Weaverham is a village and
civil parish
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in the
Borough of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of
Cheshire in
England
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. Just off the
A49, it is just to the west of
Northwich and south of the
River Weaver
The River Weaver is a river, navigable in its lower reaches, running in a curving route anti-clockwise across west Cheshire, northern England. Improvements to the river to make it navigable were authorised in 1720 and the work, which included ...
, and has a population of 6,589, decreasing to 6,391 at the
2011 UK Census.
Weaverham is also home to the Anglican Church of
St Mary, the
Roman Catholic church
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of St Bede and the
Methodist church of All Saints. From September 2011, the Storehouse Church also meets weekly in Weaverham.
The schools in Weaverham include the following: three
primary school
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s: St. Bede's Roman Catholic Primary School, Weaverham Forest School and University Primary Academy Weaverham, formerly Wallerscote Community Primary School. There is also a
special needs
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school, The Russett School.
Weaverham is adjacent to Owley Wood, part of the
Mersey Forest
The Mersey Forest is a network of woodlands and green spaces being created across Merseyside and North Cheshire by a wide-ranging partnership of different organisations including local authorities, community groups and businesses. The Mersey Fore ...
. The wood extends for over along the
River Weaver
The River Weaver is a river, navigable in its lower reaches, running in a curving route anti-clockwise across west Cheshire, northern England. Improvements to the river to make it navigable were authorised in 1720 and the work, which included ...
valley and is named after the
tawny owl
The tawny owl (''Strix aluco''), also called the brown owl, is commonly found in woodlands across Europe to western Siberia, and has seven recognized subspecies. It is a stocky, medium-sized owl, whose underparts are pale with dark streaks, a ...
s which inhabit the area.
Governance
An
electoral ward in the name of Weaver and Cuddington exists. This covers both parishes and the surrounding area. The total population of the ward at the 2011 UK Census was 12,779.
Notable people
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Audrey Beecham (1915 in Weaverham – 1989) an English poet, teacher and historian.
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Albert Johnson (1920 in Weaverham – 2011) a professional footballer who played as an outside right for Everton, Chesterfield and Witton Albion
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Peter Gammond
Peter Gammond (30 September 1925 – 6 May 2019) was a British music critic, writer, journalist, musician, poet, and artist.
Peter Gammond was born in Winnington, Northwich, Cheshire. The son of John Thomas Gammond (1892–1970), a clerk, a ...
(born 1925) a British music critic, writer, journalist, musician, poet, and artist. He lived in Weaverham from 1930 to 1950
See also
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Listed buildings in Weaverham
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St Mary's Church, Weaverham
References
External links
Wallerscote Pre-School WebsiteWallerscote School WebsiteThe Storehouse Church WebsiteWeaverham Village Show Website
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Villages in Cheshire
Civil parishes in Cheshire