Conservation Area: Prestbury Conservation Area (021)

The Prestbury Conservation Area is notable for its short main street, The Village, lined with listed buildings. Some of these are timber-framed (the Priest's House, now National Westminster Bank, being the most important) but the use of stone and brick is also evident. The commanding presence of St Peter’s Church, and the attractions of its wooded churchyard, are important constituents to the character of the conservation area. Also of note are the stone boundary walls and the stone bridge over the River Bollin, leading to New Road with its continuous terraces of historic cottages, including the silkweavers’ houses of the 18th century. There is no “big house” within the village, although Prestbury Hall, in a commanding position at the end of The Village, is notable in views along the main street. The Prestbury Conservation Area comprises three distinct areas: • Built-up two or three storey facades of the mainly listed buildings along The Village, on either side of a wide road • Dispersed two storey residential properties along Macclesfield Road and the western end of The Village, with more spacious plots and gardens • Two and three storey continuous terrace along New Road, facing onto the modern open green to the south, with groups of cottages to the rear.