The
hundred
100 or one hundred (Roman numerals, Roman numeral: C) is the natural number following 99 (number), 99 and preceding 101 (number), 101.
In mathematics
100 is the square of 10 (number), 10 (in scientific notation it is written as 102). The standar ...
of Macclesfield was an ancient division of the
historic county of
Cheshire
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, in
northern England
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. It was known to have been in existence at least as early as 1242, and it was formed to a great extent from the earlier Domesday hundred of Hamestan.
When the Hundred of Hameston was formed, the village which was later named Macclesfield was the principal settlement in East Cheshire. It became the location of administration for the Hundred of Hameston, and the Hundred Court was held there. It is not known when or why the village and Hundred became known as Macclesfield.
In 1361
Edward, the Black Prince
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was lord of the hundred, manor and borough of Macclesfield.
Parishes
Until 1866 the Hundred of Macclesfield contained, in addition to Macclesfield itself, the following eight
ancient parishes:
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Alderley
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Cheadle
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Gawsworth
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Mottram in Longdendale
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Northenden
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Stockport
Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester, England, south-east of Manchester, south-west of Ashton-under-Lyne and north of Macclesfield. The River Goyt, Rivers Goyt and River Tame, Greater Manchester, Tame merge to create the River Mersey he ...
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Wilmslow
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The
Poor Law Amendment Act 1866 provided the townships contained within these parishes became Civil Parishes in their own right.
Courts
Courts, or
Eyres, were normally held annually in the region, a week after the close of the County Court. The
Justice of Chester
The Justice of Chester was the chief judicial authority for the county palatine of Chester, from the establishment of the county until the abolition of the Great Sessions in Wales and the palatine judicature in 1830.
Within the County Palatine ...
presided over the courts, and he would spend several days visiting each hundred in the region.
See also
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Hundreds of Cheshire
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Ancient parishes of Cheshire
Notes and references
Notes
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Hundreds of Cheshire
Macclesfield
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