Wybunbury is a village (at ) and
civil parish
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in the unitary authority of
Cheshire East
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and the ceremonial county of
Cheshire
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, England. The village lies 3¼ miles to the south east of
Nantwich
Nantwich ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. It has among the highest concentrations of listed buildings in England, with notably good examples of Tudor and Georgian architecture. ...
and 3¾ miles to the south of
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 ...
. The parish also includes the settlements of Clannor Heath, Daisy Hill, The Flag, Pinfold and parts of Blakelow, Haymoor Green and Howbeck Bank.
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(accessed 15 August 2007) Nearby villages include
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,
Shavington,
Stapeley
Stapeley is a hamlet (at ) and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The hamlet lies 2¼ miles to the south east of Nantwich. The parish also includes the small settlements of Broa ...
and
Walgherton. The
A51 runs east–west through the south-western corner of the parish.
According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 1,474, reducing to 1,459 at the 2011 Census.
Wybunbury was listed in the Domesday Book as ''Wimeberie'' is pronounced "Wimbry" or "Winbry".
Governance
From 1974 the civil parish was served by
Crewe and Nantwich
Crewe and Nantwich was, from 1974 to 2009, a Non-metropolitan district, local government district with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Cheshire, England. It had a population (2001 census) of 111,007. It contained 69 civ ...
Borough Council, which was succeeded on 1 April 2009 by the new
unitary authority
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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 ...
. Wybunbury falls in the parliamentary constituency of
Crewe and Nantwich
Crewe and Nantwich was, from 1974 to 2009, a Non-metropolitan district, local government district with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Cheshire, England. It had a population (2001 census) of 111,007. It contained 69 civ ...
, which has been represented by
Kieran Mullan
Kieran Mullan (born 6 June 1984) is a British Conservative Party politician who was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Crewe and Nantwich at the 2019 general election.
Early life and career
Mullan was born in 1984. He grew up in so ...
since 2019, after being represented by
Laura Smith (2017–19),
Edward Timpson
Anthony Edward Timpson, (born 26 December 1973) is a British Conservative Party politician who was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Eddisbury in Cheshire at the 2019 general election.
He was previously MP for neighbouring Crewe a ...
(2008–17) and
Gwyneth Dunwoody
Gwyneth Patricia Dunwoody (née Phillips; 12 December 1930 – 17 April 2008) was a British Labour Party politician, who was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Exeter from 1966 to 1970, and then for Crewe (later Crewe and Nantwich) from February 1 ...
(1983–2008).
Notable features
The leaning tower of the former church of
St Chad
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, also known as the 'Leaning Tower of South Cheshire' and the 'Hanging Steeple of Wimberie', is located in Wybunbury village.
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(accessed 15 October 2007) The tower is all that remains of a late-15th-century church demolished in 1833. (Later churches, replacing the 15th-century one, were also demolished in 1892 and 1977.
) The tower was stabilised using underexcavation by
James Trubshaw
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.
There are four Commonwealth service war graves of
World War I
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in the original churchyard
CWGC Cemetery Report churchyard. and, in the neighbouring churchyard extension, another three from the same war and four from
World War II
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.
CWGC Cemetery Report. Churchyard extension.
The parish also includes the lowland raised bog of
Wybunbury Moss
Wybunbury Moss is a National Nature Reserve (NNR) and Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) near the village of Wybunbury in Cheshire, England. It is a raised lowland bog, and a rare British example of a schwingmoor and a 'subsidence mir ...
, a
National Nature Reserve and
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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.
Geography and transport
Wybunbury Lane links the
B5071 which runs through the Wybunbury parish to London Road (
Stapeley
Stapeley is a hamlet (at ) and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The hamlet lies 2¼ miles to the south east of Nantwich. The parish also includes the small settlements of Broa ...
). This lane provides a direct transport link between Wybunbury and the village of
Stapeley
Stapeley is a hamlet (at ) and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The hamlet lies 2¼ miles to the south east of Nantwich. The parish also includes the small settlements of Broa ...
.
Stapeley
Stapeley is a hamlet (at ) and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The hamlet lies 2¼ miles to the south east of Nantwich. The parish also includes the small settlements of Broa ...
Education
Wybunbury Delves C of E Primary School is a
Church of England
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primary school
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. Wybunbury Delves is a small school with around 250 pupils. The school is involved with sponsoring a school in Africa.
History
The village of Wybunbury is recorded as being one of the earliest settlements in Cheshire. It is said to take its name from 'Wigbeorn's manor' or stronghold. It is possible that he built a fortified residence of some sort on a site not far from a source of water. Old maps show the location of a moated site with a drawbridge, Hall Bank near Wybunbury Brook. The outline of the site is still visible today from the top of Wybunbury Tower.
Wybunbury was in Mercia, an Anglo-Saxon region in the North-west that was settled on loose tribal boundaries before the country was organised into shires. Wybunbury was already well established before the invasion of William the Conqueror in 1066 and is mentioned in the Domesday book of 1086.
See also
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Listed buildings in Wybunbury
Wybunbury 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
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References
External links
Wybunbury Circular Walk (Discovercheshire website)
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Civil parishes in Cheshire
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