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Henbury, Cheshire

Historical Description

Henbury, a township and an ecclesiastical parish in Prestbury parish, Cheshire. The township lies 2 miles W of Macclesfield, includes the hamlet of Pexhall, and bears the name of Henbury-with-Pexhall. Acreage, 1934; population, 375. Henbury Hall is the chief residence. The ecclesiastical parish extends beyond the township, includes part of the borough of Macclesfield, and was constituted in 1845. Post town, Macclesfield. Population, 854. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Chester; gross value, £175 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Chester. The church was built in 1845, is in the Early English style, and has a lofty spire.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountyCheshire 
Civil parishPrestbury 
HundredMacclesfield 
Poor Law unionMacclesfield 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Henbury from the following:


Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Cheshire is available to browse.


Maps

Online maps of Henbury are available from a number of sites:


Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Cheshire papers online:


Visitations Heraldic

The Visitation of Cheshire, 1580 is available on the Heraldry page.

CountyCheshire East
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Postal districtSK11
Post TownMacclesfield

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