Goostrey
Goostrey is an old farming village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is located in open countryside, 14 miles NE of Crewe and 12 miles W of Ma ...
is a
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
in
Cheshire East
Cheshire East is a unitary authority area with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The local authority is Cheshire East Council. Towns within the area include Crewe, Macclesfield, Co ...
, England. It contains 19 buildings that are recorded in the
National Heritage List for England as designated
listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
s. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest grade, three are listed at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II. Apart from the village of Goostrey, the parish is mainly rural. It contains the
Jodrell Bank Observatory, with its Grade I listed
Lovell Telescope and its control building. In the village, the listed buildings include the church and associated structures, the former schoolmaster's house, and a row of cottages. Outside the village they include
country house
An English country house is a large house or mansion in the English countryside. Such houses were often owned by individuals who also owned a town house. This allowed them to spend time in the country and in the city—hence, for these peopl ...
s, farmhouses, and farm buildings, some of which date back to the 16th century and are
timber-framed
Timber framing (german: Holzfachwerk) and "post-and-beam" construction are traditional methods of building with heavy timbers, creating structures using squared-off and carefully fitted and joined timbers with joints secured by large wooden ...
.
Key
Buildings
See also
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Listed buildings in Allostock
Allostock is a civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, England. It contains twelve buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Of these, two are listed at Grade II*, namely Hulme ...
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Listed buildings in Cranage
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Listed buildings in Lower Withington
Lower Withington is a civil parish in Cheshire East, England. It contains 21 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 i ...
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Listed buildings in Peover Superior
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Listed buildings in Twemlow
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Listed buildings in the Borough of Cheshire East
Lists of listed buildings in Cheshire