Adlington is 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 ...

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, England. It contains twelve buildings that are recorded in the

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as designated

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s, all of which are designated at Grade II. This grade is the lowest of the three gradings given to listed buildings and is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest". The parish contains the small town of Adlington, which is surrounded by countryside. The listed buildings in the town consist of a row of three cottages, an active church, a

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, and a former school and master's house. Outside the town, the listed buildings are mainly houses, farmhouses, and farm buildings. The

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runs through the parish, and two bridges crossing it and an aqueduct carrying it over a river are listed.

Buildings

References

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