Tytherington, Cheshire
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Tytherington near Macclesfield
Macclesfield
Macclesfield is a market town within the unitary authority of Cheshire East, the county palatine of Chester, also known as the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The population of the Macclesfield urban sub-area at the time of the 2001 census was 50,688...

 in Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...

, England
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 is now a residential area. It was once very much a rural setting, with its own stone mansion named 'Tytherington Hall' or 'House', built by the wife of William Brocklehurst
William Coare Brocklehurst
William Coare Brocklehurst was an English Liberal Party politician and head of a family of silk producers in Macclesfield in the 19th century. He sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1880 and from 1885 to 1886....

 in the 19th century. William Brocklehurst was not informed of the construction until his wife surprised him by taking him to the gates of the driveway, from where he 'refused to go any further'.

The building later became the residence of Mr Henry Charlton, a philanthropic cotton merchant from Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...

. Miss Salt from Buxton
Buxton
Buxton is a spa town in Derbyshire, England. It has the highest elevation of any market town in England. Located close to the county boundary with Cheshire to the west and Staffordshire to the south, Buxton is described as "the gateway to the Peak District National Park"...

 bought the house in the early 20th century and named it 'Marlborough College for Girls'.

During World War II
World War II
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, American
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 soldiers were billeted in the Hall and in nissen hut
Nissen hut
A Nissen hut is a prefabricated steel structure made from a half-cylindrical skin of corrugated steel, a variant of which was used extensively during World War II.-Description:...

s dotted around the grounds.

In the times of the occupation by the Americans and other troops the Hall fell into disrepair and was demolished in the 1960s to make way for Marlborough Primary School and the Tytherington housing estate.

Nowadays the Tytherington estate is split into two main parts; Rugby Drive area and Dorchester way area. Dorchester way houses a golf club and woods.
House prices on the estate have risen in the past 10 years and the average house price is around £320,000 this can range from as low as £205,000 to as high as £995,000.
The Rugby drive area contains houses of around £295,000 in value and the name derives from the location of the former Macclesfield Rugby Club, who have since relocated to Prestbury
Prestbury, Cheshire
Prestbury is a village, civil parish and ecclesiastical parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. Prestbury is a long, narrow parish covering 1,165 hectares to the west of the Peak Park foothills and to the east of the sandstone ridge which is...

.
The rugby pitch remains but is now used mainly for football.
Tytherington has one church, Tytherington Family Worship Church, situated on Sandwich Drive, off Dorchester Way.

See also

  • Tytherington Old Hall
    Tytherington Old Hall
    Tytherington Old Hall is a former country house in the Tytherington area of Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. It was built in the late 16th century for the Worth family. The building was much altered during the 20th century, and as of 2010 was in use as an office. The house is...

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