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MACCLESFIELD , 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 Macclesfield See also:parliamentary See also:division of See also:Cheshire, See also:England, 166 m: N.W. by N. of See also:London, on the London & See also:North-Western, North See also:Staffordshire and See also:Great Central See also:railways. Pop. (19o1), 34,624. It lies on and above the small See also:river Boffin, the valley of which is flanked by high ground to. See also:east and See also:west, the eastern hills rising 'sharply to heights above Too() ft. The See also:bleak upland See also:country retains its See also:ancient name of Macclesfield See also:Forest. The See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church of St See also:Michael, See also:standing high, was founded by Eleanor, See also:queen of See also:Edward I., in 1278, and in 1740 was partly rebuilt and greatly enlarged. The lofty See also:steeple by which its massive See also:tower was formerly surmounted was battered down by the Parliamentary forces during the See also:Civil See also:War. Connected with the church there are two chapels, one of which, See also:Rivers See also:Chapel, belonged to a See also:college of See also:secular priests founded in r sox by See also:- THOMAS
- THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
- THOMAS (d. 110o)
- THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
- THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
- THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
- THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
- THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
- THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
- THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
- THOMAS, ST
- THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
- THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)
Thomas See also:Savage, 'afterwards See also:archbishop of See also:York. Both the church and chapels contain several ancient monuments. The See also:free See also:grammar school, originally founded in 1502 by 'See also:Sir See also:John See also:Percival, was refounded in 1552 by Edward VI., and a commercial school was erected in 184o out of its funds. The See also:county lunatic See also:asylum is situated here. The town-See also:- HALL
- HALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria)
- HALL (O.E. heall, a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Halle)
- HALL, BASIL (1788-1844)
- HALL, CARL CHRISTIAN (1812–1888)
- HALL, CHARLES FRANCIS (1821-1871)
- HALL, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN (1816—19oz)
- HALL, EDWARD (c. 1498-1547)
- HALL, FITZEDWARD (1825-1901)
- HALL, ISAAC HOLLISTER (1837-1896)
- HALL, JAMES (1793–1868)
- HALL, JAMES (1811–1898)
- HALL, JOSEPH (1574-1656)
- HALL, MARSHALL (1790-1857)
- HALL, ROBERT (1764-1831)
- HALL, SAMUEL CARTER (5800-5889)
- HALL, SIR JAMES (1761-1832)
- HALL, WILLIAM EDWARD (1835-1894)
hall is a handsome See also:modern See also:building with a Grecian frontage on two sides. Originally the See also: trade of Macclesfield was principally' in twist and See also:silk buttons, but this has See also:developed into the manufacture of all kinds of silk: Besides this See also:staple trade, there are various textile manufactures and extensive breweries; while 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 and See also:slate quarries, as well as See also:coal-mines, are worked in the neighbourhood. Recreation grounds include See also:Victoria See also:Park and See also:Peel Park, in' which are preserved the old market See also:cross and See also:stocks.' See also:Water communication is provided by the Macclesfield See also:canal. The borough is under a See also:mayor, 12 aldermen and 36 councillors. See also:Area, 3214 acres. The populous suburb of See also:SUTTON, extending S.S.E. of the town, is partly included in the borough.
Previous to the See also:Conquest, Macclesfield (Makesfeld, Mackerfeld, Macclesfeld, Meulefeld, Maxfield) was held by See also:Edwin, See also:earl of See also:Mercia, and at the See also:- TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
- TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
- TIME, STANDARD
time of the Domesday Survey it formed a See also:part of the lands of the earl of See also:Chester. The entry speaks of seven hedged enclosures, and there is See also:evidence of fortification in the 13th See also:century, to which the names Jordangate, Chestergate and Wallgate still See also:bear See also:witness. In the 15th century 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 See also:Stafford, See also:duke of See also:- BUCKINGHAM
- BUCKINGHAM, EARLS, MARQUESSES AND DUKES OF
- BUCKINGHAM, FIRST DUKE
- BUCKINGHAM, GEORGE VILLIERS, 1ST DUKE 0E1
- BUCKINGHAM, GEORGE VILLIERS, 2ND DUKE 0E1 (1628-1687)
- BUCKINGHAM, HENRY STAFFORD, 2ND DUKE OF3 (1454-1483)
- BUCKINGHAM, JAMES SILK (1786-1855)
Buckingham, had a fortified See also:manor-See also:house here, traces of which remain. There is a tradition, supported by a reference on a plea See also:roll, that Randle, earl of Chester (1181—1232) made Macclesfield a free borough, but the earliest See also:charter extant is that granted by Edward, See also:prince of See also:Wales and earl of Chester, in 1261, constituting Macclesfield a free borough with a See also:merchant gild, and according certain privileges in the royal forest of Macclesfield to the burgesses. This charter was confirmed by Edward III. in 1334, by See also:Richard II. in 1389, by Edward IV. in 1466 and by See also:Elizabeth in 1564. In 1595 Elizabeth issued a new charter to the town, confirmed 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 16o5 and See also:Charles II. in 1666, laying down a formal, borough constitution under a mayor, a aldermen, 24 See also:capital burgesses and a high steward. In 1684 Charles II. issued a new charter, under which the borough was governed until the Municipal Reform See also:Act 1835. The earliest mention of a market is in a 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 by James I. to Charles, prince of. Wales and earl of Chester, in 16r7. In the charter of z666 a
market is included among the privileges confirmed to the borough as those which had been granted in 16o5, or by any previous See also:kings and queens of England. The charter of Elizabeth in 1595 granted an See also:annual See also:fair in See also:June, and this was supplemented by Charles II. in 1684 by a grant of fairs in See also:April and See also:September. Except during the three See also:winter months fairs are now held monthly, the See also:chief being " Bamaby " in June, when the town keeps a See also:week's See also:holiday. Macclesfield borough sent two members to See also:parliament in 1832 for the first time. In 188o it was disfranchised for See also:bribery, and in 1885 the borough was merged in the county division of Macclesfield. The manufacture of silk-covered buttons began in the 16th century, and flourished until the See also:early 18th. The first silk See also:- MILL
- MILL (O. Eng. mylen, later myln, or miln, adapted from the late Lat. molina, cf. Fr. moulin, from Lat. mola, a mill, molere, to grind; from the same root, mol, is derived " meal;" the word appears in other Teutonic languages, cf. Du. molen, Ger. muhle)
- MILL, JAMES (1773-1836)
- MILL, JOHN (c. 1645–1707)
- MILL, JOHN STUART (1806-1873)
mill was erected about 1755, and silk manufacture on a large See also:scale was introduced about 1790. The manufacture of See also:cotton began in Macclesfield about 1785.
See J. See also:Corry, See also:History of Macclesfield (1817).
M'CLINTOCK, SIR See also: FRANCIS See also:LEOPOLD (1819-1907), See also:British See also:naval officer and See also:Arctic explorer, was See also:born at See also:Dundalk, See also:Ireland, on the 8th of See also:July 1819, of a See also:family of Scottish origin. In 1831 he entered the royal See also:navy, joining the " Samarang " See also:frigate, See also:Captain Charles See also:Paget. In 1843 he passed his examination for lieutenancy and joined the " See also:Gorgon " steamship, Captain Charles See also:Hotham, which was driven ashore at See also:Montevideo and salved, a feat of See also:seamanship on the part of her captain and See also:officers which attracted much See also:attention. Hitherto, and until 1847, See also:McClintock's service was almost wholly on the See also:American coasts, but in 1848 he joined the Arctic expedition under Sir James See also:Ross in See also:search of Sir John See also:Franklin's See also:ships, as second See also:lieutenant of the " Enterprise." In the second search expedition (185o) he was first lieutenant of the " Assistance," and in the third (1854) he commanded the " Intrepid." On all these expeditions M'Clintock carried out brilliant See also:sleigh journeys, and gained recognition as one of the highest authorities on Arctic travel. The direction which the search should follow had at last been learnt from the See also:Eskimo, and M'Clintock accepted the command of the expedition on See also:board the " See also:Fox," fitted out by See also:Lady Franklin in 1857, which succeeded in its See also:object in 1859 (see FRANKLIN, SIR JOHN). For this expedition M'Clintock had obtained leave of See also:absence, but the time occupied was afterwards counted in his service. He was knighted and received many other honours on his return. Active service now occupied him in various tasks, including the important one of See also:sounding in the north See also:Atlantic, in connexion with a See also:- SCHEME (Lat. schema, Gr. oxfjya, figure, form, from the root axe, seen in exeiv, to have, hold, to be of such shape, form, &c.)
scheme for a north Atlantic See also:cable route, until 1868. In that See also:year he became naval aide-de-See also:camp to Queen Victoria. In 1865 he had been elected a See also:fellow of the Royal Society. He unsuccessfully contested a seat in parliament for the borough of See also:Drogheda, where he made the acquaintance of Annette Elizabeth, daughter of R. F. See also: Dunlop of Monasterboice; he married her in 187o. He became See also:vice-See also:admiral in 1877, and See also:commander-in-chief on the West See also:Indian and North American station in 1879. In 1882 he was elected an See also:Elder See also:Brother of Trinity House, and served actively in that capacity. In 1891 he was created K.C.B. He was one of the See also:principal advisers in the preparations for the See also:Antarctic voyage of the "See also:Discovery " under Captain See also:Scott. His See also:book, The Voyage of the " Fox " in the Arctic Seas, was first published in 1859, and passed through -several See also:editions. He died on the 17th of See also:November 1907.
See Sir C. R. See also:Markham, See also:Life of Admiral Sir Leopold M'Clintock (1909).
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