Mottram St Andrew is a village and

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in Cheshire, England. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 493. An affluent village in the Cheshire countryside, it is in the

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, Prestbury and

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, 15 miles from

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Mottram Hall Mottram Hall (also known as Mottram New Hall or the Mottram Hall Hotel) is a former country house to the northeast of the village of Mottram St. Andrew, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated ...

is a hotel and golfing centre; Lower Manor is the former home of the Mottershead family. Sportsmen who have lived in the area include footballers

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and

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, cricketer

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, and snooker player

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Villages in Cheshire Civil parishes in Cheshire {{Cheshire-geo-stub

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