Bradley is a former
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. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
, now in the parish of
Tushingham-cum-Grindley, Macefen and Bradley
Tushingham-cum-Grindley, Macefen and Bradley is a civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It was created in 2015, under the terms of the Local Government and Public Invo ...
, in the
Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Cheshire, England. It was established on 1 April 2009 as part of the 2009 structural changes to l ...
district, and
the ceremonial county of
Cheshire
Cheshire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Merseyside to the north-west, Greater Manchester to the north-east, Derbyshire to the east, Staffordshire to the south-east, and Shrop ...
in England. In 2001 it had a population of 61. The main settlement in the parish was the village of
Bradley Green.
History
Bradley was formerly a
township
A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in the parish of
Malpas, in 1866 Bradley became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 2015 the parish was abolished to form "Tushingham cum Grindley, Macefen and Bradley" part of its area was transferred to Malpas parish. From 1974 to 2009 it was in
Chester
Chester is a cathedral city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, Wales, River Dee, close to the England–Wales border. With a built-up area population of 92,760 in 2021, it is the most populous settlement in the borough of Cheshire West an ...
non-metropolitan district.
See also
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Listed buildings in Bradley, Cheshire
References
Former civil parishes in Cheshire
Cheshire West and Chester
Malpas, Cheshire
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