Poynton Totally Explained

Everything about Poynton totally explained

Poynton is a village in the civil parish of Poynton with Worth, located in the Borough of Macclesfield, in Cheshire. It lies north from Macclesfield and south of Stockport. In the 2001 census, the civil parish was recorded as having a population of 14,433.

History

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 The Warren family held the manor until 1801 when Sir George, the last surviving male, died. He was succeeded by his daughter, Lady Warren Bulkeley. She died childless in 1826 when she left it to Frances Maria Warren, Lady Vernon Other industries in Poynton's past include stone quarrying, brickmaking, silk and cotton weaving, shirt making, and hat trimming. Today these have been replaced by high tech and other light industry.

Transport

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.
   During the late 18th century, the Pickford family developed their family business of waggoners on the London to Manchester route with The Birches Farm at Poynton as its headquarters. The business thrived greatly but then outgrew Poynton, relocating to London in 1823. Pickfords is today one of the best known removal firms in Britain.
   The Manchester and Birmingham Railway opened a stretch of line through Poynton in 1845 which today is the London–Manchester main line. There is a station on this line, offering local services mainly between Manchester and Macclesfield. The Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple railway was opened in 1869, with stations at Higher Poynton and Middlewood, but it was closed in 1970. The line has now been developed into a pleasant route, called the Middlewood Way, for walkers, cyclists and horse riders.
   A canal was originally proposed in 1765, but wasn't built until 1826 due to opposition from outside parties. Thomas Telford was the canal architect. Macclesfield Canal is considered one of the most beautiful stretches of waterway in the country, forming part of the Cheshire Ring. It is well used for leisure activities and there's a large marina at Higher Poynton.

Local Government

Poynton is administered by a Parish Council, Macclesfield Borough Council and Cheshire County Council. The civil parish itself was created in 1880 by uniting the hitherto two separate civil parishes of Poynton and Worth.There was controversy in the late 1980s when Poynton was forced to accept being part of the postal district of Stockport, which local people feared (groundlessly, it turned out) would affect property prices.
Poynton has had a tradition of self help. Poynton Co-op was founded in 1862, staying independent until February 1992. There were many Friendly Societies, Burial Clubs, Workmen's Club and the Miners' Union. The Methodist Chapel was established in 1847 followed by the Baptists and Primitive Methodists chapels; together with St George's Church they were the social centres of the village. Lord Vernon opened the first school in 1838 which was extended as the number of children attending it grew, and this building is still used today as the thriving Poynton Youth and Community Centre.
Poynton is home to the Poynton Show, held every August bank holiday weekend, one of the largest one day tented shows in the North West and the premier horticultural and agricultural show in the area. Approximately 10,000 - 15,000 people visit the show each year.
It is also notable for St George's Singers, one of the leading choral societies in North West England.

Famous Poyntonians

Yvette Fielding (previously of Blue Peter and currently of Most Haunted on LivingTV)

Mark Simpkin - property show presenter

Tony Craig

, TV presenter and producer.

Simon Casson BBC Radio Five Live producer

Leslie Wood - Illustrator

Sarah Harding - Member of the group Girls Aloud

Local Bands

(Vernon Building Society) Poynton Brass Band

Poynton Commodores Drum & Bugle Corps

Poynton Youth Brass Band

Local Schools

Poynton High School

Vernon Junior School

Vernon Infant School

Worth Primary School

Lower Park School

Lostock Hall School

St Paul's RC Primary School

Notes and References

Further Information

Get more info on 'Poynton'.

External Link Exchanges

Do you know how hard it is to get a link from a large encyclopaedia? Well we're different and will prove it. To get a link from us just add the following HTML to your site on a relevant page:

<a href="http://poynton.totallyexplained.com">Poynton Totally Explained</a>

Then simply click through this link from your web page. Our crawlers will verify your link, extract the title of your web page and instantly add a link back to it. If you like you can remove the words Totally Explained and embed the link in article text.
As long as your link remains in place, we'll keep our link to you right here. Please play fair - our crawlers are watching. Your site must be closely related to this one's topic. Any kind of spamming, dubious practises or removing the link will result in your link from us being dropped and, potentially, your whole site being banned.