The Lordship and
Manor of Rushton or Rushton James (Staffordshire)
Local Charities
515569 - RUSHTON RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY
Charitable objects:
Relieving either generally or individually persons resident in the parish of Rushton, Staffordshire, who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress by making grants of money or providing or paying for items, services or facilities calculated to reduce the need, hardship or distress of such persons.
Statement 2015
The charity operates in the villages of Rushton Spencer, Heaton and Swythamley near Macclesfield, Cheshire. It supports local parishioners, providing support for a wide range of reasons to ensure provision of amenities, services that cover personal requirements and some social support to pensioners. The details of which are contained in the terms of the trust.
History
By will of 1744 Mary Sydebotham left
the interest on £11 for distribution to poor widows in
Rushton Spencer. At an unknown date Alice Yardley gave
£12, the interest to be distributed in bread to the poor
on the first Sunday of each month. In 1753 the combined
capital of the two charities was laid out in the
purchase of a cottage and 1½ a. in the township, which
were let for 23s. a year. Out of that income 11s. was
paid to the chapelwarden and the overseer of the poor a
week before St. Thomas's day (21 December), presumably
for distribution as a dole on that day; the remaining
12s. was paid to the same officers to buy a dozen loaves
to be distributed once a month on a Sunday to poor
churchgoers. In the later 1780s the income was £3. It
had increased to £6 5s. by 1823. A third of the money
was then given to poor widows, there being 8 recipients
that year; the remainder was spent on the monthly
distribution of loaves, for which there were usually 8
or 9 recipients. Bread continued to be distributed until
1972. The property was sold in 1983, and the capital
invested in the name of the Rushton Relief in Need
charity, established by a Scheme of 1984. In 2013 £3434
was spent on grants to needy people and on treats for
the elderly.
501221 - Elizabeth Hulme
For clothing six of the poorest men and women alternately every year within the township of Rushton James.
History
In 1725 Elizabeth Hulme, in fulfilment of the wishes of her father, Thomas Higginbotham of Rushton James, settled land at Woodhouse Green in Rushton Spencer on trustees, to produce an income of £13 10s. Most was to go to charities in Cheshire, but £4 was to be distributed in clothing to six poor people in Rushton James on 16 October (Thomas's burial day). By 1788 Rushton James's share had increased to £6, apparently paid by Charles Armett, the owner of Elizabeth Hulme's estate in Rushton James. By the earlier 1820s the charity was again financed by the charge on the Woodhouse Green land, and the money was spent on gowns and cloaks. In 1971 the charity was registered with the Charity Commission. In 1972 the income was being allowed to accumulate. The charity was removed from the register and ceased to exist on 29th June 2000.
501221 - Elizabeth Hulme
For clothing six of the poorest men and women alternately every year within the township of Rushton James.
History
In 1725 Elizabeth Hulme, in fulfilment of the wishes of her father, Thomas Higginbotham of Rushton James, settled land at Woodhouse Green in Rushton Spencer on trustees, to produce an income of £13 10s. Most was to go to charities in Cheshire, but £4 was to be distributed in clothing to six poor people in Rushton James on 16 October (Thomas's burial day). By 1788 Rushton James's share had increased to £6, apparently paid by Charles Armett, the owner of Elizabeth Hulme's estate in Rushton James. By the earlier 1820s the charity was again financed by the charge on the Woodhouse Green land, and the money was spent on gowns and cloaks. In 1971 the charity was registered with the Charity Commission. In 1972 the income was being allowed to accumulate. The charity was removed from the register and ceased to exist on 29th June 2000.
Rushton Manor Courts Leet & Baron
Area of benefit:
In practice the ancient manors of Rushton James and Rushton Spencer which now form the civil parish of Rushton in the Staffordshire Moorlands.
Charitable objects:
The promotion of any charitable purpose or purposes institution or institutions benefiting the ancient manors of Rushton James and Rushton Spencer as the trustees shall in their absolute discretion determine.
