Cuddington Heath

Cuddington Heath
Bishop Bennet Way, Cuddington Heath
Cuddington Heath Location within Cheshire
OS grid reference	SJ470468
Civil parish	Cuddington
Unitary authority	Cheshire West and Chester
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MALPAS
Postcode district	SY14
Dialling code	01948
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Chester South and Eddisbury
List of places UK England Cheshire 53°00′54″N2°47′24″W / 53.015°N 2.790°W / 53.015; -2.790

Cuddington Heath is a village and (as Cuddington) a civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The village is close to the border with Wales (the parish touches the Welsh community of Willington Worthenbury), and the nearest large town is Wrexham in Wales, about ten miles west. Other nearby villages are Threapwood, Malpas and Chorlton Lane. At the 2001 Census, the parish had a population of 180, ^[1] falling slightly to 171 at the 2011 Census. ^[2]

The parish is the site of Cuddington Hall. The Stockton family were lords of the manor from the 16th to the 18th century.

Notable people

• Thomas Stockton (1609-1674), a barrister and later a High Court judge in Ireland; an eminent member of the Stockton family
• Keith Bebbington (born 1943), former footballer who played 398 games, incl. 237 for Oldham Athletic A.F.C.

References

1. "2001 Census: Cuddington (Parish)". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
2. "Parish population 2011" . Retrieved 31 May 2015.