BOSLEY
- Bosley was a township in Prestbury ancient parish, Macclesfield hundred
(SJ 9266), which became a civil parish in 1866.
- It includes the hamlets of Higher Works, Key Green, Kiln Hill, Lower Works,
Minn End, Mountpleasant, Primrosebank and Smithy Green.
- The population was 417 in 1801, 568 in 1851, 353 in 1901, and 421 in 1951.
Boundary Changes
- 1936 April 1 — Lost part to Congleton (1 acre, pop. 0 in 1931)
Churches and Chapels
- Prestbury: St. Peter (Church of England). The ancient
parish church for the township of Bosley.
- Bosley: St. Mary the Virgin
(Church of England). An ancient chapel to Prestbury, St. Peter,
which became the district church for Bosley in 1883.
- Bosley, Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan). Founded in 1832. Memorial inscriptions
have been published by the FHS of Cheshire (1995).
Local Government Districts
- Macclesfield Rural Sanitary District (1875-94)
- Macclesfield Rural District (1894-1974)
- Macclesfield (1974-2009)
- Cheshire East (2009+)
Electoral Districts
- North Cheshire (1832-67)
- East Cheshire (1868-85)
- Macclesfield (1885-1974)
Petty Sessional Divisions
- Prestbury (1828-1974)
- Macclesfield (1974+)
Poor Law Unions
Registration Districts
- Macclesfield (1837-98)
- Cheshire East (1998-2007)
- Cheshire (2007-09)
- Cheshire East (2009+)
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