Wimboldsley
Wimboldsley | |
Houses on Nantwich Road, Wimboldsley |
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Wimboldsley |
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Population | 153 (2011) |
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OS grid reference | SJ688634 |
Civil parish | Wimboldsley |
Unitary authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
Ceremonial county | Cheshire |
Region | North West |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | MIDDLEWICH |
Postcode district | CW10 |
Dialling code | 01606 |
Police | Cheshire |
Fire | Cheshire |
Ambulance | North West |
EU Parliament | North West England |
UK Parliament | Eddisbury |
Coordinates: 53°09′58″N 2°27′58″W / 53.166°N 2.466°W
Wimboldsley is a village and former civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, in the north-west of England, approximately 2 miles south of Middlewich. The civil parish population taken at the 2011 census was 153.[1]
On 1 April 2015, the civil parish amalgamated with Stanthorne to form Stanthorne and Wimboldsley.[2]
Geography
A small area in the west of the civil parish falls within the Weaver Valley Area of Special County Value.[3] Adjacent to this area, on the eastern bank of the River Weaver, is the Site of Special Scientific Interest of Wimboldsley Wood.[4][5]
See also
References
- ↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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)
External links
Media related to Wimboldsley at Wikimedia Commons
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