Poynton with Worth, Cheshire Genealogy

England Cheshire  Poynton

Parish History
Poynton St George was created as an ancient chapelry in Prestbury Ancient Parish. The church dates from 1859. The steeple was added in 1884, when the ring of 6 bells was placed in the tower. In 1871 Poynton separated from Prestbury and became a Parish in its own right. The Church, being built in the middle of the 19th Century reflects the architectural tastes of that period - which was to create a building in 13th Century Gothic style.

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. The Lords Vernon held the estate until the final sale in 1920. Several halls were built on the site in Poynton Park, known locally as Poynton pool, with each one then demolished to make way for a new one. The last hall, Poynton Towers, was finally taken down in the 1930s. Sir George Warren bought the Worth estate in 1792, and Worth Hall, originally the home of the Downes family of Worth, has now been redeveloped as flats and lies within the confines of Davenport Golf Club.

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.

Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.

Registration Districts

 * Macclesfield (1837–80) after 1880 see Poynton-with-Worth, Prestbury sub-district of Macclesfield

Church records
To find the names of the neighboring parishes, use England Jurisdictions 1851. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.

Parish transcripts can be searched online at Cheshire Parish Register project. High Lane, St. Thomas (C of E). The parish church for part of Poynton from 1860.

Prestbury, St. Peter (C of E). The ancient parish church for Poynton. Poynton, St. George (C of E). An ancient chapelry in Prestbury parish, becoming the parish church for Poynton and Worth in 1871. Registers of Baptisms 1723–1988, Marriages 1723–53 &amp; 1859–1994 and Burials 1795–1941 have been deposited at the Cheshire Record Office Microfilm of originals in the Cheshire Record Office, Chester. Poynton was a village, township, and a chapelry in Prestbury parish. It later became a parish.Cheshire Record Office: P247/5123/1, 4-7, 14, P247/1/1-2, P247/2/1-2, P247/3.

Bishop's transcripts for Poynton and Norbury, 1723-1864 Microfilm of originals in the Cheshire Record Office, Chester. Includes the joint registers with the Chapelry of Norbury, 1813-1829. Chapelry of Poynton in Prestbury parish; chapelry of Norbury in Stockport parish.Cheshire Record Office: EDB 171

Non-Conformist Churches

 * Poynton, Baptist Union Chapel, Park Lane. Built in 1867.
 * Poynton, Methodist Chapel (Primitive), Park Lane. Built in 1845.
 * Poynton, Methodist Chapel (Free), Clumber Road. Built in 1846.

Non-Conformist Records:

Register of baptisms for Poynton United Methodist Free Church, 1857-1943 Microfilm copy of original records in the Stockport Central Library, Cheshire, England. 1857-1867, 1897-1943 FHL BRITISH Film 1655521 Items 2-3 Cheshire Non-conformist records are available online in Record Search.

Census records
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Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Cheshire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

Poor Law Unions

 * Macclesfield

Maps and Gazetteers
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Web sites
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