LYME HANDLEY
- Lyme Handley was a township in Prestbury ancient parish, Macclesfield
hundred (SJ 9682), which became a civil parish in 1866.
- It includes the hamlets of Middlecote, Pott Wood and Sponds.
- The population was 222 in 1801, 264 in 1851, 242 in 1901, and 174 in 1951.
Churches and Chapels
- Prestbury: St. Peter (Church of England). The ancient
parish church for the township of Lyme Handley.
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)
- Knutsford (1885-1915)
- Macclesfield (1918-74)
Petty Sessional Divisions
- Prestbury (1828-1974)
- Macclesfield (1974+)
Poor Law Unions
Registration Districts
- Macclesfield (1837-1998)
- Cheshire East (1998-2007)
- Cheshire (2007-09)
- Cheshire East (2009+)
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