Macefen
Macefen was a slightly curious parish in that it scarcely appears in gazetteers. Under the manorial system Macefen was a manor of the Barony of Malpas, and was for many years part of the estates of the Grosvenor family. Later it was a township of the ancient parish of Malpas, in 1866 Macefen became a separate civil parish. Kelly's Directory of Cheshire, 1914 lists Macefen under Tushingham cum Grindley thus: "Macefen (or Maesfen) is a small township in the Whitchurch union, 2 miles south from Malpas station. The Hon. Mrs. Algernon R. Parker, who has a residence here [at grid reference SJ518466 on the north side of Bradley Lane], is lady of the manor and sole landowner." It never had its own church but was served by adjacent churches. The civil parish was abolished in 2015 to form "Tushingham-cum-Grindley, Macefen and Bradley" and "No Man's Heath and District".
References
- ^ Dodgson, J. M. (1972). The Place-names of Cheshire. English Place-Name Society. p. 37.
- ^ Hansall, John Hickson (1817). The History of the County Palatine of Chester. Chester: John Fletcher. p. 340.
- ^ "History of Macefen, in Chester and Cheshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Macefen CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ Kelly's Directory of Cheshire. London: Kelly's Directories. 1914. p. 663. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Macefen". GenUKI. Retrieved 16 March 2022.