Lyme, Macclesfield

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Lyme Handley
Lyme, Macclesfield (Cheshire)
Lyme, Macclesfield

Lyme Handley shown within Cheshire
Population 151[1]
OS grid reference SJ965825
Parish Lyme
District Macclesfield
Shire county Cheshire
Region North West
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town STOCKPORT
Postcode district SK12
Dialling code 01663
Police Cheshire
Fire Cheshire
Ambulance North West
European Parliament North West England
UK Parliament Macclesfield
List of places: UKEnglandCheshire

Coordinates: 53°20′20″N 2°03′14″W / 53.339, -2.054

Lyme, or Lyme Handley is a small civil parish in between Disley and Stockport, in Cheshire, England.[2] It forms part of the Borough of Macclesfield. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 151.[1]

It is also greenbelt area on the suburbs of Greater Manchester attracting many visitors in the summer months for walking and picnics and in winter for sledging. The most famous feature of Lyme is Lyme Park its ancient Tudor house with gardens built in the 1720s. This was made most famous when it featured as Mr Darcy's house in the BBC dramatisation of Pride and Prejudice. The house has 17 acres of well maintained Victorian era gardens and is also open to visitors who want to go on guided tours of the three story house which also has a large collection of English clocks.


[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Official 2001 Census Figures. Accessed: 20 August, 2007.
  2. ^ Macclesfield Borough Website. Accessed 21 April 2007.