Wettenhall | |
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![]() The Little Man public house, Wettenhall | |
Location within
Cheshire | |
Population | 192 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SJ621616 |
Civil parish |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | WINSFORD |
Postcode district | CW7 |
Dialling code | 01270 (Crewe), 01606 (Northwich/Winsford), 01829 (Tarporley) |
Police | Cheshire |
Fire | Cheshire |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Wettenhall is a village (at SJ624614) and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The village lies 3½ miles to the south west of Winsford and 6 miles to the north west of Crewe. The parish also includes the settlements of Chapel Green and Woodside. [1] Nearby villages include Alpraham, Calveley, Cholmondeston, Church Minshull, Little Budworth and Tarporley. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 135, [2] increasing to 192 at the 2011 Census. [3]
The village is listed in the Domesday Book as Watenhale and was held by Gilbert de Venables. [4] In the Norman era, Wettenhall was within the Forests of Mara and Mondrem (now Delamere Forest) and in the mid-14th century was overseen by an underforester. [5] The village's former manor house, Wettenhall Hall, dated from 1635 and was demolished in around 1930. A drawing by John Douglas reveals that it was a brick building in the Artisan Mannerist style, with three shaped gables. [6]
The population has declined since the 19th century; the historical population figures are 228 (1801), 294 (1851), 214 (1901) and 154 (1951). [1]
Wettenhall is administered by Cholmondeston and Wettenhall Parish Council jointly with the adjacent civil parish of Cholmondeston. [7] 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. [8] Wettenhall falls in the parliamentary constituency of Eddisbury, [9] which has been represented by Edward Timpson since 2019, [10] after being represented by Stephen O'Brien (1999–2015) and Antoinette Sandbach (2015–19).
St David's, the village church, dates from around 1870 and was designed by J. Redford and J.A. Davenport; [11] it holds services every Sunday. The Little Man is the only remaining public house; [12] the Boot and Slipper was demolished in 2016. [13]
Wettenhall village is centred on the junction of Long Lane to Alpraham and Winsford Road between Darnhall and Cholmondeston. Wettenhall Brook flows through the village. [9] The parish includes Wettenhall Wood, part of the Wettenhall And Darnhall Woods Site of Special Scientific Interest, together with woodland in the adjacent Darnhall parish. [14] [15]
There are no educational facilities in the civil parish. Wettenhall falls within the catchment areas of Calveley Primary Academy and Tarporley High School. [9]
The public house was demolished in 2016...
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