Hulme Walfield

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Hulme Walfield
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Westlow Mere, Hulme Walfield
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Hulme Walfield
Location within Cheshire
Population148 (148)
OS grid reference SJ848651
Civil parish
  • Hulme Walfield
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CONGLETON
Postcode district CW12
Dialling code 01260
Police Cheshire
Fire Cheshire
Ambulance North West
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Cheshire
53°10′58″N2°13′43″W / 53.182778°N 2.228679°W / 53.182778; -2.228679 Coordinates: 53°10′58″N2°13′43″W / 53.182778°N 2.228679°W / 53.182778; -2.228679

Hulme Walfield is a small village and civil parish, just north of Congleton, in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire. It is home to most of Westlow Mere. According to the 2001 census, the population of the civil parish was 140, [1] increasing slightly to 148 at the 2011 Census [2]

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Governance

Because of its small size, it has a grouping arrangement with the adjacent civil parish of Somerford Booths and holds joint parish council meetings. The parish council is therefore known as Hulme Walfield & Somerford Booths parish council. [3]

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References

  1. 2001 Census figures for Hulme Walfield civil parish. Neighbourhood Statistics. Official UK government website. Retrieval Date: February 11, 2008.
  2. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  3. Borough of Congleton Parish Clerks Details. Archived 2007-11-10 at the Wayback Machine Borough of Congleton Official Website. Retrieval Date: February 11, 2008.

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