A History of Mossley, Congleton, Cheshire.

Mossley is an outlying area of Congleton. Here John Berry gives us a tour of how the area has developed through time. This was yet another talk that would have been presented live during Congleton Heritage Festival 2020. We thank Mr Berry for supplying this most interesting lecture.

Here is a brief description of the area of Mossley given 150 years ago:

In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Mossley like this:

"Mossley, a chapelry in Astbury parish, Cheshire; on the river Dane, adjacent to Staffordshire and to the North Staffordshire railway, 1½ mile E of Congleton. It was constituted in 1846. Post town, Congleton. Pop., 949. Houses, 189. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Chester. Value, £127. Patron, the Rector of Astbury. The church is a recent structure, in the early English style; and consists of nave and chancel, with porch and bell-gable. There is a national school".

Music on the video is:
Acoustic Meditation - Jason Shaw
Prelude. Cello suite No3 - JS Bach
Gavotte en Roundeau 4th Lute Suite - JS Bach
Solo acoustic guitar - Jason Shaw
Adventure (A Medieval fantasy) - Alexander Nakarada