Sandiway is a village in the
civil parish of
Cuddington,
Cheshire
Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's county t ...
, England. It lies to the southeast of and is contiguous with the village of Cuddington.
Sandiway was the birthplace of
John Douglas who designed buildings in the centre of
Chester
Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...
, buildings for the
Dukes of Westminster
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and a number of churches in Cheshire.
St John's Church, Sandiway
St John the Evangelist's Church is in the village of Sandiway, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church of Sandiway and Cuddington in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Middlewich. The church ...
, and its
lychgate were designed by Douglas and both are Grade II
listed buildings.
Sandiway Golf Club has been used in final qualifying for The Open golf championship and is a venue for regional amateur finals.
The village has one local school, Sandiway Primary School located on Weaverham Road with an adjacent village car park.
Sandiway is the home of Blakemere Village, which has shops set in and around an Edwardian stable block with cobbled courtyard. The centre has an indoor and outdoor children's play area as well as a restaurant, falconry and craft workshop.
Sandiway has cross-roads where the A49 crosses the A556 at the Shell service station.
See also
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Listed buildings in Cuddington, Cheshire
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Oakmere Hall
References
External links
Official website of the village of Cuddington and Sandiway
Cheshire West and Chester
Villages in Cheshire
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