Winterley and Wheelock Heath are two small, adjoining, villages in the
civil parish
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of
Haslington,
Cheshire
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, England. A small part of Wheelock Heath is in the town and civil parish of
Sandbach.
Geography
The villages are based mainly around Crewe Road, which directly links nearby towns
Crewe
Crewe () is a railway town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. The Crewe built-up area had a total population of 75,556 in 2011, which also covers parts of the adjacent civil parishes of Willaston ...
and
Sandbach. They are three miles from the
M6 motorway.
Transport
The villages were formerly on the main Crewe to Sandbach road. This had been constructed as a
turnpike
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road from
Nantwich to Wheelock Wharf on the
Grand Trunk Canal
The Trent and Mersey Canal is a canal in Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire in north-central England. It is a "narrow canal" for the vast majority of its length, but at the extremities to the east of Burton upon Trent and north of Midd ...
in 1816. This became the
A534 road, which was diverted out of the area with the opening of the Haslington Bypass in 1990.
There are no rail services in the immediate area, the nearest station being four miles (6.5 km) away at
Crewe
Crewe () is a railway town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. The Crewe built-up area had a total population of 75,556 in 2011, which also covers parts of the adjacent civil parishes of Willaston ...
on the
West Coast Main Line. Bus services are provided by
Arriva North West, Harrier and
Warrington's Own Buses.
Education
Most children go to primary schools in nearby
Haslington, such as Dingle C.P. School or Haslington Primary and receive secondary education in either Sandbach or Crewe, most commonly Sandbach School (boys) and Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College (girls).
The more popular nearby primary schools for Winterley residents are both located in nearby Haslington.
The more popular nearby secondary schools for Winterley residents are located in nearby
Sandbach.
Churches
Winterley has Baptist and Methodist Churches.
The Baptist Church in Winterley is located on Hassall Road, and is known as Wheelock Heath Baptist Church.
Winterley's Methodist Church Brass Band has its own official website (see below).
Sports and leisure
Winterley Pool is a fishing lake that serves as the centre-point to Winterley.
The pool was formerly used to power a corn mill, with water flowing through a channel cut to Fowle Brook.
[ There are two pools to fish; the larger front pool and the smaller Match Pool to the rear.]mute swan
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s and various species of geese.
References
External links
Dingle C.P. SchoolHaslington Primary School
* Sandbach School (for boys
Official Website
*Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College (for girls
Official WebsiteWheelock Heath Baptist ChurchWinterley Methodist Brass Band
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Villages in Cheshire