Prestbury, Cheshire

Description
Prestbury, a village, a township, the head of a petty sessional division, and a parish in Cheshire. The village stands on the river Bollin, 2 1/2 miles NNW of Macclesfield; and has a station on the L. & N.W.R., a post, money order, and telegraph office under Macclesfield, and fairs on 28 April and 22 Oct. The township comprises 746 acres; population, 311. Prestbury Hall is the chief residence. The parish contains also the townships of Poynton-with-Worth, Wood-ford, Newton, Adiington, Butley, Mottram St Andrew, Fallibroome, Upton, Tytherington, Hurdsfield, Bollington, Pott Shrigley, Lyme Handley, Ketfcleshuime, Rainow, Macclesfield, Macclesfield Forest, Sutton, Wildboarclough, Wincle, Bosley, North Rode, Marton, Siddington, Henbury-with-Pexhall, Birtles, Capesthorne, Chelford, Lower Withington, and Old Withington. Acreage, 62,796; population of the civil parish, 53,874; of the ecclesiastical, 3401. The following ecclesiastical parishes are also included in Prestbury parish:- Birtles (part of), Holy Trinity, Bollington (part of), St John the Baptist, Bollington, Bosley, Capesthorne, Chelford (part of), Henbury, Hurdsfield, High Lane (part of), Macclesfield (Christchurch, St John the Evangelist, St Michael, St Paul, St Peter), Macclesfield Forest, Marton, Pott Shrigley, Poynton, Rainow, North Rode, Saltersford, Sutton (St George and St James), Wincle, and Woodford, all of which are separately noticed. The living of Prestbury is a vicarage in the diocese of Chester; net value, £20 with residence. The church is ancient, of various dates; was restored in 1879-86; comprises nave, aisles, and chancel, with a lofty tower; and contains a piscina and many fine mural monuments. The churchyard contains an ancient Norman chapel which has been restored.