Faddiley

Last updated

Faddiley
Cooks Pit Farm Faddiley.jpg
Cooks Pit Farm is typical of the Victorian buildings of this area
Cheshire UK location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Faddiley
Location within Cheshire
Population163 (2011)
OS grid reference SJ590530
Civil parish
  • Faddiley
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NANTWICH
Postcode district CW5
Dialling code 01270
Police Cheshire
Fire Cheshire
Ambulance North West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cheshire
53°04′34″N2°36′40″W / 53.076°N 2.611°W / 53.076; -2.611

Faddiley is a small village (at SJ 590 530) and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The village is located 4 miles to the west of Nantwich. The parish also includes the small settlements of Larden Green and Woodhey or Woodhey Green, with a total population of just over 150, [1] measured at 163 during the 2011 Census. [2] Nearby villages include Brindley, Burland, Chorley, Haughton and Ravensmoor.

Contents

Governance

Since 1967, Faddiley has been administered by the Brindley and Faddiley Parish Council, jointly with the adjacent civil parish of Brindley. [3] [4] 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. [5] Faddiley falls in the parliamentary constituency of Eddisbury, [6] which has been represented by Edward Timpson since 2019, [7] after being represented by Stephen O'Brien (1999–2015) and Antoinette Sandbach (2015–19).

Geography and transport

The A534 (Wrexham Road) runs east–west through the parish.

Demography

Woodhey Chapel Woodhey Chapel Faddiley.jpg
Woodhey Chapel

According to the 2001 census, the civil parish had a population of 163. [8] The historical population figures were 224 (1801), 314 (1851), 227 (1901) and 193 (1951). [1]

Places of worship

The grade-I-listed Woodhey Chapel is located near Woodhey Green. Formerly the chapel of the old Woodhey Hall, now demolished, it was built in around 1700 for the widow of Sir Thomas Wilbraham, the last baronet of Woodhey. [9] [10]

Woodhey Methodist Chapel was a Wesleyan chapel founded in 1809. It was rebuilt at a different location in 1873, and closed in 1980. [1]

Other notable landmarks

Woodhey Cross Woodhey Cross.jpg
Woodhey Cross

Woodhey Cross is a Grade-II*-listed late medieval sandstone cross, which stands at a junction on Woodhey Lane, around 500 m east of Woodhey Chapel. [11]

Thatch Inn, Faddiley Thatch Inn Faddiley.jpg
Thatch Inn, Faddiley

The present Woodhey Hall is a Grade-II-listed red-brick farmhouse, built around 1870 as part of the Tollemache Estate. [12]

The Thatch Inn public house is located on Wrexham Road in Faddiley village. Formerly the Tollemache Arms, the Grade-II-listed black-and-white inn dates from the late 15th century. [13] [14] The civil parish contains several other Grade-II-listed timber-framed buildings dating from the 17th and early 18th centuries. These include Dragon's Cottage and Fingerpost Farmhouse on Wrexham Road, [15] [16] Ivy Cottage on Holling Green Lane, [17] Botterleyhill on Springe Lane, [18] and the Old Cart House near Woodhey Hall, a former barn converted to residential use. [19] [20]

Sport

Faddiley has a football team, established in 1968, which has played in the Crewe Regional Sunday Football League since 1971.[ citation needed ]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Acton, Cheshire</span> Human settlement in England

Acton is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Burland and Acton, lying immediately west of the town of Nantwich, in the unitary authority area of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The civil parish covered 762 acres (3.08 km2) and also included the small settlement of Dorfold and part of Burford, with an estimated population of 340 in 2006. It is administered jointly with the adjacent civil parishes of Henhull and Edleston. Historically, Acton refers to a township and also to an ancient parish in the Nantwich Hundred covering a wide area to the west of Nantwich. The area is agricultural, with dairy farming the main industry. Around a third of the area falls within the Dorfold Estate. Historically, agriculture was the major employer, but it has now been overtaken by the service industries, with many residents commuting significant distances outside the parish to work.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Baddington</span> Human settlement in England

Baddington is a civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, which lies immediately to the south-west of Nantwich and north of Audlem. Predominantly rural with scattered farms, the civil parish has a total population of around 100 people, increasing to 212 at the 2011 Census, and includes the dispersed settlement of Hack Green, the site of a former RAF decoy station, radar station and Home Defence regional headquarters. Nearby villages include Aston, Broomhall Green, Hankelow, Ravensmoor, Sound Heath and Stapeley.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Buerton, Cheshire East</span> Human settlement in England

Buerton is a village at SJ685435 and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, about 7 miles south of the town of Nantwich and 1½ miles east of the village of Audlem, on the border with Shropshire. The parish also includes the small settlements of Hankins Heys, Moblake, Pinder's End and Three Wells, as well as parts of Chapel End, College Fields, Kinsey Heath, Longhill, Raven's Bank, Sandyford and Woolfall. In 2001, the total population was a little under 500, which had increased marginally to 503 at the 2011 Census. Nearby villages include Adderley, Audlem, Bridgemere, Hankelow, Hatherton, Hunsterson and Woore.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bulkeley</span> Human settlement in England

Bulkeley is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Bulkeley and Ridley, in the unitary authority area of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The village is on the A534 road, 9 miles (14 km) west of Nantwich. In the 2011 census it had a population of 239.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Burland</span> Human settlement in England

Burland is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Burland and Acton, in the unitary authority area of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, about 2+1⁄2 miles west of Nantwich. The civil parish also included the small settlements of Burland Lower Green, Burland Upper Green, Hollin Green and Stoneley Green, as well as parts of Gradeley Green and Swanley. The eastern part of the village of Ravensmoor also falls within the civil parish.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marbury, Cheshire</span> Human settlement in England

Marbury is a small village located at SJ560457 in the civil parish of Marbury and District, formerly Marbury cum Quoisley, within the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is administered jointly with the adjacent civil parishes of Norbury and Wirswall. The village lies around 3 miles (5 km) north east of Whitchurch in Shropshire and 7 miles (11 km) south west of Nantwich in Cheshire. Nearby villages include Malpas, No Man's Heath, Norbury, Wirswall and Wrenbury. The civil parish bordered Shropshire and covers 2,168 acres (877 ha); it also contains the small settlements of Hollins Lane, Marley Green and Quoisley, as well as parts of Hollyhurst and Willeymoor. The total population was just under 250 in 2001, and – combined with Wirswall – 352 in 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Norbury, Cheshire</span> Human settlement in England

Norbury is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Marbury and District, in the Cheshire East district, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It included the small settlements of Gauntons Bank, Hurst Green, Swanwick Green, Norbury Common and Holtridge, with a total population of 194 people in 2011. The hamlet of Norbury lies around 5 miles (8 km) north of Whitchurch, Shropshire. Nearby villages include No Man's Heath, Marbury and Wrenbury.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brindley</span> Human settlement in England

Brindley is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England. The village lies 3¾ miles to the west of Nantwich. The parish also includes the settlements of Brindley Lea, Ryders Bank and part of Radmore Green, with a total population of about 150. Nearby villages include Barbridge, Burland, Haughton and Faddiley.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cholmondeley, Cheshire</span> Human settlement in England

Cholmondeley is a civil parish in Cheshire, England, north east of Malpas and west of Nantwich. It includes the small settlements of Croxton Green and Dowse Green, with a total population of a little over a hundred, increasing to 157 at the 2011 Census. Nearby villages include Bickerton to the north east, Bulkeley to the north, No Man's Heath to the south west, and Bickley Moss to the south.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hunsterson</span> Human settlement in England

Hunsterson is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Doddington and District, in the unitary authority area of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The hamlet is located 2¾ miles to the north east of Audlem and 6 miles to the south of Crewe. The parish also included the settlements of Brown Moss, Four Lane End, Foxes Bank and Whittaker's Green. In 2011 the parish had a population of 163. Nearby villages include Audlem, Buerton, Hatherton and Hankelow.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Minshull Vernon</span> Human settlement in England

Minshull Vernon is a hamlet and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The hamlet lies 3 miles (5 km) to the north west of Crewe, south east of Winsford and south west of Middlewich. The parish also includes the small settlements of Bradfield Green, Eardswick, Hoolgrave, Minshull Hill, Walley's Green and Weaver Bank. The total population of the civil parish is somewhat over 200, measured at 391 in the Census 2011. Nearby villages include Church Minshull, Warmingham and Wimboldsley.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Newhall, Cheshire</span> Human settlement in England

Newhall is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The village lies 3½ miles to the west of Audlem and 5 miles to the south west of Nantwich. The parish also includes the village of Aston, and the small settlements of Aston Heath, Barnett Brook, Brown's Bank, Dodd's Green, Grandford, Grindley Green, Hollingreen, Kingswood Green, Maiden Estate, Salesbrook, Sheppenhall and part of Sandford. Nearby villages include Audlem and Wrenbury.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peckforton</span> Human settlement in England

Peckforton is a scattered settlement and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The settlement is located 6.5 miles (10.5 km) to the north east of Malpas and 7.5 miles (12.1 km) to the west of Nantwich. The civil parish covers 1,754 acres (710 ha), with an estimated total population of 150 in 2006. The area is predominantly agricultural. Nearby villages include Bulkeley to the south, Beeston to the north, Higher Burwardsley to the west, Spurstow to the east and Bunbury to the north east.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sound, Cheshire</span> Human settlement in England

Sound is a hamlet and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The hamlet is located 3+1⁄4 miles (5.2 km) to the south west of Nantwich. The civil parish covers 1,089 acres (441 ha) and also includes the small settlements of Newtown and Sound Heath, with a total population at the 2011 census of 239. Nearby villages include Aston, Ravensmoor and Wrenbury.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Spurstow</span> Human settlement in England

Spurstow is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, which is located 6½ miles to the north west of Nantwich. The parish also includes the settlement of Spurstow Sketh and part of Radmore Green. The total population is a little over 400 people. Nearby villages include Bunbury, Haughton and Peckforton. The parish is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 and contains a salt spring, which was formerly used as a spa.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stoke, Cheshire East</span> Human settlement in England

Stoke is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Stoke and Hurleston, in the unitary authority area of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The parish was predominantly rural with a total population of around 200, measured with the inclusion of Hurleston at 324 in the 2011 Census. The largest settlement was Barbridge, which lies 3½ miles to the north west of Nantwich. The parish also included the small settlements of Stoke Bank and Verona. Nearby villages include Aston juxta Mondrum, Burland, Calveley, Haughton, Rease Heath and Wardle.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wardle, Cheshire</span> Human settlement in England

Wardle is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The village lies on the Shropshire Union Canal, north west of Barbridge Junction, and is 4 miles to the north west of Nantwich, and the parish also includes part of the small settlement of Wardle Bank. The total population is around 250. RAF Calveley was a flight-training station during the Second World War, and the Mark III radio telescope stood on the airfield site in 1966–96. The modern civil parish includes Wardle Industrial Estate and is otherwise largely agricultural. Nearby villages include Barbridge, Calveley and Haughton.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Weston, Cheshire East</span> Human settlement in England

Weston is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Weston and Crewe Green, in the unitary authority area of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The village lies 3 miles to the south east of Crewe. The parish also includes the small settlements of Carters Green, Gorstyhill, Rose Hill, Snape, Stowford and part of Englesea Brook, as well as the new settlements of Wychwood Park and Wychwood Village. Plans in 2015 to develop a golf course surrounding Wychwood Village for residential housing have been opposed by some residents. The plans were refused planning permission by Cheshire East Council; the developer was later unsuccessful in an appeal to the Secretary of State and the council's refusal was upheld. Nearby villages include Basford, Hough and Shavington. In 2011 the parish had a population of 1,855.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Poole, Cheshire</span> Village in Cheshire, England

Poole 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 and to the west of Crewe. The Shropshire Union Canal runs through the parish. Nearby villages include Acton, Aston juxta Mondrum, Barbridge, Stoke Bank, Rease Heath and Worleston.

Faddiley is a civil parish in Cheshire East, England. It contains twelve buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest grade, one is listed at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II. Apart from small settlements, the parish is rural, and most of the listed buildings are houses, cottages, and farm buildings. The other listed buildings are the remains of an ancient cross, a private chapel and its enclosure, and a public house.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Genuki: Faddiley (accessed 14 August 2007)
  2. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Latham, p. 137
  4. ↑ Cheshire County Council: Parish Council Details: Brindley and Faddiley Parish Council (accessed 29 May 2008)
  5. ↑ Cheshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008 Archived 17 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ Cheshire East Council & Cheshire West and Chester Council: Interactive Mapping: Eddisbury Archived 3 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 1 October 2016)
  7. ↑ Eddisbury Parliamentary constituency, BBC, retrieved 19 December 2019
  8. ↑ Neighbourhood Statistics: Faddiley CP Archived 25 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 12 August 2007)
  9. ↑ Images of England: Woodhey Chapel (accessed 14 February 2008)
  10. ↑ Richards R. Old Cheshire Churches, pp. 367–369 (Batsford; 1947)
  11. ↑ Images of England: Woodhey Cross, Woodhey Lane (accessed 14 February 2008)
  12. ↑ Images of England: Woodhey Hall (accessed 14 February 2008)
  13. ↑ Geograph: The Thatch Inn at Faddiley (accessed 15 August 2007)
  14. ↑ Images of England: The Tollemache Arms (accessed 14 February 2008)
  15. ↑ Images of England: Dragon's Cottage (accessed 14 February 2008)
  16. ↑ Images of England: Fingerpost Farmhouse (accessed 14 February 2008)
  17. ↑ Images of England: Ivy Cottage (accessed 14 February 2008)
  18. ↑ Images of England: Botterleyhill (accessed 14 February 2008)
  19. ↑ Images of England: Barn south of Woodhey Hall (accessed 14 February 2008)
  20. ↑ Geograph: Old Cart House and Woodhey Hall (accessed 14 February 2008)

Sources


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.