Moreton cum Alcumlow is a small
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 the unitary authority of
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 ...
and the ceremonial county of
Cheshire
Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's county t ...
, England. In the census of 2001 it was recorded as having a population of 150.
The civil parish holds a
parish council meeting under a grouping scheme with the adjacent
civil parish of
Newbold Astbury
Newbold Astbury (often just Astbury) is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, in the north-west of England.
Newbold Astbury is situated to the south-west of Congleton on t ...
, and so it is consequently called Newbold Astbury-cum-Moreton Parish Council.
Borough of Congleton Parish Clerks Details.
Borough of Congleton Official Website. Retrieval Date: February 11, 2008. Within the civil parish is the small village of Ackers Crossing, and Alcumlow Hall and Great Moreton Hall
Great Moreton Hall is a former country house in Moreton cum Alcumlow near Congleton, in Cheshire, England, less than a mile (1.6 km) from its better-known near namesake Little Moreton Hall. Designed by Edward Blore, it was built in 1841 by ...
(Little Moreton Hall
Little Moreton Hall, also known as Old Moreton Hall, is a moated half-timbered manor house southwest of Congleton in Cheshire, England. The earliest parts of the house were built for the prosperous Cheshire landowner William Moreton in about ...
is in the adjacent civil parish of Odd Rode
Odd Rode is a civil parishes in England, civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It borders the Staffordshire parish of Kidsgrove, and includes the settlements of:
* Scholar Green
* ...
).
See also
*Listed buildings in Moreton cum Alcumlow
Moreton cum Alcumlow is a Civil parishes in England, civil parish in Cheshire East, England, United Kingdom. It contains 13 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Of these, one is lis ...
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Villages in Cheshire
Civil parishes in Cheshire
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