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Fallibroome

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"FALLYBROOM, a township in the parish of PRESTBURY, hundred of MACCLESFIELD, county palatine of CHESTER, 1¾ mile (N. W. by W.) from Macclesfield, containing 31 inhabitants." [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England  (1831) ©Mel Lockie]

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  • Fallibroome was a township in Prestbury ancient parish, Macclesfield hundred (SJ 8975), which became a civil parish in 1866.
  • In 1936 the civil parish was abolished to become parts of Prestbury and Macclesfield.
  • The population was 31 in 1801, 28 in 1851, and 41 in 1901.

For the period after 1936, see Prestbury.

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Churches

  • Prestbury: St. Peter (Church of England). The ancient parish church for the township of Fallibroome.
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Civil Registration

  • Macclesfield (1837-1936)
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Court Records

  • Prestbury (1828-1936)
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Description & Travel

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Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

  • 1936 April 1  — Abolished and divided between Macclesfield (15 acres, pop. 0 in 1931) and Prestbury (227 acres, pop. 72 in 1931)
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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SJ891753 (Lat/Lon: 53.274836, -2.164776), Fallibroome which are provided by:

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Politics & Government

  • Macclesfield Rural Sanitary District (1875-94)
  • Macclesfield Rural District (1894-1936)
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • Macclesfield
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Voting Registers

  • North Cheshire (1832-67)
  • East Cheshire (1868-85)
  • Knutsford (1885-1936)