Rostherne village and south ...
and to the south is
Tatton Park
Tatton Park is an historic estate in Cheshire, England, north of the town of Knutsford. It contains a mansion, Tatton Hall, a medieval manor house, Tatton Old Hall, Tatton Park Gardens, a farm and a deer park of . It is a popular visitor attr ...
. The
A556 road passes to its west.
History
In the 11th century Rostherene was called ''Rodestorne'', said to mean the Lake of the Holy Cross, from the
Anglo-Saxon
The Anglo-Saxons were a Cultural identity, cultural group who inhabited England in the Early Middle Ages. They traced their origins to settlers who came to Britain from mainland Europe in the 5th century. However, the ethnogenesis of the Anglo- ...
''Rodes'', meaning cross and the northern word ''torne'' or ''tarne'' meaning lake. At the time of the
Domesday Book the parish belonged to Gilbert de Venables,
Baron
Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knig ...
of
Kinderton
Kinderton is an electoral ward in Middlewich, Cheshire, England. Kinderton was also historically the name of a township in Middlewich on the opposite side of the River Croco from the current ward.
In the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wale ...
, who displaced Ulviet the Saxon as owner of the lands, although there was then only one rateable field in the parish, one team and two acres of wood, the whole only being worth four
shillings a year. By 1286 almost all of Rostherne had become part of the Tatton estate, having been sold to Massey of Tatton, except for a portion retained by the Leghs.
Buildings
St Mary's Church, Rostherne
St Mary's Church lies between the village of Rostherne and Rostherne Mere in Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. It is an active Anglican parish churc ...
, is a Grade I
listed building,
whose
rectory
A clergy house is the residence, or former residence, of one or more priests or ministers of religion. Residences of this type can have a variety of names, such as manse, parsonage, rectory or vicarage.
Function
A clergy house is typically ow ...
was for many centuries in the possession of the
Leighs of West Hall, High Legh.
Notable people
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Michael Wrigley
Michael Harold Wrigley (30 July 1924 – 13 January 1995) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer. After attending Harrow School during the Second World War, Wrigley served in the last year of the war with the Rifle Bri ...
(1924-1995), first-class cricketer, British Army officer and civil servant
See also
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Listed buildings in Rostherne
Rostherne is a civil parish in Cheshire East, England. It contains nine buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is o ...
References
External links
Villages in Cheshire
Civil parishes in Cheshire
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