Manley is a village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of Parish (administrative division), administrative parish used for Local government in England, local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below district ...
in the unitary authority of
Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester is a unitary authority with borough status in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It was established on 1 April 2009 as part of the 2009 local government changes, by virtue of an order under the Local Governm ...
(formerly
Vale Royal) and the ceremonial county of
Cheshire
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, in the north west of
England
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.
Manley had a quarry which claimed to produce white building stone of the same quality as that used to build Eaton Hall and Chester Castle. When the railway came through the quarry was connected to it via a rail siding close to Manley Station - which was one of the shortest lived passenger stations, opening on 22 June 1870 and closing for passengers on 1 May 1875, though it remained open for goods traffic. The quarry sidings closed around 1910, though the track remained in use for freight traffic until 1991.
The population at the
2011 census was 614.
The television writer and novelist
Cyril Abraham, who created the popular
BBC drama ''
The Onedin Line
''The Onedin Line'' is a BBC television drama series that ran from 1971 to 1980. The series was created by Cyril Abraham.
The series is set in Liverpool from 1860 to 1886 and covers the rise of a fictional shipping company, the Onedin Line, n ...
'', lived in Manley until his death.
See also
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Listed buildings in Manley, Cheshire
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Manley Knoll
References
External links
Villages in Cheshire
Civil parishes in Cheshire
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