Pott Shrigley
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| Population | 220 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | SJ944791 |
| Civil parish | Pott Shrigley |
| Unitary authority | Cheshire East |
| Ceremonial county | Cheshire |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MACCLESFIELD |
| Postcode district | SK10 |
| Dialling code | 01625 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Macclesfield |
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Pott Shrigley is a small village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 census, the civil parish and village has a population of 220.[1] The nearest town is Bollington to the southwest.
The village has a Church of England primary school with around 50 pupils. The school was founded in 1492 and celebrated its 500th anniversary in 1992.[2]
Sir John de Shriggeley (died after 1403), a leading statesman and judge in late fourteenth century Ireland, who held office as Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, was the son of another John de Shriggeley, a Cheshire man who is thought to have taken his name from his birthplace, Pott Shrigley.
Shrigley Hall
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The village is most notable for Shrigley Hall a Grade II* listed building),[3] It was originally a private residence of the Downes family of Shrigley & Worth for almost 500 years until the early 19th century.[4]
In 1929 the hall and 260 acres (105 ha) of grounds were purchased by the Catholic Salesian order to become the Salesian Missionary College. Some 2,000 boys were educated there by 1986, when the college closed due to growing running costs, falling vocations and decreasing missionary work.[5] In 1989 the hall was converted into a country club with an 18-hole golf course, leisure centre and a restaurant.[6]
Adjoining civil parishes are
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Adlington | Poynton with Worth | Lyme Handley | |
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| Bollington | Rainow | Rainow |
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Official 2001 census figures. Accessed 2007-06-11.
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pott Shrigley. |
- Information about, including history of, Pott Shrigley from the Happy Valley website
- Pott Shrigley Parish Council
- Pott Shrigley in 1848 from A Topographical Dictionary of England, Samuel Lewis (editor)
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