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Stayley, Cheshire

Historical Description

Stayley or Staley, a township and two ecclesiastical parishes in Mottram-in-Longdendale parish, Cheshire, and partly in Lancashire. The township lies on the river Tame, at the boundary with Lancashire, and includes part of Stalybridge borough. It has a station, called Staley and Millbrook, on the L. & N.W.R. Acreage, 2344; population, 8972. The manor belonged anciently to the Staveleighs, took from them its name of Staley, and belongs now to the Earl of Stamford. Stayley Hall was formerly the manorial residence, and is now a farmhouse. The ecclesiastical parish of St Paul, Stayley, was constituted in 1840; population, 5960. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Chester; net value, £531 with residence. The church is in Stalybridge, was built in 1839, and has been enlarged and restored. The ecclesiastical parish of St James, Millbrook, was constituted in 1863; population, 4113. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Chester; gross value, £300 with residence. The church was built in 1864. A new church was erected in the parish of Millbrook at All Saints, Micklehurst, in 1895. See STALYBRIDGE.

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 parishMottram 
HundredMacclesfield 
Poor Law unionAshton-under-Lyne 

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


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Stayley from the following:


Land and Property

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


Newspapers and Periodicals

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Visitations Heraldic

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

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