Pott Shrigley is a small village and
civil parish in the unitary authority of
Cheshire East
Cheshire East is a unitary authority area with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The local authority is Cheshire East Council. Towns within the area include Crewe, Macclesfield, Co ...
and the ceremonial county of
Cheshire
Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's county t ...
, England. According to the 2001 census, the civil parish and village has a population of 289.
[Official 2001 census figures.]
Accessed 2007-06-11. The nearest town is
Bollington to the southwest.
The village has a
Church of England primary school with around 22 pupils. The school was founded in 1492 and celebrated its 500th anniversary in 1992. The Village Hall is owned and run by an independent charity. The majority of the village hall provides the accommodation for the school, whilst the church makes regular use of the village hall in the evening and at weekends. The Village Hall Social Club organises various social and fundraising events during the year, operates a members' bar, and has recently established a monthly community cinema.
Sir
John de Shriggeley (died after 1405), 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
Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's county t ...
man who is thought to have taken his name from his birthplace, Pott Shrigley, and later moved to Ireland.
Shrigley Hall
The village is most notable for Shrigley Hall a Grade II*
listed building),
It was originally a private residence of the Downes family of Shrigley & Worth for almost 500 years until the early 19th century.
[''Downes Family of Shrigley & Worth'' section of ]
In 1929 the hall and 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.
In 1989 the hall was converted into a country club with an 18-hole golf course, leisure centre and a restaurant.
See also
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Listed buildings in Pott Shrigley
Pott Shrigley is a civil parish in Cheshire East, England. It contains 19 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest grade, one is li ...
References
External links
Information about, including history of, Pott Shrigleyfrom the Happy Valley website
Pott Shrigley Parish CouncilPott Shrigley in 1848from ''A Topographical Dictionary of England'', Samuel Lewis (editor)
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Villages in Cheshire
Towns and villages of the Peak District
Civil parishes in Cheshire