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== Parish History == | == Parish History == | ||
POYNTON, a '''chapelry''', in the '''parish of Prestbury''', union and hundred of Macclesfield, N. division of the county of Chester; containing, with the township of Worth. The chapel, dedicated to St. Thomas, was rebuilt by Sir G. Warren, in 1786.<br> | POYNTON, a '''chapelry''', in the '''parish of Prestbury''', union and hundred of Macclesfield, N. division of the county of Chester; containing, with the township of Worth. The chapel, dedicated to St. Thomas, was rebuilt by Sir G. Warren, in 1786.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England, publ. London: 1848, adapted 25 Jan 2013</ref> <br> | ||
Poynton St George was created as an ancient chapelry in [[Prestbury, Cheshire]] Ancient Parish. The church dates from 1859.<br> | |||
Poynton St George was created as an ancient chapelry in [[Prestbury, Cheshire]] Ancient Parish. The church dates from 1859.<br> | |||
The name of Poynton is of Saxon origin, but the settlement was omitted in the Domesday survey. The first mention of the manor of Poynton is in 1289 when it was part of the barony of Stockport. Past names include Ponynton and Poynington.<br> | |||
Sir George Warren was a promoter of the extension of the turnpike road from Manchester by way of Hazel Grove to Sandon in Staffordshire where it joined what is now the A51 road. | |||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||