Faddiley is a small village (at SJ 590 530) and

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in the unitary authority of

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and the ceremonial county of

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, England. The village is located 4 miles to the west of

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. The parish also includes the small settlements of Larden Green and Woodhey or Woodhey Green, with a total population of just over 150,Genuki: Faddiley
(accessed 14 August 2007) measured at 163 during the 2011 Census. Nearby villages include

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, Haughton and

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Governance

Since 1967, Faddiley has been administered by the Brindley and Faddiley Parish Council, jointly with the adjacent civil parish of

Brindley Brindley is a village (at ) 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,Crewe and Nantwich Crewe and Nantwich was, from 1974 to 2009, a Non-metropolitan district, local government district with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Cheshire, England. It had a population (2001 census) of 111,007. It contained 69 civ ...

Borough Council, which was succeeded on 1 April 2009 by the

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. Faddiley falls in the parliamentary constituency of Eddisbury, which has been represented by

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since 2019, after being represented by

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(1999–2015) and

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(2015–19).

Geography and transport

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

Demography

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

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.Richards R. ''Old Cheshire Churches'', pp. 367–369 (Batsford; 1947) Woodhey Methodist Chapel was a Wesleyan chapel founded in 1809. It was rebuilt at a different location in 1873, and closed in 1980.

Other notable landmarks

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. The present Woodhey Hall is a Grade-II-listed red-brick farmhouse, built around 1870 as part of the Tollemache Estate. 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. 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, Ivy Cottage on Holling Green Lane, Botterleyhill on Springe Lane, and the Old Cart House near Woodhey Hall, a former barn converted to residential use.Geograph: Old Cart House and Woodhey Hall
(accessed 14 February 2008)

Sport

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

References

Sources

*Latham FA, ed. ''Acton'' (The Local History Group; 1995) ()

External links

A Vision of Britain Through Time: Faddiley CP/TnFaddiley Football Club
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