Ashley is a village and
civil parish
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in
Cheshire
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, England. At the
2001 census, it had a population of 261. The village is close to the border with
Greater Manchester
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, just to the south of the
M56 motorway
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and
Manchester Airport
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. Neighbouring villages include
Hale
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,
Rostherne
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To the north of the village is Rostherne Mere and to the south is Tatton Park. The A556 road passes to its ...
and
Mobberley
Mobberley is a village in Cheshire, England, between Wilmslow and Knutsford, which in 2001 had a population of 2,546, increasing to 3,050 at the 2011 Census.
Mobberley railway station is on the Manchester to Chester line. Manchester Airport lie ...
. There is a public house, The Greyhound Inn.
The Brereton family were Lords of the Manor of Ashley for several generations, from the reign of
Henry VIII
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to about 1660.
Ashley Cricket Club was founded in 1888.
Notable residents
*
Sir John Brereton (1576–1629), King's
Serjeant-at-law (Ireland)
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*
Craig Charles -
Red Dwarf
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,
Coronation Street
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Origi ...
and
BBC Radio 6
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*
Humphrey Mainprice
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, mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacr ...
, cricketer
See also
*
Ashley railway station Ashley is a place name derived from the Old English words '' æsc'' (“ash”) and '' lēah'' (“meadow”). It may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Ashley (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name
...
*
Listed buildings in Ashley, Cheshire
Ashley is a civil parish in Cheshire East, England. It contains 16 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings, all of which are at Grade II. This grade is the lowest of the three gra ...
*
Ashley Hall
*
St Elizabeth's Church, Ashley
St Elizabeth's Church is on Ashley Road in the village of Ashley, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Bowdon, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield, and the diocese of Chester. Its benefice is combined with th ...
References
External links
Ashley village website*
Villages in Cheshire
Civil parishes in Cheshire
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