| Rushton Spencer | |
|---|---|
 Rushton Spencer on the A523 | |
  Rushton Spencer Location within Staffordshire | |
| Population | 485 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SJ938625 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MACCLESFIELD |
| Postcode district | SK11 |
| Dialling code | 01260 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Rushton is a civil parish in Staffordshire, England. The village within the civil parish, usually known as Rushton Spencer, is about 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Leek and 7 miles (11 km) south of Macclesfield, on the A523 road which runs between these towns.
The parish council does not yet have its own website; however, the Rushton Manor Courts Leet and Baron does record the proceedings of the Parish Council, which include minutes and agendas.[2]
At one time there were two adjacent civil parishes, Rushton Spencer and Rushton James. Rushton Spencer has the River Dane at its northern boundary with Cheshire, and the road crosses the river at Hugbridge; Bosley Cloud is the western boundary. To the south, separated by a stream, is Rushton James, which is bordered by Long Edge in the west, and Ryecroft Gate in the east. The parishes were amalgamated in 1934 to form Rushton civil parish.[3][4]
There are two public houses in the village. The Knot Inn is on Station Lane, west of the main road; it is near the former railway station and used to be called the Railway Inn.[5] The Royal Oak is on the main road at the junction with Leek Old Road.
A short distance south-east of the village, on Leek Old Road, is St Helen's Well. There is an old belief that when the well becomes dry, there will be bad times.[6]
- ^ "Rushton (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ "The Proceedings of Rushton Parish Council (Staffordshire Moorlands) | The proceedings of the Parish Council including agendas, minutes and accounts published by Rushton Manor Courts Leet & Baron". Rushton-pc.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ A P Baggs, M F Cleverdon, D A Johnston and N J Tringham, 'Leek: Rushton Spencer', in A History of the County of Stafford: Volume 7, Leek and the Moorlands, ed. C R J Currie and M W Greenslade (London, 1996), pp. 223–229 British History Online, accessed 29 April 2015.
- ^ A P Baggs, M F Cleverdon, D A Johnston and N J Tringham, 'Leek: Rushton James', in A History of the County of Stafford: Volume 7, Leek and the Moorlands, ed. C R J Currie and M W Greenslade (London, 1996), pp. 219–223 British History Online, accessed 29 April 2015.
- ^ "Rushton Spencer". Rushtonspencer.info. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "Totmonslow Hundred Villages in Leek Parish" (PDF). Rushtonspencer.info. Retrieved 2 March 2017.