Pott Shrigley is a small village and
civil parish
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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
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. In 2011, it had a population of 8,310.
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to the southwest.
The village has a
Church of England
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primary school with around 22 pupils. The school was founded in 1492 and celebrated its 500th anniversary in 1992. The Village Hall is owned and run by an independent charity. The majority of the village hall provides the accommodation for the school, whilst the church makes regular use of the village hall in the evening and at weekends. The Village Hall Social Club organises various social and fundraising events during the year, operates a members' bar, and has recently established a monthly community cinema.
Sir
John de Shriggeley
Sir John de Shriggeley, whose family name is also spelt Shirggeley and Shryggeley (died after 1405) was an Irish statesman and judge who held several important judicial offices, including Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas. Although he commit ...
(died after 1405), a leading statesman and judge in late fourteenth century Ireland, who held office as
Lord Chief Justice of Ireland
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, was the son of another John de Shriggeley, a
Cheshire man who is thought to have taken his name from his birthplace, Pott Shrigley, and later moved to Ireland.
Shrigley Hall
The village is most notable for Shrigley Hall a Grade II*
listed building
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),
It was originally a private residence of the Downes family of Shrigley & Worth for almost 500 years until the early 19th century.
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In 1929 the hall and of grounds were purchased by the
Catholic
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Salesian
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order to become the Salesian
Missionary
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College. Some 2,000 boys were educated there by 1986 when the college closed due to growing running costs, falling vocations and decreasing missionary work.
In 1989 the hall was converted into a country club with an 18-hole golf course, leisure centre and a restaurant.
See also
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Listed buildings in Pott Shrigley
References
External links
Information about, including history of, Pott Shrigleyfrom the Happy Valley website
Pott Shrigley Parish CouncilPott Shrigley in 1848from ''A Topographical Dictionary of England'', Samuel Lewis (editor)
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Villages in Cheshire
Towns and villages of the Peak District
Civil parishes in Cheshire