Macclesfield Registration District

MACCLESFIELD REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Cheshire.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.4.1998 (to become part of Cheshire East registration district).
Sub-districts : Alderley; Bollington; Congleton (1937–74); East Macclesfield; Gawsworth; Knutsford; Macclesfield; Macclesfield & Bollington; Macclesfield Rural; Prestbury; Rainow; Sutton; West Macclesfield.
GRO volumes : XIX (1837–51), 8a (1852–46), 10A (1946–74), 35 (1974–92).
Registers now held by : Cheshire East (Macclesfield), High Peak and Stockport.

Table 1: List of Places in Macclesfield Registration District

Civil Parish (or Unparished Area)	County	From	To	Comments
Adlington	Cheshire	1837	1998	See Table 2, notes (bb), (cc) and (nn).
Agden	Cheshire	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (n) and (nn).
Alderley Edge	Cheshire	1894	1937	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Chorley in Alderley Edge Urban District. See also Table 2, note (a).
Alderley Edge	Cheshire	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (n) and (nn).
Ashley	Cheshire	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (n), (u), (v) and (nn).
Aston by Budworth	Cheshire	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (n), (q) and (nn).
Bexton	Cheshire	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (n) and (nn).
Birtles	Cheshire	1837	1936	Abolished 1.4.1936 to become parts of the parishes of Henbury and Over Alderley.
Bollington	Cheshire	1837	1998	See Table 2, note (nn).
Bosley	Cheshire	1837	1998	See Table 2, note (nn).
Butley	Cheshire	1837	1936	Abolished 1.4.1936 to become parts of the parishes of Prestbury and Bollington.
Capesthorne	Cheshire	1837	1936	Abolished 1.4.1936 to become part of the parish of Siddington.
Chelford	Cheshire	1837	1998	See Table 2, note (nn).
Chorley	Cheshire	1837	1998	See Table 2, notes (b) and (nn).
Congleton	Cheshire	1937	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, note (e).
Disley	Cheshire	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (p), (dd)), (ee) and (nn).
Eaton	Cheshire	1837	1998	See Table 2, notes (f) and (nn).
Fallibroome	Cheshire	1837	1936	Abolished 1.4.1936 to become parts of the parishes of Prestbury and Macclesfield.
Gawsworth	Cheshire	1837	1998	See Table 2, note (nn).
Great Warford	Cheshire	1837	1998	See Table 2, notes (c) and (nn).
Henbury	Cheshire	1936	1998	Created 1.4.1936 from the parishes of Henbury cum Pexall, Birtles, and Macclesfield. See also Table 2, note (nn).
Henbury cum Pexall	Cheshire	1837	1936	Abolished 1.4.1936 to become part of the parish of Henbury.
Higher Hurdsfield	Cheshire	1975	1998	Created 1975 by renaming Higher Hurdsfield. See also Table 2, note (nn).
High Legh	Cheshire	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (n) and (nn).
Hulme Walfield	Cheshire	1948	1974	See Table 2, notes (m) and (o).
Hurdsfield	Cheshire	1837	1975	Abolished 1975 to become the parish of Higher Hurdsfield.
Kerridge	Cheshire	1894	1900	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Bollington. Abolished 30.9.1900 to become part of the parish of Bollington.
Kettleshulme	Cheshire	1837	1998	See Table 2, notes (h) and (nn).
Knutsford	Cheshire	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (n) and (nn).
Little Bollington	Cheshire	1974	1998	Created 1.4.1974 by renaming the parish of Bollington. See also Table 2, notes (n), (r), (s) and (nn).
Little Warford	Cheshire	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (n) and (nn).
Lower Withington	Cheshire	1837	1936	Abolished 1.4.1936 to become part of the parish of Withington.
Lower Withington	Cheshire	1978	1998	Created 1.8.1978 by renaming the parish of Withington. See also Table 2, note (nn).
Lyme Handley	Cheshire	1837	1998	See Table 2, notes (ff), (gg) and (nn).
Macclesfield	Cheshire	1837	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area.
Macclesfield	Cheshire	1974	1998	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and municipal borough of Macclesfield. See also Table 2, note (nn).
Macclesfield Forest	Cheshire	1837	1981	Abolished 1.4.1981 to become part of the parish of Macclesfield Forest & Wildboarclough.
Macclesfield Forest & Wildboarclough	Cheshire	1981	1998	Created 1.4.1981 from the parishes of Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough. See also Table 2, note (nn).
Marthall	Cheshire	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (n) and (nn).
Marton	Cheshire	1837	1998	See Table 2, note (nn).
Mere	Cheshire	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (n) and (nn).
Millington	Cheshire	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (n) and (nn).
Mobberley	Cheshire	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (n), (w), (x) and (nn).
Mottram St. Andrew	Cheshire	1837	1998	See Table 2, note (nn).
Nether Alderley	Cheshire	1837	1998	See Table 2, note (nn).
Newbold Astbury	Cheshire	1948	1974	See Table 2, notes (m) and (o).
Newton	Cheshire	1837	1936	Abolished 1.4.1936 to become part of the parish of Mottram St. Andrew.
North Rode	Cheshire	1837	1998	See Table 2, notes (g) and (nn).
Old Withington	Cheshire	1837	1936	Abolished 1.4.1936 to become part of the parish of Withington.
Ollerton	Cheshire	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (n) and (nn).
Over Alderley	Cheshire	1837	1998	See Table 2, note (nn).
Peover Inferior	Cheshire	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (n) and (nn).
Peover Superior	Cheshire	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (n) and (nn).
Pickmere	Cheshire	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (n) and (nn).
Plumley	Cheshire	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (n) and (nn).
Pott Shrigley	Cheshire	1837	1998	See Table 2, note (nn).
Poynton	Cheshire	1837	1881	Abolished 2.4.1881 to become the parish of Poynton with Worth.
Poynton with Worth	Cheshire	1881	1998	Created 2.4.1881 by renaming the parish of Poynton. See also Table 2, notes (hh), (ii) and (nn).
Prestbury	Cheshire	1837	1998	See Table 2, notes (jj), (kk) and (nn).
Rainow	Cheshire	1837	1998	See Table 2, note (nn).
Rostherne	Cheshire	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (n), (t) and (nn).
Siddington	Cheshire	1837	1998	See Table 2, note (nn).
Snelson	Cheshire	1837	1998	See Table 2, note (nn).
Somerford	Cheshire	1948	1974	See Table 2, notes (m) and (o).
Somerford Booths	Cheshire	1948	1974	See Table 2, notes (m) and (o).
Sutton	Cheshire	1837	1998	See Table 2, note (nn).
Tabley Inferior	Cheshire	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (n) and (nn).
Tabley Superior	Cheshire	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (n) and (nn).
Tatton	Cheshire	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (n) and (nn).
Taxal	Cheshire	1837	1936	Abolished 1.4.1936 to become parts of the parishes of Hartington Upper Quarter, Whaley Bridge, and Wildboarclough. See also Table 2, notes (d) and (i).
Toft	Cheshire	1974	1998	See Table 2, notes (n) and (nn).
Tytherington	Cheshire	1837	1936	Abolished 1.4.1936 to become parts of the parishes of Macclesfield and Bollington.
Upton	Cheshire	1837	1936	Abolished 1.4.1936 to become parts of the parishes of Macclesfield and Prestbury.
Wildboarclough	Cheshire	1837	1981	Abolished 1.4.1981 to become part of the parish of Macclesfield Forest & Wildboarclough.
Wilmslow	Cheshire	1974	1998	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and urban district of Wilmslow. See also Table 2, notes (y), (z), (aa), (ll), (mm) and (nn).
Wincle	Cheshire	1837	1998	See Table 2, note (nn).
Withington	Cheshire	1936	1978	Created 1.4.1936 from the parishes of Lower Withington and Old Withington. Abolished 1.8.1978 to become the parish of Lower Withington.
Woodford	Cheshire	1837	1939	Abolished 1.4.1939 to become part of the parish of Hazel Grove & Bramhall. See also Table 2, note (l).
Worth	Cheshire	1837	1880	Abolished 21.12.1880 to become part of the parish of Poynton
Yeardsley cum Whaley	Cheshire	1837	1936	Abolished 1.4.1936 to become parts of the parishes of Whaley Bridge and Disley. See also Table 2, notes (j) and (k).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Macclesfield Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.4.1937	(a)	Lost the parish of Alderley Edge to Bucklow registration district.	2424 in 1931
	(b)	Lost part of the parish of Chorley (which became part of the parish of Wilmslow on 1.4.1936) to Bucklow registration district.	0 in 1931
	(c)	Lost part of the parish of Great Warford (which became part of the parish of Mobberley on 1.4.1936) to Bucklow registration district.	18 in 1931
	(d)	Lost part of the parish of Taxal (which became part of the parish of Hartington Upper Quarter on 1.4.1936) to Chapel en le Frith registration district.	26 in 1931
	(e)	Gained the parish of Congleton from Congleton registration district.	14546 in 1931
	(f)	Gained part of the parish of Eaton (which until 1.4.1936 formed parts of the parishes of Buglawton and Congleton) from Congleton registration district.	34 in 1931
	(g)	Gained part of the parish of North Rode (which until 1.4.1936 formed part of the parish of Buglawton) from Congleton registration district.	0 in 1931
	(h)	Lost part of the parish of Kettleshulme (which became part of the parish of Whaley Bridge on 1.4.1936) to Hayfield registration district.	3 in 1931
	(i)	Lost part of the parish of Taxal (which became part of the parish of Whaley Bridge on 1.4.1936) to Hayfield registration district.	646 in 1931
	(j)	Lost part of the parish of Yeardsley cum Whaley (which became part of the parish of Whaley Bridge on 1.4.1936) to Hayfield registration district.	1745 in 1931
	(k)	Lost part of the parish of Yearsley cum Whaley (which became part of the parish of Disley on 1.4.1936) to North East Cheshire registration district.	0 in 1931
1.4.1939	(l)	Lost the parish of Woodford (which became part of the parish of Hazel Grove & Bramhall on 1.4.1939) to North East Cheshire registration district.	801 in 1931
1.10.1959	(m)	Gained the parishes of Hulme Walfield, Newbold Astbury, Somerford, and Somerford Booths, from Crewe registration district.	1398 in 1951
1.4.1974	(n)	Gained the parishes of Agden, Alderley Edge, Ashley, Aston by Budworth, Bexton, High Legh, Knutsford, Little Bollington, Little Warford, Marthall, Mere, Millington, Mobberley, Ollerton, Peover Inferior, Peover Superior, Pickmere, Plumley, Rostherne, Tabley Inferior, Tabley Superior, Tatton, Toft, and the unparished area of Wilmslow, from Bucklow registration district.	56440 in 1971
	(o)	Lost the parishes of Hulme Walfield, Newbold Astbury, Somerford, and Somerford Booths, and the unparished area of Congleton, to Congleton & Crewe registration district.	21360 in 1971
	(p)	Gained the parish of Disley from North East Cheshire registration district.	3986 in 1971
1.4.1983	(q)	Gained part of the parish of Aston by Budworth (which until 1.4.1983 formed part of the parish of Antrbous) from Vale Royal registration district.
1.4.1993	(r)	Gained part of the parish of Little Bollington (which until 1.4.1993 formed part of the parish of Dunham Massey) from Trafford registration district.	0 in 1993
	(s)	Lost part of the parish of Little Bollington (which became part of the parish of Dunham Massey on 1.4.1993) to Trafford registration district.	0 in 1993
	(t)	Gained part of the parish of Rostherne (which until 1.4.1993 formed part of the unparished area of Bowdon) from Trafford registration district.	0 in 1993
1.4.1993	(u)	Gained part of the parish of Ashley (which until 1.4.1993 formed part of the parish of Ringway) from Manchester registration district.	0 in 1993
	(v)	Lost part of the parish of Ashley (which became part of the parish of Ringway on 1.4.1993) to Manchester registration district.	0 in 1993
	(w)	Gained part of the parish of Mobberley (which until 1.4.1993 formed part of the parish of Ringway) from Manchester registration district.	0 in 1993
	(x)	Lost part of the parish of Mobberley (which became part of the parish of Ringway on 1.4.1993) to Manchester registration district.	0 in 1993
	(y)	Gained parts of the unparished area of Wilmslow (which until 1.4.1993 formed part of the parish of Ringway and part of the unparished area of Manchester) from Manchester registration district.	1 in 1993
	(z)	Lost part of the unparished area of Wilmslow (which became part of the unparished area of Manchester on 1.4.1993) to Manchester registration district.	0 in 1993
	(aa)	Lost part of the unparished area of Wilmslow (which became part of the parish of Ringway on 1.4.1993) to Manchester registration district.	0 in 1993
1.4.1994	(bb)	Gained part of the parish of Adlington (which until 1.4.1994 formed part of the unparished area of Hazel Grove & Bramhall) from Stockport registration district.
	(cc)	Lost part of the parish of Adlington (which became part of the unparished area of Hazel Grove & Bramhall on 1.4.1994) to Stockport registration district.
	(dd)	Gained part of the parish of Disley (which until 1.4.1994 formed part of the unparished area of Marple) from Stockport registration district.
	(ee)	Lost part of the parish of Disley (which became part of the unparished area of Marple on 1.4.1994) to Stockport registration district.
	(ff)	Gained part of the parish of Lyme Handley (which until 1.4.1994 formed part of the unparished area of Marple) from Stockport registration district.
	(gg)	Lost part of the parish of Lyme Handley (which became part of the unparished area of Marple on 1.4.1994) to Stockport registration district.
	(hh)	Gained parts of the parish of Poynton with Worth (which until 1.4.1994 formed parts of the unparished areas of Hazel Grove & Bramhall and Marple) from Stockport registration district.
	(ii)	Lost part of the parish of Poynton with Worth (which became part of the unparished area of Hazel Grove & Bramhall on 1.4.1994) to Stockport registration district.
	(jj)	Gained part of the parish of Prestbury (which until 1.4.1994 formed part of the unparished area of Hazel Grove & Bramhall) from Stockport registration district.
	(kk)	Lost part of the parish of Prestbury (which became part of the unparished area of Hazel Grove & Bramhall on 1.4.1994) to Stockport registration district.
	(ll)	Gained parts of the unparished area of Wilmslow (which until 1.4.1994 formed parts of the unparished areas of Cheadle & Gatley and Hazel Grove & Bramhall) from Stockport registration district.
	(mm)	Lost parts of the unparished area of Wilmslow (which became parts of the unparished areas of Cheadle & Gatley and Hazel Grove & Bramhall on 1.4.1994) to Stockport registration district.
1.4.1998 (abolished)	(nn)	Lost the constituent parishes of Adlington, Agden, Alderley Edge, Ashley, Aston by Budworth, Bexton, Bollington, Bosley, Chelford, Chorley, Disley, Eaton, Gawsworth, Great Warford, Henbury, High Legh, Hurdsfield, Kettleshulme, Knutsford, Little Bollington, Little Warford, Lower Withington, Lyme Handley, Macclesfield Forest & Wildboarclough, Marthall, Marton, Mere, Millington, Mobberley, Mottram St. Andrew, Nether Alderley, North Rode, Ollerton, Over Alderley, Peover Inferior, Peover Superior, Pickmere, Plumley, Pott Shrigley, Poynton with Worth, Prestbury, Rainow, Rostherne, Siddington, Snelson, Sutton, Tabley Inferior, Tabley Superior, Tatton, Toft, Wincle, and the unparished areas of Macclesfield and Wilmslow, to Cheshire East registration district.

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