Pott Shrigley

Pott Shrigley

St. Christopher's Church, Pott Shrigley
Pott Shrigley
 Pott Shrigley shown within Cheshire
Population 220 [1]
OS grid referenceSJ944791
Civil parishPott Shrigley
Unitary authorityCheshire East
Ceremonial countyCheshire
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town MACCLESFIELD
Postcode district SK10
Dialling code 01625
Police Cheshire
Fire Cheshire
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK ParliamentMacclesfield
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Coordinates: 53°18′32″N 2°05′02″W / 53.309°N 2.084°W / 53.309; -2.084

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

Main article: Shrigley Hall

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]

Shrigley Hall in 2008

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

Adlington Poynton with Worth Lyme Handley
Adlington Lyme Handley
   Pott Shrigley  
Bollington Rainow Rainow

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Official 2001 census figures. Accessed 2007-06-11.
  2. ↑ "School website". Retrieved 2007-11-29.
  3. ↑ Historic England. "Salesian Missionary College (1232168)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  4. ↑ Downes Family of Shrigley & Worth section of "Old historic families of the Northwest of England, Greater Manchester, Cheshire & Lancashire". Retrieved 2007-11-30.
  5. ↑ "The Salesians 1929-1986". Retrieved 2007-11-30.
  6. ↑ Overview, Puma Hotels, retrieved 27 November 2012
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