Kerridge Explained

Official Name:Kerridge
Country:England
Region:North West England
Coordinates:53.29°N -2.098°W
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Static Image Caption:Cottages on Higher Lane, Kerridge

Kerridge is a village in the civil parish of Bollington, in the Cheshire East district, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. Kerridge borders the neighbouring parish of Rainow.

It gives its name to Kerridge Ridge  - one of the western foothills of the Pennines  - by which it stands. It is overlooked by the local landmark of White Nancy. The local industries were quarrying and cotton mills, of which remnants remain.

On 29 February 1912, the Macclesfield Canal at Kerridge burst its banks, flooding several nearby streets.[1]

History

Kerridge itself comes from 'key ridge', and was known in Old English as 'Gaeg Hrycg'.

Kerridge became a civil parish in 1894, being formed from the rural part of Bollington, On 30 September 1900 the parish was abolished and merged with Bollington.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kerridge canal breach. 2011-02-09. 28 February 2011.
  2. Web site: Macclesfield Registration District. UKBMD. 26 September 2023.
  3. Web site: Relationships and changes Kerridge CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 26 September 2023.