Chelford is a village and
civil parish in
Cheshire
Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's county t ...
, England, near to the junction of the
A537 and
A535 roads six miles (10 km) west of
Macclesfield
Macclesfield is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Bollin in the east of the county, on the edge of the Cheshire Plain, with Macclesfield Forest to its east ...
and six miles south-east of
Knutsford, and is part of the
Tatton constituency. The civil parish includes the hamlet of Astle. It is served by
Chelford railway station
Chelford railway station serves the village of Chelford in Cheshire, England. The station is north of Crewe on the Crewe to Manchester Line
Crewe () is a railway town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshi ...
on the line between
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
Manchester. At the 2011 census, Chelford had a population of 1,174.
History
In the 15th century the village had a watermill, the Bate Mill. In the late 1780s, Chelford was one of the larger villages in Cheshire, and had several shops.
A large
cattle market was held at Chelford every Monday for over a century, but closed in 2017, the last day of sales being 30 March; business has been transferred to the market at
Beeston, and the site is now to be used for housing. As at 17 November 201
a current Google Earth air viewshows the Chelford Market buildings demolished, leaving only foundations.
In 1894, 14 people died in the
Chelford rail accident
The Chelford rail accident occurred on 22 December 1894 at Chelford railway station.Marindin 1895, p. 83 The stationmaster was supervising shunting operations, during which a high-sided wagon was fly-shunted (i.e. run-off) into a siding in str ...
.
Geography and landmarks
Chelford is near the
Capesthorne Estate and surrounded by farmland. Almost all inhabitants of the village live on one estate where the only way in or out is via the
main road
A "main road" may refer to:
* A major road in a town or village, or in a country area.
* A highway
* A trunk road, especially in British English
Main Road may refer to:
* Main Road, Hobart, Australia
* Main Road, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
* Main R ...
. Local amenities include St John's church, the burial place of former world champion racing
cyclist Reg Harris and the venue for an annual cyclists'
Christmas Carol service, a post office, a pub/restaurant called The Egerton Arms, and an agricultural supplies business, Chelford Farm Supplies.
See also
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Listed buildings in Chelford
Chelford is a civil parish in Cheshire East, England. It contains nine buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Of these, three are listed at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the ...
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St John the Evangelist's Church, Chelford
St John the Evangelist's Church lies to the southeast of the village of Chelford, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildi ...
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Chelford Manor House
Chelford Manor House stands to the southeast of the village of Chelford, Cheshire, England. It dates from the early 17th century. An extension was made to it in 1671, and more alterations and additions were carried out in the 19th and 20th& ...
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Astle Hall
Astle Hall is a former country house house located near Chelford, Cheshire in the North West of England. The hall has been demolished; its parkland and a lodge survive.Clare Hartwell, Matthew Hyde, Edward Hubbard, Nikolaus Pevsner (2011), ''Cheshir ...
References
External links
The Chelford Village WebsiteChelford Tenants & Residents Association Website*
Villages in Cheshire
Civil parishes in Cheshire
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