26 ALDERLEY. CHESHIRE. [KELLY'S The soil is loamy and the subsoil marl; the land is & 8.55· p.m.; sundays, 5·4o & 8.15 p.m.; leaves chiefly pasture. The area of Nether Alderfey towns,hip Monksheath fm.• Knutsford at 8.5o & n.3-5 a.m. & is 2,736 acres of land and 3-7 of water; rateable value, 1.55, 2.30, 5, 7·25 & 10.25 p.m. (sats. only); sundays, £8,149; population in 19u, 614 and 1,317 in Alderley 12.25, 2.55, 5·40 & 8.15 p.m. ; .returning therefrom ecclesiastical parish. at 10.15 a.m. & 12.50, 2, 4.5, 6.20, 8.55 & 11.45 p.m. ~ Soss Moss, Sandle Heath and Monksheath are places sundays, 1.45, 4.10, 6.5o & 9·30 p.m. ; leaves Maccles­ here. field for Monksheath at 7·45 & 10.30 a..m. & 12.20, Parish Clerk, Ernest Dew. 1.30, 3·5• 6 & 8.30 p.m.; sundays, 9.30 a.m. & I-3-0• By Local Government Board Order No. 55,IOo, w'hich o::a, 4.15 & 8.30 p.m.; returning therefrom at 9·45 & came into operation ISt October, 1910, part of Nether 10.15 a. m. & 12.50, 2 (sats. only), 2.30, 4·5• 5 .20, Alderley township was transferred to Alderley Edge 6.:zo, 8, 8.55, w.4o & 11.45 p.m. ; sundays, n.J-5 Urban District and Civil parish. a.m. & 1.45, 3·35· 4.10, 6.5o, 7·55· 9.3o, 10.5 & Post, T. & Telephonic Express Delivery Office, Elder­ 10.40 p.m ley.-Miss Margaret Bainbridge, sub-postmistress. OVER ALDERLEY is a township in this civil parish Letters through Ghelford, Cheshire, arrive at 6 a.m. and forma part of Birtles ecclesiastical parish, and will & 4 p.m. & dispatched at n a.m. & 7.10 p.m.; on be found under the latter heading. sunday arrive at 6.20 a.m. & dispatched: at 7.10 p.m. GREAT W ARFORD township 1s ,.. m1les west from the Chelford is the nearest money order office parish chnrch and 4l from Knutsford, and was the site Wall Letter Box cleared at 6.45 a.m. & 4·55 p.m. ; of a Roman settlement. There are Baptist and W es­ sunday, 8.30 a.m leyan chapels and a Parish Hall. The only charity is Council School (mixed & infants), erected in 1822, en­ one of £,2 yearly value. Rafe Oswald Leycester esq. larged in 1863, & further enlarged in 19II, for 130 of Toft Hall, and the David Lewis Colony are the chief children; average attendance, 77; Wilfrid V.Per<:ival, landowners. The soil is sandy and stiff clay ; the popu­ master lation in I9·II was 622, including 257 in the lncor- CONVE·YANCE. porated Lancashire and Cheshire Society for the Motor 'Bus (British Automobile Traction Co. Limited) Permanent Care of the 'Feeble Minded: and 75 in the leaves Monksheath for Cheadle at 8. 10 & 10.55 a.m. Manchester Education Authority School for Epileptic o.. Children ; area, 1,313 acres ; rateable value, £3,825. & 12.50, 1.55 ( sat s. on1 y ) , to~.3o, 3·3-0• S·4o, 6 .25 ex, 8.55 p.m.; sundays, 9·55 a.m. & 1.55• 2.25, 4·40, Letters are received through Alderley Edge & Mohber- 5·45, 8.20 & 8.55 p.m.; returning therefrom at 9·45 ley; the former is the nearest money ord~r office 11.m. & r2.45• 2 (sats only), 2.30, 4·5• 5.20, 7.20, 8 Wall Letter Box cleared at 8 a.m. & 5 p.m.; sundays, & 10.40 ·p.m. ; sundays, 11.35 a.m. & 3·35• 4.10, 6.45, 8.30 a.m 7·55. 10.5 & 10.40 p.m.; leaves Monksheath for Wall Letter Box, Chelford road, cleared at 8.25 a.m. Congleton at 12.5o, 4.10, 7.30 & 9·5 p.m.; sundays, & 6.15 p.m. week days only 4· ro & 6.50 p.m. 3 returning therefrom at 2.25, 5.40 The children attend the school at Alderley NETHER ALbERLEY. Hope Henry, farmer, Gatley green *Wainwright Ernest, Swanbank PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Howarth Daniel, farmer Webb Mrs. Mary Sheffield Lord P.C., M.A., D.L., J.P. Jackson William, farmer COMMERCIAL. Alderley park (T N 135 Alderley Lawton A.da (Mrs.), farmer Ancoats Hospital Convalescent Home Edge); Penrhos, Holyhead; & 18 Lamas Abraham, farmer, Soss moss (Miss Margaret Jones, matron) 'Mansfield st. Portland pl.London W Lamas Thomas, farmer *Bloor Ernest, farmer, Dean cross Stanley Hon. Sir _<\.rthur L.,K.O.M.G. Moores Mary (Mrs.), frrnr.Monks hth *Bowden Fredk. farmer, Manor farm Alderley park Morris John, farmer, The Cross Bower Henry, farmer Agnew Harold, Hea.wood hall Norbury Charles, farmer Bracegirdle James,farmer,Lindow end Bell Misses, The Ch!Uet Owen Herbert, farmer, Welch row Brocklehurst Jn. B. farmr. Edge view Hague Joseph, Grogram Potts Edward, shopkeeper Cookson Eli, cowkeeper, Summary la Mottram George, Fernhill lodge Powell James, farmer Country School (The) (Miss Alice Shimwell Humphrey, Old hall Powell ltalph, farmer, Wizard of the Frost, matron) Shimwe11 Waiter, Bollington grange Edge . Davirl Lewis Manchester Epileptic Wr.lland Rev. Cecil Brooke M.A. (rec- Powell Wllham,farmer, Heawood hall Colony (Edwin W. Marshall, sec) tor), Rectory Rawlins John, corn tniller (water) Gandy Thomas, farmer, Pownall brow. Williams Lewis R. Bentley house Slater Annie (Mil!s), cowkeeper Harrop Joseph, farmer COMMERCIAL. Slater Samuel, farmr. Beechwood frm Hatton Wilfred, cowkpr. Knutsfordrd Allman Arthur Albert, farmer, Welch Boss Moss Residential School for Hayman James, farmer, Knutsford rd. row Epileptic Children (Jn. F'arish,supt) Hough M. E. (Mrs.), frmr.Bostock bo Eainbridge Margaret (Miss), shopkpr. Summerfield Jas. cowkpr. Gatley grn Jackson John, farmer, Blue Bell farm Post office Webb Ernest, farmer Johnson Charles, farmer Barber Edward, farmer, Sandle heath Webb James, farmer, Sandle heath Jones Thomas, farmer, Kelsall house Barber Thomas, fai'mer, Brynlow frm Williams Lewis R. land agent to Lord King Elijah, grocer, Warford terrace Earber Wmiam, cowkeeper Sheffield P.C., D.L., J.P. Alderley Leech Joseph, farmer, Lindow end Barker Elizabeth (Mrs.), cowkeeper, Estate office *Mayer Harrv, farmer, Heathgate Soss moss Wilson Thomas, farmer, Fallows hall Moulton Jn. farmer, Pedley House fm Baske-rville Jesse, farmer Worthington Joseph, blacksmith Pierson Frank, grocer :Bower Sarah(Mrs.),frmr.Yew Tree fm Worthington Thos. farmer, Dean grn Richardson Emily (Mrs.),Stag's Head Buckley John, gamekeeper to Lord Wright Fredk. farmer. Bradford ho inn She:ffi.eld1 Soss moss *Robinson Wm. farmer, Sand Pit frm Dale George, farmer, SandlEl heath Rumsey John H. W. fa.rmer Dale Hugh, farmer, Irons farm & GREAT WARFORD. *Sant Ernest. farmer, South view assistant overseer & clerk to Marked thus * receive their letters i<Slack Harriet (Miss), farmer, Little Parish Council through Alderley Edge. Moss Davenport Luke, farmer, Yarwoods *Agnew Ernest J.P. The Moss *Slack Thomas, farmer, Little Moss Dawson Albt. farmer, Soss Moss hall *Badger Philip, Heath cottage Slater Frederick, farmer, Londow end Grandage Abraham Limited, farmers, Bell John E. Carlisle house Smith James, beer retailer Monlrsheath hall *Bennett Randal, Warlord lodge Ward Oswald R.fRrmer,Noon Sun frm Rattan Charles, farmer, Butts farm *Cobbett Waiter Palmer, Little Moss Warford Hall & 8ared Bridge Schools Hayden William, gamekeeper to Lord *Gerrard James, The .Ash for Feeble Minded Children (Miss Sheffield P.C. Beech Tree lodge *Grant Joseph 0. Ivy house Grace Wyatt, supt) Heathcote Joseph Sigley, farmer Sutton-Jones Mrs. Warford house Wilmslow Golf Club (J. A. Tweedale, Henshall Peter, farmer Tho111pstone Edward, Ellerslie sec) ALDERL,EY EDGE is a township, and has a sta- Under the provisions of the 11 Local Government Act, tion (Hale) on the London and North Western railway, r8g4.'' Alderley Edge was created a township from that 174! miles from London, 2 south-west from Wilmslow, part of Chorley township in Alderley Edge Urban 7of from Birmingham, 8 south-west from Stockport, 6 Di~trict. north-west from Macclesfield, 7 east from Knutsford. The district 1s governed under the cc Looal Govermuent 3B! from Chester, 13! from Manchester by railway and Acl, 1894 (56 and 57 Vict. c. 73)," by an Urban District 17~ from Crewe, in the Knutsford division of the Council, which superseded the Local Board, established eounty, Macclesfield hundred, union and county court r862, under the name of Chorlev. district and petty sessional division of PrPstbury, rnral By Local ·Government Board Orders Nos. 31,737 and deanery and archdeaconry of Macclesfield and diocese of 33,124, which came into operation 5th Sept. 1894, and Cbe"Ster. soth Sept. I895 respectively, the Urban District of .