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
  1. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  2. "Shake-up for HS2 set to have bigger impact on mid Cheshire's countryside". Winsford Guardian. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  3. Cheshire County Council: Interactive Mapping: Areas of Special County Value: Weaver Valley (accessed 3 March 2009)
  4. Natural England: Wimboldsley Wood (accessed 16 April 2010)
  5. Natural England: Nature on the Map: Wimboldsley Wood SSSI (accessed 16 April 2010)
  6. "History of Wimboldsley, in Vale Royal and Cheshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  7. "Relationships and changes Wimboldsley Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  8. 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
  9. "WIMBOLDSLEY". GENUKI. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  10. "Cheshire West and Chester Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 2 September 2023.

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