LYME, MACCLESFIELD

'Lyme', or 'Lyme Handley' is a small civil parish in between Disley and Stockport, in Cheshire, England.Macclesfield Borough Website. Accessed 21 April 2007. It forms part of the Borough of Macclesfield. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 151.Official 2001 Census Figures. Accessed: 20 August, 2007.
It is also greenbelt area on the suburbs of Greater Manchester attracting many visitors in the summer months for walking and picnics and in winter for sledging. The most famous feature of Lyme is Lyme Park its ancient Tudor house with gardens built in the 1720's. This was made most famous when it featured as Mr Darcy's house in the BBC dramatisation of Pride and Prejudice. The house has 17 acres of well maintained Victorian era gardens and is also open to visitors who want to go on guided tours of the three story house which also has a large collection of English clocks.

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