Human settlement in England
Wimboldsley | |
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Houses on Nantwich Road, Wimboldsley | |
WimboldsleyLocation within Cheshire | |
Population | 153 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SJ688634 |
Civil parish | |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | MIDDLEWICH |
Postcode district | CW10 |
Dialling code | 01606 |
Police | Cheshire |
Fire | Cheshire |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
53°09′58″N 2°27′58″W / 53.166°N 2.466°W / 53.166; -2.466 |
Wimboldsley is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Stanthorne and Wimboldsley, in the Cheshire West and Chester district, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, 2 miles south of Middlewich. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 153.
A depot for the currently under construction High Speed 2 railway will be situated here.
Geography
A small area in the west of the civil parish falls within the Weaver Valley Area of Special County Value. Adjacent to this area, on the eastern bank of the River Weaver, is the Site of Special Scientific Interest of Wimboldsley Wood.
Governance
Wimboldsley was formerly a township in the parish of Middlewich, and in 1866, Wimboldsley became a civil parish. 1 April 2015, the civil parish amalgamated with Stanthorne to form "Stanthorne and Wimboldsley".
See also
References
- "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- "Shake-up for HS2 set to have bigger impact on mid Cheshire's countryside". Winsford Guardian. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- Cheshire County Council: Interactive Mapping: Areas of Special County Value: Weaver Valley (accessed 3 March 2009)
- Natural England: Wimboldsley Wood (accessed 16 April 2010)
- Natural England: Nature on the Map: Wimboldsley Wood SSSI (accessed 16 April 2010)
- "History of Wimboldsley, in Vale Royal and Cheshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- "Relationships and changes Wimboldsley Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- The Cheshire West and Chester Borough Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) (Stanthorne and Wimboldsley) Order 2015 (PDF), Cheshire West and Chester Council, 30 March 2015, retrieved 8 October 2016
- "WIMBOLDSLEY". GENUKI. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- "Cheshire West and Chester Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
External links
Media related to Wimboldsley at Wikimedia Commons
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