Poynton Family History

Family History and Manor House

Poynton anciently called Ponynton or/and Ponyngton was passed to the 'Stokeports' and then to John de Warren, knight during the reign of Edward III in the 14th century. 

At the time of the civil war the then Edward Warren was a royalist.

The lands of Poynton were passed down the Warren family for many years until Sir George Warren who was the end of the Warren line. The manor passed to his daughter the viscountness Bulkeley at the beginning of the 19th century . 

In 1823 Lady Bulkeley gave the estates at Poynton to her friend Frances Maria (also believed to be a Warren from Stapleford,  Notts) who married George Charles Venables Vernon esq. who became the 4th Lord Vernon. In 1826 this lady took the name and arms of the Warren and was succeeded on her death by George John Venables Vernon, 5th Lord Vernon, who also assumed for himself the name and arms of Warren. He died in 1866 and was succeeded by Augustus Henry Venables Vernon, 6th Lord Vernon.

The Manor House

It appears there had been a manor house in Poynton since medievil times. In 1548 Sir Edward Warren built a new house in the park of Poynton in the Tudor black and white style using local oak.

Sir George Warren pulled down the house in the 18th century and built a (modern) house and office on a large scale , park like in appearance and extent. He also formed 'Poynton Pool' as part of his gardens.

There were also manor houses in Lostock and Stanley (also in poynton). 

This house was also pulled down, with the exception of the central towers, and many years later, a new house called 'Poynton Towers' was built.

Poynton Towers

In 1914 Poynton Towers was the residence of Walter Bright Hodgkinson esq.

Worth

The Worth estate was originally owned by the Worth family who built the woerthig long before 1208 when written history of the Worth family begins.

Benedict and Jordan de Woorthe were well established by that date and owned those lands down through Henry, Robert, Thomas and then Henry de Woorthe whose daughter Matilda became the heiress.

She married William de Hulme and their daughter Agnes became the heiress. She married Robert Downes and they apparently had no living children and the Worth estate went to the Downes family.

Meanwhile, the Worth line continued through Robert de Worth who was Henry de Worth’s brother. Robert married the heiress of Tytherington and he exchanged some of his Worth holdings for several properties belonging to the Tytheringtons and acquired the estate of Tytherington as well as several other properties.

The Worth family thrived during this period and married into most of the powerful families of the area including the Wheelocks, newtons of Pownall, Beresfords Suttons, Draycotts, Downes, Vernons and the Davenports.

The Worths were ruined economically by the war between the King and parliament, their estates were taken away and the head of the family was hanged for debt in spite of the fact that they had fought so valiantly for their sovereign.

Many thanks to Susan Elizabeth (Worth) Tilsley for supplying this information.