Stanthorne is a former

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, now in the parish of Stanthorne and Wimboldsley, in Cheshire West and Chester, England. It contains eleven buildings that are recorded in the

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as designated

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s, all of which are listed 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 is entirely rural, and this is reflected in the nature of many of the listed buildings. The

River Wheelock The River Wheelock is a small river in Cheshire in north west England. It drains water from the area between Sandbach and Crewe, and joins the River Dane at Middlewich (), and then the combined river flows into the River Weaver in Northwich. Alte ...

, the Shropshire Union Canal, and its

Middlewich Branch The Middlewich Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal is located in Cheshire, in the north west of England, and runs between Middlewich, where it joins the Trent and Mersey Canal, and Barbridge Junction, where it joins the main line of the Shrops ...

pass through the parish, and there are listed buildings associated with all three waterways.

References

Citations Sources * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stanthorne Listed buildings in Cheshire West and Chester Lists of listed buildings in Cheshire