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26-707: Skegby was a rural district in Nottinghamshire , England from 1894 to 1935. It was created under the Local Government Act 1894 based on that part of the Mansfield rural sanitary district which was in Nottinghamshire (the rest becoming Blackwell Rural District in Derbyshire ). It consisted of the parishes of Blidworth , Fulwood , Haywood Oaks , Lindhurst , Skegby , Sookholme and Teversal . In 1935

52-601: A few single-parish rural districts to exist. This remained in existence until 1974, when it was merged into the new Borough of Macclesfield , whilst retaining a parish council . 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

78-405: A rural district was a doughnut-shaped ring around a town (which would be either an urban district or a municipal borough ). A good example of this is Melton and Belvoir Rural District , which surrounded the town of Melton Mowbray . Some rural districts were fragmented, consisting of a number of detached parts , such as Wigan Rural District . Some rural districts had a more rounded shape and had

104-487: A semi-rural character. The parish includes part of the neighbouring area of Newtown , the bulk of which is in Derbyshire. Its Anglo-Saxon name was Dystiglegh , meaning "wood or clearing by a mound" or possibly "windy settlement". 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

130-537: A small town or village as the administrative centre. A few rural districts consisted of only one parish (for example, Tintwistle Rural District , Alston with Garrigill Rural District , South Mimms Rural District , King's Lynn Rural District , Disley Rural District and Crowland Rural District ). In such districts there was no separate parish council, and the rural district council exercised its functions. All rural districts in England and Wales were abolished in 1974 (by

156-692: Is a village and civil parish in Cheshire , England. It is located on the edge of the Peak District in the Goyt Valley , south of Stockport and close to the county boundary with Derbyshire at New Mills . The population at the 2011 Census was 4,294. To the north, the River Goyt and the Peak Forest Canal , which opened in 1800, pass along the edge of the village. Today, it is a commuter town , retaining

182-527: Is from 1591. 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 . 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

208-581: Is home to Disley Cricket Club, 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, in Higher Disley, first appeared in the 1930s; it continued to operate until the late 1950s. Disley Golf Club, still in operation to

234-711: The Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 . They were subdivided into district electoral divisions . In 1921, Ireland was partitioned with Northern Ireland remaining within the United Kingdom, and the rest of the country leaving as the Irish Free State in 1922. In the Irish Free State, rural districts outside of County Dublin were abolished in 1925 under the Local Government Act 1925 amid widespread accusations of corruption . Their functions were transferred to

260-513: The Local Government Act 1894 ( 56 & 57 Vict. c. 73) along with urban districts . They replaced the earlier system of sanitary districts (themselves based on poor law unions , but not replacing them). Each rural district had an elected rural district council (RDC), which inherited the functions of the earlier sanitary districts, but also had wider authority over matters such as local planning, council housing , and playgrounds and cemeteries. Matters such as education and major roads were

286-565: The Local Government Act 1972 ) and were typically merged with nearby urban districts or boroughs to form " districts ", which included both urban and rural areas. See Rural districts formed in England and Wales 1894–1974 for the districts created in 1894; List of rural and urban districts in England , and List of rural and urban districts in Wales for a list of rural districts at abolition in 1974. Rural districts were created in Ireland in 1899 under

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312-573: The 1930s, whilst he was a lecturer at the University of Manchester . The playwright, critic, essayist and novelist Allan Monkhouse lived at the Grey Cottage on Jackson's Edge Road from 1893 to 1902, and then at Meadow Bank on the same road until his death in 1936. Lord John Hunt , who led the first successful Mount Everest expedition in 1953, also lived in Disley. The director and writer Ian Clark

338-480: The best inn in England. The Rams Head is now a restaurant and pub; only part of what once was its extensive stabling block still remains. The pub and its adjoining former stables are Grade II listed buildings. Lyme Park is in the civil parish of Lyme Handley , rather than in the Disley parish, but it is sufficiently close to be associated with the village. It is owned and managed by the National Trust . The hall

364-538: The county councils The remaining rural districts in County Dublin were similarly abolished in 1930 by the Local Government (Dublin) Act 1930 . The former boundaries of the rural districts in the Republic of Ireland continue to be used for statistical purposes and defining constituencies. In Northern Ireland, rural districts continued to exist until 1973 when they were abolished (along with all other local government of

390-467: The district was abolished under a County Review Order . Some urbanised parts went to Warsop and Sutton in Ashfield urban districts , with the rest going mainly to Southwell Rural District and part to Basford Rural District . 53°06′N 1°09′W  /  53.1°N 1.15°W  / 53.1; -1.15 Rural district In England and Wales rural districts were created in 1894 by

416-484: The district, pointing to even older local settlements. It later had the name Dystelegh . 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. 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

442-463: The following decades led to some rural districts being redefined as urban districts or merging with existing urban districts or boroughs. Other rural districts proved to be too small or poor to be viable, and under the Local Government Act 1929 , 236 rural districts were abolished and merged or amalgamated into larger units. Further mergers took place over following decades and by 1965 the number of districts had been reduced to 473. The typical shape of

468-564: The old pattern) and replaced with a system of unitary districts . Rural districts also existed in the Canadian province of Newfoundland to govern certain rural communities. Under Newfoundland's Local Government Act , rural districts and towns together formed the province's municipalities. Under the Municipalities Act , effective April 1, 1980, rural districts where abolished and automatically turned into towns. Disley Disley

494-410: The responsibility of county councils . Until 1930 the rural district councillors were also poor law guardians for the unions of which they formed part. Each parish was represented by one or more councillors. Originally there were 787 rural districts in England and Wales, as they were based directly upon the sanitary districts and poor law unions which had preceded them. Gradual urbanisation over

520-457: The village to become part of High Peak Borough. Macclesfield Borough Council was succeeded on 1 April 2009 by the new unitary authority of Cheshire East. Nearby Wyberslegh Hall (sometimes spelled Wybersley Hall), which stands between Disley and High Lane , was the birthplace of the Anglo-American novelist Christopher Isherwood . The historian A. J. P. Taylor lived in Higher Disley in

546-621: The village with Stockport to the north-west and the Peak District to the south-east. 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

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572-525: The village would be better served if it were part of the neighbouring boroughs of Stockport in Greater Manchester or High Peak in Derbyshire. 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

598-692: Was brought up in Disley and attended Disley Primary School. Disley is also the home of: Disley railway station is a stop on the Manchester to Buxton line . There is generally an hourly service in each direction between Manchester Piccadilly and Buxton , via Stockport ; services reduce to every two hours on Sundays. High Peak Buses operates bus route 199, which provides a regular service between Buxton , New Mills, Stockport and Manchester Airport . The A6, which connects Carlisle in Cumbria with Luton in Bedfordshire , passes through Disley; it connects

624-535: 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. The parish of Disley

650-552: Was included in the 19th-century as one of three parishes in Hayfield rural sanitary district , alongside Hayfield and Mellor in Derbyshire. In 1894, under the Local Government Act 1894 , rural sanitary districts became rural districts , but were required to be entirely within one county or another – this led to Disley, the only Cheshire parish of the sanitary district, to form the Disley Rural District on its own – one of only

676-505: Was used by the BBC as a setting in its 1995 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice . 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. The village

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