Toft is a village and
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. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in the unitary authority of
Cheshire East
Cheshire East is a unitary authority area with borough status in Cheshire, England. The local authority is Cheshire East Council, which is based in the town of Sandbach. Other towns within the area include Crewe, Macclesfield, Congleton, Wilms ...
and the ceremonial county of
Cheshire
Cheshire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Merseyside to the north-west, Greater Manchester to the north-east, Derbyshire to the east, Staffordshire to the south-east, and Shrop ...
, England. It is located immediately to the south of
Knutsford
Knutsford () is a market town and civil parish in the Cheshire East district, in Cheshire, England; it is located south-west of Manchester, north-west of Macclesfield and south-east of Warrington. The population of the parish at the 2021 Uni ...
and is split by the A50 road to more southern
Holmes Chapel
Holmes Chapel is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England, north of Crewe and south of Manchester; Swettenham Meadows Nature Reserve lies east of the village and Goostrey lies to the north.
The population of the village was 6,700 a ...
. The village comprises several farms and a small picturesque church.
The parish has a population of only 81, and shares a parish council with the neighbouring parishes of
Plumley
Plumley is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It had a population of 643 at the 2011 census.
There are two public houses, The Golden Pheasant and The Smoker. Pl ...
and
Bexton. At the 2011 census the population of the civil parish remained less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of
Peover Inferior.
Toft Hall
Toft Hall is a 17th-century country house, now used as business premises. In 1809, the hall was renovated, the park landscaped and a mere and island constructed. Other features include an arched stone bridge,
ha-ha
A ha-ha ( or ), also known as a sunk fence, blind fence, ditch and fence, deer wall, or foss, is a recessed landscape design element that creates a vertical barrier (particularly on one side) while preserving an uninterrupted view of the lan ...
,
woodland garden
A woodland garden is a garden or section of a garden that includes large trees and is laid out so as to appear as more or less natural woodland, though it is often actually an artificial creation. Typically it includes plantings of flowering shrub ...
, "cat house" and remains of a
formal garden
A formal garden is a garden with a clear structure, geometric shapes and in most cases a symmetrical layout. Its origin goes back to the gardens which are located in the desert areas of Western Asia and are protected by walls. The style of a form ...
. Much of the grounds are now used as farmland.
Sport
Toft Cricket Club is an established member of the Cheshire County League, currently playing in the ECB premier division of the Cheshire County Cricket League.
Cheshire County Cricket League Official website.
Retrieval Date: 25 September 2007. The club's greatest accolade was winning the National Village Championship trophy in 1989. Toft CC are based at Booths Park, Chelford Road which is actually in the neighbouring town of Knutsford.
See also
*Listed buildings in Toft, Cheshire
Toft is a civil parish in Cheshire East, England. It contains eight buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular ar ...
Notes and references
External links
Villages in Cheshire
Civil parishes in Cheshire
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