Prestbury St Peter Cheshire Family History Guide
Prestbury St Peter is an Ancient Parish in the county of Cheshire. Adlington, Birtles, Sutton, and Bosley are chapelries of Prestbury.
Chapelries of Prestbury St Peter include:
- Adlington
- Bollington
- Bosley
- Chelford
- Macclesfield
- Macclesfield Forest
- Marton
- Newton
- Pott Shrigley (also known as Downes)
- Poynton
- Rainow
- Siddington
- Sutton
- Wincle
- Birtles
- Capesthorne
Ecclesiastical Parishes created from Prestbury St Peter parish include:
- Bollington St John the Baptist Ecclesiastical Parish created in 1842
- Bosley Ecclesiastical Parish created in 1883
- Chelford Ecclesiastical Parish created in 1720
- Macclesfield Ecclesiastical Parish created in 1813
- Macclesfield Forest with Wildboarclough Ecclesiastical Parish created in 1737
- Marton Ecclesiastical Parish created in 1728
- Pott Shrigley Ecclesiastical Parish created in 1719
- Poynton with Worth Ecclesiastical Parish created in 1745
- Rainow Ecclesiastical Parish created in 1785
- Siddington Ecclesiastical Parish created in 1728
- Sutton St George Ecclesiastical Parish created in 1835
- Sutton St James Ecclesiastical Parish created in 1859
- Wincle Ecclesiastical Parish created in 1725
- Birtles Ecclesiastical Parish created in 1890
- Capesthorne Ecclesiastical Parish created in 1722
- Henbury Ecclesiastical Parish created in 1851
- North Rode Ecclesiastical Parish created in 1846
- Woodford Ecclesiastical Parish created in 1873
- Saltersford Ecclesiastical Parish created in 1780
Prestbury St Peter location:
- British National Grid Ref: SJ 90076 77019
- BNG Eastings, Northings: 390076, 377019
- Latitude, Longitude: 53.290043, -2.150326
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1560
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1586
Nonconformists include: Baptist, Methodist New Connexion, Particular Baptist, Primitive Methodist, Roman Catholic, Wesleyan Methodist, and Wesleyan Methodist Association.
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Adjacent Parishes
- Marton
- Macclesfield Christ Church
- Capesthorne with Siddington
- Wilmslow
- Alderley
- Macclesfield St Paul
- Pott Shrigley
- Macclesfield St Michael
- Marple
- Taxal
- Goostrey
- Over Peover
- Stockport St Thomas
- Rainow
- Chelford
- Sandbach
- Rostherne
- Adlington
- Disley
- Swettenham
- Bollington
- Poynton with Worth
- Cheadle
- Hurdsfield
Prestbury Parish Registers
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Baptism, Marriage and Burial Records
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Prestbury St Peter, Cheshire Church of England Baptisms Marriages and Burials, 1560-1812
Prestbury St Peter, Cheshire Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1990
Marriage and Banns Records
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Prestbury St Peter, Cheshire Church of England Marriages and Banns 1754-1945
Prestbury Marriages 1637 to 1789
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Death and Burial Records
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Prestbury St Peter, Cheshire Church of England Burials 1813-1977
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
PRESTBURY, a village, a township, a parish, and a sub-district, in Macclesfield district, Cheshire. The village stands on the river Bollin, near the Manchester and Macclesfield railway, 2¼ miles NNW of Macclesfield; is a neat place; and has a station on the railway, a post-office under Macclesfield, and fairs on 28 April and 22 Oct. The township comprises 620 acres. Real property, £2,017. Pop., 358. Houses, 76. The manor belongs to R. B. Legh, Esq. P. Hall is the residence of R. Andrew, Esq.
The parish contains also the townships of Worth, Poynton, Woodford, Newton, Adlington, Butley, Mottram, St. Andrew, Fallybroom, Upton, Tytherington, Hurdsfield, Bollington, Pott-Shrigley, Lyme-Handley, Kettleshulme, Rainow, Macclesfield, Macclesfield-Forest, Sutton, Wildboarclough, Wincle, Bosley, North Rode, Marton, Siddington, Henbury-with-Pexhall, Birtles, Capesthorne, Chelford, Lower Withington, and Old Withington.
It is ecclesiastically cut into the sections of Prestbury, Macclesfield, M.-Christchurch, M., St. Paul, M., St. Peter, Macclesfield-Forest, Bollington, Bosley, Capesthorne, Chelford, Henbury, Hurdsfield, Marton, Poynton, Pott-Shrigley, Rainow, North Rode, Saltersford-cum-Kettleshulme, Siddington, Sutton, St. George, Sutton, St. James, Wincle, and Woodford. Acres, 61,901. Pop. in 1851, 58,681; in 1861, 55,680. Houses, 12,315.
The living of Prestbury is a vicarage in the diocese of Chester. Value, £500. Patron, R. B. Legh, Esq. The church is ancient, of various dates; underwent great improvements in 1857; comprises nave, aisles, and chancel, with lofty tower; and contains a piscina and many fine mural monuments. The churchyard contains an ancient mortuary chapel, with a Norman door. There are an endowed school, and charities £40. The other livings, and matters connected with them, are noticed in the articles on their own several localities. The sub-district contains only ten townships. Acres, 12,647. Pop., 5,197. Houses, 1,032.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Historical Maps
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Alan Godfrey Old Ordnance Survey Maps
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Administration
- County: Cheshire
- Civil Registration District: Macclesfield
- Probate Court: Pre-1541 – Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory), Post-1540 – Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)
- Diocese: Pre-1541 – Lichfield and Coventry, Post-1540 – Chester
- Rural Deanery: Macclesfield
- Poor Law Union: Macclesfield
- Hundred: Macclesfield
- Province: York
Sources
The following sources have been used to compile this article.
- F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991)
- FamilySearch Research Wiki – Cheshire, England Genealogy
- Cheshire Archives and Local Studies Catalogue
- Ancestry.co.uk