PRESTBURY
- Prestbury was a township in Prestbury Parish, Macclesfield Hundred (SJ 9078),
which became a civil parish in 1866.
- In 1936 it was extended in 1936 to include the whole of Butley and Fallibroome civil parishes.
- Including the hamlets of Bradley Mount and Withinlee (part).
- The population was 466 in 1801, 373 in 1851, 291 in 1901, and 1693 in 1951.
CHURCHES AND CHAPELS
- Prestbury, St. Peter (C of E). A very large ancient parish, originally serving the townships of Adlington, Birtles, Bollington (near Macclesfield), Bosley, Butley, Capesthorne, Chelford, Fallibroome, Henbury cum Pexall, Hurdsfield, Kettleshulme, Lower Withington,
Lyme Handley, Macclesfield, Macclesfield Forest, Marton
(near Congleton), Mottram St. Andrew, Newton (near Prestbury), North Rode,
Old Withington, Pott Shrigley, Poynton, Prestbury, Rainow,
Siddington, Sutton (near Macclesfield), Tytherington, Upton (near Macclesfield), Wildboarclough, Wincle, Woodford
and Worth. The original registers from 1560 are still held at the church, but registers of Baptisms 1560–1990, Marriages 1560–1969 and Burials 1560–1978
can be viewed on microfilm at the Cheshire Record Office
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 (1885–1948)
- Macclesfield (1948–74)
POOR-LAW UNIONS
REGISTRATION DISTRICTS
- Macclesfield (1837–1998)
- Cheshire East (1998+)
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