Hurleston

Hurleston

The Shropshire Union Canal main line at Hurleston
Hurleston
 Hurleston shown within Cheshire
Population 64 (2001)
OS grid referenceSJ620550
Civil parishHurleston
Unitary authorityCheshire East
Ceremonial countyCheshire
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town NANTWICH
Postcode district CW5
Dialling code 01270
Police Cheshire
Fire Cheshire
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK ParliamentEddisbury
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Cheshire

Coordinates: 53°05′28″N 2°34′01″W / 53.091°N 2.567°W / 53.091; -2.567

Hurleston is a civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, which lies to the north west of Nantwich. The parish is predominantly rural with scattered farms and buildings and no settlements. Nearby villages include Barbridge, Burland, Radmore Green, Rease Heath and Stoke Bank.

According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 64.[1] At the 2011 Census the population remained less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Stoke, Cheshire East.

Governance

Hurleston is administered by Stoke and Hurleston Parish Council jointly with the adjacent civil parish of Stoke.[2] From 1974 the civil parish was served by Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council, which was succeeded on 1 April 2009 by the unitary authority of Cheshire East.[3] Hurleston falls in the parliamentary constituency of Eddisbury,[4] which has been represented by Antoinette Sandbach since 2015, after being represented by Stephen O'Brien (1999–2015).

Hurleston Locks on the Llangollen Canal

Geography and transport

The civil parish includes several small deciduous and mixed woodlands including Bachehouse Covert, and also the mere of Bachehouse Pool and most of Hurleston Reservoir.[5]

The Shropshire Union Canal splits into two branches at Hurleston Junction and both branches run through the parish. The main line runs north–south, while the Llangollen branch at first runs westwards, descending 34 feet via the four Hurleston Locks, and then turns southwards.[5] The A51 runs north–south through the parish, crossing the Llangollen branch of the canal at Hurleston Bridge. The A534 forms part of the southern boundary of the civil parish.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Combining Cheshire County Council: Local Statistics: Hurleston - Stoke & Neighbourhood Statistics: Stoke CP (accessed 17 August 2007)
  2. ↑ Cheshire County Council: Parish Council Details: Stoke and Hurleston Parish Council (accessed 17 August 2007)
  3. ↑ Cheshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008
  4. ↑ Cheshire County Council: Interactive Mapping: Eddisbury (accessed 27 January 2009)
  5. 1 2 3 Cheshire County Council: Interactive Mapping: Hurleston (accessed 27 January 2009)
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