Pott Shrigley is a small village and

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in the unitary authority of

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and the ceremonial county of

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, 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

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to the southwest. The village has a

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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

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, was the son of another John de Shriggeley, a

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*

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), 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

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order to become the Salesian

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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.

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Information about, including history of, Pott Shrigley
from the Happy Valley website
Pott Shrigley Parish Council

Pott Shrigley in 1848
from ''A Topographical Dictionary of England'', Samuel Lewis (editor) {{authority control Villages in Cheshire Towns and villages of the Peak District Civil parishes in Cheshire

Shrigley Hall

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