Wimboldsley

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.[1]

Wimboldsley
Houses on Nantwich Road, Wimboldsley
Wimboldsley is located in Cheshire
Wimboldsley
Wimboldsley
Location within Cheshire
Population153 (2011)
OS grid referenceSJ688634
Civil parish
  • Stanthorne and Wimboldsley
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMIDDLEWICH
Postcode districtCW10
Dialling code01606
PoliceCheshire
FireCheshire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

A depot for the currently under construction High Speed 2 railway will be situated here.[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]

Governance

Wimboldsley was formerly a township in the parish of Middlewich,[6] in 1866 Wimboldsley became a civil parish,[7] on 1 April 2015, the civil parish amalgamated with Stanthorne to form "Stanthorne and Wimboldsley".[8][9][10]

See also

References

Media related to Wimboldsley at Wikimedia Commons



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