Doddington is a former

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, now in the parish of Doddington and District, in the unitary authority area of

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and the ceremonial county of

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, England, which lies to the north east of

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and to the south of

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. Nearby villages include

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, Bridgemere, Checkley, Hatherton, Walgherton and

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. The A51 runs north–south through the parish. In 2001, the civil parish had a population of 44. At the 2011 census the population remained less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of

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Governance

Doddington is administered by Doddington and District Parish Council, which also includes the parishes of

, Bridgemere, Checkley cum Wrinehill, Hunsterson and Lea.Doddington and District Parish Council Official Web Site
(accessed 18 August 2007) From 1974 the civil parish was served by

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Borough Council, which was succeeded on 1 April 2009 by the new

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. Doddington falls in the parliamentary constituency of

, which has been represented by

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since 2019, after being represented by Laura Smith (2017–19),

Edward Timpson Anthony Edward Timpson, (born 26 December 1973) is a British former Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Eddisbury in Cheshire from 2019 to 2024. Timpson was previously the MP for neighbouring Crewe ...

(2008–17) and

Gwyneth Dunwoody Gwyneth Patricia Dunwoody (née Phillips; 12 December 1930 – 17 April 2008) was a British Labour Party politician, who was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Exeter from 1966 to 1970, and then for Crewe (later Crewe and Nantwich) from February ...

(1983–2008). Doddington was formerly a

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in the parish of

, from 1866 Doddington was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 2023 the parish was abolished to form "Doddington and District".

Doddington Park

The 18th-century mansion of Doddington Hall, by

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, is located within the parish. The park falls mainly within Doddington, with parts in the adjacent civil parishes of Bridgemere and Hunsterson. It was landscaped by

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Doddington Hall, near Nantwich, Cheshire
(accessed 17 August 2007) and includes the tower of the 14th-century Doddington Castle, St John's Church,Genuki: Doddington
(accessed 17 August 2007) and several meres and areas of woodland, including Chapel Wood and George's Wood. Also within the grounds is the large mere of Doddington Pool (or Doddington Lake), which is used for sailing, fishing and bird watching. The

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Governance

Doddington Park

Demographics

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