PROBATE VALUATIONS IN POYNTON
The History of Poynton
The town of Poynton has had multiple names over the years, including Ponynton and Poynington. Poynton wasn’t referenced in the Domesday Book of 1086, but a manor in Poynton was mentioned in 1289, at which time it was part of Stockport. It’s thought that the first chapel in Poynton existed in 1313.
The early history of Poynton is rather sparse, but it’s known that the Poynton manor was held by the Warren family until 1801, when the last of the Warren family died. In 1386, Edward de Warren was married to Cicely de Eton of Poynton and Stockport, and it’s believed that the manor was held in the Warren family name prior to the marriage.
From 1529, it’s known that there was coal in Poynton, which was then mined via shallow and deep shafts. From 1789 to 1859, the output of coal rose from 26,000 tons to 243,673 tons – a substantial amount. The use of the new roads, along with the railway (constructed in 1845) and canal (constructed in 1831), were used to transport the coal. The Claytons and Wrights leased the rights to the coal from the Warren family.
Other industries also arose in the latter part of the 18th century, including famous wagoner’s, the Pickford family. During the 18th century, Sir George Warren also had a new church constructed in Poynton, and there was also a school erected.
The decline of the price of coal, caused in part by problems with cotton supply in Manchester, led to unemployment in Poynton in the mid-19th century. The closure of pits and rising costs of mining in the 20th century, led to the eventual redundancy of many of the miners in Poynton by 1935. Since 1945, the population of Poynton has grown from 5,000 to around 14,260, in accordance to the 2011 census.