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"NEWTON, a township in the parish of PRESTBURY, hundred of MACCLESFIELD, county palatine of CHESTER, 5¼ miles (N.N.W.) from Macclesfield, containing 95 inhabitants." [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England (1831) ©Mel Lockie]
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- Newton was a township in Prestbury ancient parish, Macclesfield hundred (SJ 8880), which became a civil parish in 1866.
- The civil parish was abolished in 1936 to become part of Mottram St. Andrew.
- The population was 108 in 1811, 122 in 1851, and 88 in 1901.
For the period after 1936, see Mottram St. Andrew.
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- Prestbury: St. Peter (Church of England). The ancient parish church for the township of Newton.
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- 1936 April 1 — Abolished and incorporated into Mottram St. Andrew (267 acres, pop. 82 in 1931)
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You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SJ883809 (Lat/Lon: 53.324489, -2.176712), Newton (near Prestbury) which are provided by:
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- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
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- Macclesfield Rural Sanitary District (1875-94)
- Macclesfield Rural District (1894-1936)