Disley
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| Disley | |
|---|---|
 Disley village centre | |
  Disley Location within Cheshire | |
| Population | 4,294 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SJ972845 |
| • London | 186 miles (299 km) |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | STOCKPORT |
| Postcode district | SK12 |
| Dialling code | 01663 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Disley is a village and
The parish includes part of the neighbouring village of Newtown, the bulk of which is in Derbyshire.[4]
History
Its Anglo-Saxon name was Dystiglegh, meaning "wood or clearing by a mound" or possibly "windy settlement".[5] In the 13th century, in the time of Edward I, there are references to confirmatory grants of land made to Jordan de Dystelegh of Disley Hall and Roger de Stanley-de-Dystelegh of Stanley Hall in the district, pointing to even older local settlements. It later had the name Dystelegh.[1]
Disley was the home of several farmsteads, including one at Stanley, where the golf club is now located. The barn, erected sometime around the 15th or 16th-century, still stands.[6]
Sir Piers Legh of Lyme founded St Mary the Virgin Church, completed in 1524 and consecrated as parish church in 1558. The earliest parish register is from 1591.[6]
In 1724, the road from Manchester to Buxton became a turnpike road and in the early 1800s the road was rerouted from its original route along Jackson's Edge road to the current line of the A6.[6]
At the time of the first census, Disley had a population of 995 residents. By 1881, this had increased to 3,312, and as of 2019 the population is now in the region of 4,600.
The fountain in Fountain Square was donated by the Orfords in 1837 to provide the village with clean water, the stone coming from the Jacksons Edge Quarry. It was used until the 1920s.
The village had at least one cotton mill by the mid-19th century. As the cotton industry declined, more varied employment became the norm. As of 2005, there is a paper mill and some light engineering works, but most people travel out to work.
Governance
The parish of Disley was included in the 19th-century as one of three parishes in
In April 2008, a referendum was announced for Disley residents because the Borough of Macclesfield was to become part of the new Cheshire East unitary authority, as a result of major local government changes in Cheshire in April 2009. Some residents believed that the village would be better served if it were part of the neighbouring boroughs of Stockport in Greater Manchester or High Peak in Derbyshire.[7] On 8 May 2008 this referendum was held, with an overwhelming result in favour of staying within Cheshire; less than a third of electors wished to become part of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport and an even lower proportion of the population wished the village to become part of High Peak Borough.[8] Macclesfield Borough Council was succeeded on 1 April 2009 by the new unitary authority of Cheshire East.[9]
People
Past
Nearby
The historian
The playwright, critic, essayist and novelist Allan Monkhouse lived at the Grey Cottage on Jackson's Edge Road from 1893 to 1902,[12] and then at Meadow Bank on the same road until his death in 1936.
The director and writer Ian Clark was brought up in Disley[13] and attended Disley Primary School.
Present
Disley is also the home of:
- Presenter of the BBC Bargain Hunt TV programme David Dickinson, who had his first antique shop there.[citation needed]
- 2008 Paralympic Games cycling gold medal-winning couple Sarah and Barney Storey.[14]
- 2008 Olympic Games cycling gold medal winner Jamie Staff,[15] who moved to Disley for access to Manchester Velodrome.[failed verification]
Transport
Railway
Disley railway station is on the Manchester to Buxton line.
There is generally an hourly service each day to
Roads
The A6, which connects Carlisle in Cumbria with Luton in Bedfordshire, passes through Disley; it connects the village with Stockport to the north-west and the Peak District to the south-east.
Places of interest
The Rams Head Inn in the centre of the village was built by the Legh family in c.1640, though the current exterior was built around 1840. It was formerly a lodge belonging to the Lyme Park estate. It became a main coaching stop on the Manchester to London route. In 1790, after three visits, Viscount Torrington voted it the best inn in England. The Rams Head is now a restaurant and pub, and only part of what once was its extensive stabling block still remains.
Lyme Park is in the civil parish of
The Bowstones are two upright crosses on moorland above Lyme Park on the route of the Gritstone Trail. Their origins are unknown but they are believed to be religious. From here it is possible to see seven counties: Derbyshire, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Cheshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire and Clwyd.
Disley is home to Disley Cricket Club,[16] a member of the TACS Cheshire Cricket League, playing their home games at Disley Amalgamated Sports Club (DASC). The 1st XI play in Division 1 having won the Division 2 championship in 2014 and Division 3 in 2013.
Moorside Golf Club, Higher Disley, first appeared in the 1930s. The club continued until the late 1950s but is now defunct.[17]
Stanley Hall Farmhouse is a Grade-II-listed building from the 16th-century.[18] Stanley Hall was given to the Stanleys by the Black Prince in 1388 and bought by the Leghs in 1488. Part of the barn, also Grade II listed,[19] was used as the first clubhouse of the Disley golf club.
Education
Disley has a primary school, Disley Primary School,[20] which in 2020 became an academy as part of The TRUE Learning Partnership, and two nurseries, Blue Grass Purple Cow[21] and Disley Under Fives.[22]
See also
References
- ^ a b c The Parish of Disley (Official Guide). Disley Parish Council. 1994.
- ^ a b "Borough of Macclesfield: Parish Clerks". Borough of Macclesfield. Archived from the original on 11 April 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2007.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ISBN 0-319-23777-X.
- English Place Name Society. Archived from the originalon 16 October 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ a b c "History of Disley". Disley Parish Council. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ "Village vote on council change". Manchester Evening News. 12 April 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^
"Disley Parish Council – Declaration of Result of Poll". Disley Parish Council. 8 May 2008. Archived from the original (.doc) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
- ^ Cheshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008 Archived 17 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ISBN 1-57958-232-X.
- ISBN 978-0747578161.
- ^ Blue plaque on building reads: "Literary editor at the Manchester Guardian Allan Noble Monkhouse 1858–1936 lived at the Grey Cottage 1893–1902. Novelist and playwright of the "Manchester School" of drama."
- ^ "Clark family history". mandmclark.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ "Storeys add to GB cycling golds". BBC. 10 September 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
- ^ "Awesome GB sprint team take gold". BBC. 15 August 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
- ^ "Disley Cricket Club". www.disleycc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2008.
- ^ "Moorside Golf Club, Higher Disley, Cheshire (1930–1950s)". Golf's Missing Links. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ Historic England. "Stanley Hall (Grade II) (1231812)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ Historic England. "Barn attached at right angles to Stanley Hall (Grade II) (1277457)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Home page". Disley Primary School. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Blue Grass Purple Cow".
- ^ "Disley Under Fives".
External links
- "Disley Parish Council Website". Disley Parish Council.
