Cuddington Heath is a village and (as Cuddington) a
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 authorit ...
in the unitary authority of
Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of
Cheshire, England. The village is close to the border with
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...
(the parish touches the Welsh community of
Willington Worthenbury), and the nearest large town is
Wrexham
Wrexham ( ; cy, Wrecsam; ) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the count ...
in Wales, about ten miles west. Other nearby villages are
Threapwood,
Malpas and Chorlton Lane. At the
2001 Census, the parish had a population of 180, falling slightly to 171 at the 2011 Census.
The parish is the site of Cuddington Hall. The Stockton family were lords of the manor from the 16th to the 18th century: the most eminent of the family was
Thomas Stockton (1609-1674), a
barrister and later a High Court
judge in
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
.
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Villages in Cheshire
Civil parishes in Cheshire
Cheshire West and Chester
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