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CONGLETON , a See also:market See also:town and municipal See also:- BOROUGH (A.S. nominative burh, dative byrig, which produces some of the place-names ending in bury, a sheltered or fortified place, the camp of refuge of a tribe, the stronghold of a chieftain; cf. Ger. Burg, Fr. bor, bore, bourg)
- BOROUGH [BURROUGH, BURROWE, BORROWS], STEVEN (1525–1584)
borough in the See also:Macclesfield See also:parliamentary See also:division of See also:Cheshire, See also:England, on the See also:North See also:Staffordshire railway, 1571 M. N.W. by N. of See also:London. Pop. (1901) 10,707. It is finely situated in a deep valley, on913
the See also:banks of the Dane, a tributary of the See also:Weaver. To the See also:east See also:Cloud See also:- HILL
- HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
- HILL, A
- HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
- HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
- HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
- HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
- HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
- HILL, JAMES J
- HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
- HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
- HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
- HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
- HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)
Hill, and to the See also:south See also:Mow Cop, rise sharply- to heights exceeding See also:i000 ft. Congleton has no buildings noteworthy for See also:age or beauty, See also:save a few old timbered houses. The See also:grammar school was in existence as See also:early as 1553. In the 16th and 17th centuries the See also:leather laces known as "Congleton points " were in high repute; but the See also:principal See also:industry of the town is now the manufacture of See also:silk, which was introduced in 1752 by a Mr See also:Pattison of London. See also:Coal and See also:salt are raised, and the other See also:industries include See also:fustian, See also:towel, See also:couch, See also:chair and See also:nail factories, See also:iron and See also:brass foundries, See also:- STONE
- STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
- STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
- STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
- STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
- STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
- STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
- STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
- STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)
stone quarries and See also:corn See also:mills. At Biddulph, 3 M. S., in a narrow valley, across the border in Staffordshire, are several coal-mines and iron-foundries. The gardens of the See also:Grange here are celebrated for their beauty. Congleton is served by the Macclesfield See also:canal. The borough is under a See also:mayor, 6 aldermen and 18 councillors. See also:Area, 2572 acres.
Congleton (Congleton) is not mentioned in any See also:historical See also:record before the Domesday Survey, when it was held by See also:Hugh, See also:earl of See also:Chester, and rendered geld for one hide. In the 13th See also:century, as See also:part of the See also:barony of Halton, the See also:manor passed to See also:- HENRY
- HENRY (1129-1195)
- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
- HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
Henry, earl of See also:Lincoln, who by a See also:charter dated 1282 declared the town a See also:free borough, with a gild See also:merchant and numerous privileges, including See also:power to elect a mayor, a catchpole and an aletaster. This charter was confirmed by successive sovereigns, with some additional privileges. In 1524 the burgesses were exempted from appearing at the See also:shire and See also:hundred courts, and in 1583 the See also:body corporate was reconstructed under the See also:title of mayor and commonalty, and power was granted to make by-Iaws and to punish offenders. The governing charter, which held force until the Municipal See also:Corporation See also:Act of 185, was granted by See also:- JAMES
- JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
- JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
- JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
- JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
- JAMES, EPISTLE OF
- JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
- JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
- JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
- JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)
James I. in 1624, and instituted a mayor, 8 aldermen, 16 See also:capital burgesses, a high steward, See also:common-clerk and other See also:officers. Charters were also granted by See also:Charles II. and See also:George IV. In 1282 Henry, earl of Lincoln, obtained a Saturday market and an eight days' See also:fair at the feast of St See also:- PETER
- PETER (Lat. Petrus from Gr. irfpos, a rock, Ital. Pietro, Piero, Pier, Fr. Pierre, Span. Pedro, Ger. Peter, Russ. Petr)
- PETER (PEDRO)
- PETER, EPISTLES OF
- PETER, ST
Peter ad Vincula, and the market is still held under this See also:- GRANT (from A.-Fr. graunter, O. Fr. greanter for creanter, popular Lat. creantare, for credentare, to entrust, Lat. credere, to believe, trust)
- GRANT, ANNE (1755-1838)
- GRANT, CHARLES (1746-1823)
- GRANT, GEORGE MONRO (1835–1902)
- GRANT, JAMES (1822–1887)
- GRANT, JAMES AUGUSTUS (1827–1892)
- GRANT, ROBERT (1814-1892)
- GRANT, SIR ALEXANDER
- GRANT, SIR FRANCIS (1803-1878)
- GRANT, SIR JAMES HOPE (1808–1895)
- GRANT, SIR PATRICK (1804-1895)
- GRANT, U
- GRANT, ULYSSES SIMPSON (1822-1885)
grant. In 1311 a Tuesday market is mentioned, and a fair at the feast of St See also:- MARTIN (Martinus)
- MARTIN, BON LOUIS HENRI (1810-1883)
- MARTIN, CLAUD (1735-1800)
- MARTIN, FRANCOIS XAVIER (1762-1846)
- MARTIN, HOMER DODGE (1836-1897)
- MARTIN, JOHN (1789-1854)
- MARTIN, LUTHER (1748-1826)
- MARTIN, SIR THEODORE (1816-1909)
- MARTIN, SIR WILLIAM FANSHAWE (1801–1895)
- MARTIN, ST (c. 316-400)
- MARTIN, WILLIAM (1767-1810)
Martin. Henry VI. in 1430 granted to the burgesses a fair at the feast of SS. See also:- PHILIP
- PHILIP (Gr.'FiXtrsro , fond of horses, from dn)^eiv, to love, and limos, horse; Lat. Philip pus, whence e.g. M. H. Ger. Philippes, Dutch Filips, and, with dropping of the final s, It. Filippo, Fr. Philippe, Ger. Philipp, Sp. Felipe)
- PHILIP, JOHN (1775-1851)
- PHILIP, KING (c. 1639-1676)
- PHILIP, LANOGRAVE OF HESSE (1504-1567)
Philip and James. James I. confirmed the three existing fairs and granted an additional fair on the See also:Thursday before Quinquagesima See also:Sunday. Congleton suffered severely from the plagues of 16o3 and 1641, and by the latter was almost entirely depopulated. On the whole, however, the town has steadily grown in See also:population and commercial prosperity from the granting of its first charter.
See See also:Victoria See also:County See also:History, Cheshire; See also:Robert See also:Head, Congleton Past and See also:Present (Congleton, 1887) ; See also:Samuel See also:Yates, An History of the See also:Ancient Town and Borough of Congleton (Congleton, 1820).
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