Congleton
Congleton is a town in Cheshire in England, which lies on the banks of the Dane River and west of the Macclesfield Canal. 2001 was its inhabitants 22,763 inhabitants. Congleton belongs since 2009 to the unitary authority of Cheshire East.
History
It is believed that there was already a Roman settlement. 1272 Congleton received its city charter with the right measuring and permission to hold fairs. King Edward I allowed the construction of a mill. Congleton became an important center of textile production, particularly in the making of lace and leather gloves. In 1936 the neighboring town Buglawton was incorporated. Since 1974, the County Congleton includes large parts of the south-east of Cheshire.
Congleton became notorious in the 1620s, when hunting bear a popular sport was. Congleton had an old and extremely weak bear, which was hardly likely to attract large crowds to the bear hunting competitions. Congleton but had no money for a new, more aggressive bears. But it had accumulated money to buy a new Bible. The city has now decided to use the collected in the Bible Fund money for a new bear to pay it back later by the revenues of the growing number of spectators can again. The story circulated through the neighboring cities and has been corrupted and so arose the legend that Congleton had sold his Bible to afford a new bear.
A song by John Tams turned the rounds, repeated in the chorus:
Rare Congleton, Congleton Rare They sold the Bible to buy a bear.
Since the beginning of this legend Congleton is nicknamed Beartown.
One of the most important landmarks in Congleton apply the projecting rocks, which are seen as The Cloud to German The clouds are known and over the whole plane of Cheshire. The Cloud Project in Congleton is a daily photo shoot of the Clouds over a year and from the cloud Sides, the River Dane in Shaw, the Macclesfield Canal and the surrounding landscapes.
The Clouds are also the atmospheric backdrop of supernatural novella A Hainted Man by Stuart Neild, in which the hero of the novel, the ghost hunters Boag - Munroe, is embroiled in a fight, which leads to his death.
The main industries of Congleton produce air bags and golf balls. There are near the city factories with light engineering and sand mining on the Cheshire plain, although it is only a bedroom community for commuters to Manchester. There are also various local weeklies: the Chronicle subscribing to the free and leaves Congleton Congleton Guardian and advertisers. Local radio stations come from the nearby originating from Macclesfield Silke FM and the sending of Stoke -on-Trent Signal Radio.
Important personalities from Congleton
- John Whitehurst, clockmaker and scientist
- Alan Garner, Writer
- Emma Bossons, ceramic artist
- Laura Newton, Cricketer
- David Boothroyd, political researcher, author and City Council
- Ann Winterton, politicians
- Mark Edwardson, TV Presenter, BBC North West