Alpraham is a village and
civil parish
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in
Cheshire
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, England, on the
A51 road
The A51 is a road in England which runs for 85 miles (137 km) from Chester, Cheshire to Kingsbury, North Warwickshire.
It takes on the following route:
*Chester
*Vicars Cross
* Littleton
*Tarvin (bypass opened 1984)
*Duddon
* Clotton
*Tar ...
between
Nantwich
Nantwich ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. It has among the highest concentrations of listed buildings in England, with notably good examples of Tudor and Georgian architecture. ...
and
Chester
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, seven miles north-west of Nantwich. The population is around 400.
The
Travellers Rest public house
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is on the
Campaign for Real Ale
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's
National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors
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.
It was built in about 1850 and extended in 1937, and the interwar interior remains largely unchanged.
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Historic Pub Interiors
accessdate: 17/08/2014
Demography
The
2001 Census gave the parish's population as 373,
rising to 407 in 162 households in the
2011 Census.
The population density was 0.6 persons/hectare in 2011, well below the average of 3.2 persons/hectare for Cheshire East.
History
Alpraham was mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to
Edwin, Earl of Mercia
Edwin (Old English: ''Ēadwine'') (died 1071) was the elder brother of Morcar, Earl of Northumbria, son of Ælfgār, Earl of Mercia and grandson of Leofric, Earl of Mercia. He succeeded to his father's title and responsibilities on Ælfgār's de ...
in 1066 and belonging to
Gilbert de Venables
Gilbert de Venables, aka Gilbert the Hunter, was a Norman lord who participated in the Norman Conquest of England. He was born in Venables, Eure, presumably the son of Odo II, Count of Blois (since he is mentioned as younger brother of Stephen, C ...
in 1086 when it had 3 villagers and 6 smallholders.
It had 4 ploughlands, 1 men's plough team, 2 acres of meadow and 2 leagues of woodland.
In 1086 the value of the manor was just 8 shillings whereas in 1066 it had been 1 pound.
See also
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Listed buildings in Alpraham
Alpraham 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 II*, the second-highest grade, a ...
References
External links
Alpraham Parish Council*
Villages in Cheshire
Civil parishes in Cheshire
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