Monument record 1563/0/0 - Borough of Macclesfield
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Borough of Macclesfield founded c.1220 by Ranulf Blunderville, 6th Earl of Chester & Lord of Manor of Macc. Sited N of manor & bounded by River Bollin to E & steep natural slopes to N & S. Orig charter est 120 burgesses, each paying 12d pa to Earl. Rights of burgesses incl self-governmnt, courts of justice, markets & fairs, exemptions from all tolls, except those on salt, fuedal dues freedom & right to form merchant guilds. Burgage plots in Borough had st frontage of c.10m & were laid out on main sts-Chestergate, Mill St & facing Market Place, & minor sts, such as Dog Lane, Church St & Back Lane. Each burgage held an acre of land within surrounding townfields & moss room in Dane's Moss to provide peat for fuel (1). Large landowners & gentry combined plots to bld large town houses (eg 1563/3; 1563/0/6;1563/0/15), & others now unlocated, eg Stapleton Hall, nr Town Hall, residence of Stapleton family (now demolished), Ogden Hall (passed to Swettenhams of Somerford Booths) & Pickford Hall (2&3).
<1> Turner, RC, 1985, Notes on Medieval Macclesfield (Unpublished Report). SCH2286.
<2> Earwaker, J P, 1877-1880, East Cheshire Past & Present, 2/1880/458 (Y) (Book). SCH1080.
<3> Ormerod, G., 1882, The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester, Ormerod G 1882 3/742 (Book). SCH1389.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (29)
- Related to: Bate Hall Hotel (Building) (1563/0/5)
- Related to: Cockatrice Hall (Monument) (1563/0/18)
- Related to: Friends Meeting House (Building) (1563/11/0)
- Related to: George Hotel Public House, Jordangate (Building) (1563/0/1)
- Related to: Grammar School (Building) (1563/5)
- Related to: House on Chestergate (Building) (1563/0/11)
- Related to: Lamb Inn (Monument) (1563/0/16)
- Related to: Macclesfield Gaol (Monument) (1563/6)
- Related to: Macclesfield Medieval Fairs (Monument) (1563/9)
- Related to: Macclesfield Town Hall (Monument) (1563/0/22)
- Related to: No.11 King Edward Street (Building) (1563/0/3)
- Related to: No.28 Chestergate (Building) (1563/0/4)
- Related to: No.96 Mill Street (Building) (1563/0/19)
- Related to: Nos. 1 to 7 Chester Road (Building) (1563/0/12)
- Related to: Nos. 38 & 40 Jordangate (Building) (1563/0/2)
- Related to: Nos. 50 to 54 Chestergate (Building) (1563/0/7)
- Related to: Nos. 60B, 62 & 62A Chestergate (Building) (1563/0/9)
- Related to: Post Medieval Courtyard House (Building) (1563/0/8)
- Related to: Shops on Chestergate (Building) (1563/0/10)
- Related to: Site of a cemetery in Macclesfield (Monument) (1563/0/21)
- Related to: Site of Medieval Kiln (Monument) (1563/7)
- Related to: Stanleys Townhouse (Monument) (1563/0/15)
- Related to: Sun Inn (Monument) (1563/0/20)
- Related to: The Guildhall (Monument) (1563/0/13)
- Related to: The Leper Hospital (Monument) (1563/4)
- Related to: The Royal Bakehouse (Monument) (1563/0/14)
- Related to: Unitarian Chapel (Building) (1563/8)
- Related to: Wesley Chapel and Caretakers House (Monument) (1563/10)
- Related to: Worth Hall (Monument) (1563/0/6)
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Location
| Grid reference | SJ 917 737 (point) Central Point |
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| Map sheet | SJ97SW |
| Civil Parish | MACCLESFIELD NON PARISH AREA, MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE EAST |
| Historic Township/Parish/County | MACCLESFIELD, PRESTBURY, CHESHIRE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Record last edited
Aug 6 2019 3:54PM