Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Poynton

Poynton, eccl. dist. and vil. with ry. sta., Prestbury par., Cheshire - dist., pop. 2166; vil., 5½ milts N. of Macclesfield; P.O., T.O.; the dist. is conterminous with the township of Poynton with Worth; near the vil. is Poynton Hall, seat of Lord Vernon.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "ecclesiastical district and village with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Poynton Ch/CP       Cheshire AncC
Place: Poynton

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