Chelford

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Chelford
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Chelford
Location within Cheshire
Population1,174 (2011)
OS grid reference SJ814749
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town MACCLESFIELD
Postcode district SK11
Dialling code 01625
Police Cheshire
Fire Cheshire
Ambulance North West
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Cheshire
53°16′12″N2°16′44″W / 53.270°N 2.279°W / 53.270; -2.279

Chelford is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England; it includes the hamlet of Astle. It lies six miles (10 km) west of Macclesfield and six miles south-east of Knutsford. The village forms part of the Tatton parliamentary constituency. At the 2011 census, Chelford had a population of 1,174. [2]

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History

In the 15th century, the village had a watermill, the Bate Mill. [3] In the late 1780s, Chelford was one of the larger villages in Cheshire and had several shops. [4]

In 1894, 14 people died in the Chelford rail accident. [5]

A large cattle market was held at Chelford every Monday for over a century, but it was closed on 30 March 2017. Business has been transferred to the market at Beeston and the former site is to be used for housing. In November 2019, a Google Earth view showed only the foundations, as the Chelford Market buildings had been demolished. [6]

Geography

Chelford is sited near to the Capesthorne Estate and is surrounded by farmland.

Almost all inhabitants of the village live on one estate, where the only way in or out is via the main road.

Amenities

Local amenities include a post office, the Egerton Arms pub and an agricultural supplies business, Chelford Farm Supplies.

St John's Church is the burial place of former world champion racing cyclist Reg Harris and the venue for an annual cyclists' Christmas Carol service.

Transport

The village lies near to the junction of the A537 and A535 roads.

Chelford railway station is a stop on the Crewe-Manchester line. Northern Trains operates generally hourly services between Crewe, Stockport and Manchester Piccadilly. [7]

D&G Bus operates the 87 bus route through the village, which links Macclesfield with Knutsford. [8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Chelford Parish Council website". Chelford Parish Council. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  3. ↑ J. T. Driver. Cheshire in the Later Middle Ages, A History of Cheshire Vol. 6 (Series Editor: J. J. Bagley), p. 109 (Cheshire Community Council; 1971)
  4. ↑ J. Howard Hodson. Cheshire, 1660–1780: Restoration to Industrial Revolution, A History of Cheshire Vol. 9 (Series Editor: J. J. Bagley), p. 116 (Cheshire Community Council; 1978) ( ISBN   0 903119 11 0)
  5. ↑ Marindin, Major F.A. (18 January 1895). BOT Accident Report Chelford 1894 (PDF). London: Board of Trade . Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  6. ↑ a Google Earth air view
  7. ↑ "Timetables and engineering information for travel with Northern". Northern Railway. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "Chelford bus services". Bustimes.org. Retrieved 21 April 2025.



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