Oakmere

Oakmere

Oakmere Hall
Oakmere
 Oakmere shown within Cheshire
Population 589 (2011)
OS grid referenceSJ573693
Civil parishOakmere
Unitary authorityCheshire West and Chester
Ceremonial countyCheshire
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town NORTHWICH
Postcode district CW8
Dialling code 01606
Police Cheshire
Fire Cheshire
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK ParliamentEddisbury
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Coordinates: 53°13′01″N 2°37′59″W / 53.217°N 2.633°W / 53.217; -2.633

Oakmere is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 589.[1]

Oakmere is on the A556 road, approximately 7 miles (11 km) west of Frodsham. It has three pubs, The Abbey Arms, the Fishpool Inn and The Fourways. The adjoining village of Delamere has a post office, church and railway station on the Chester to Manchester line.

The area is mainly agricultural, and has a number of large sand quarries nearby, some of which are wet workings. The lake from which the village takes its name is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  2. Natural England: Oak Mere (accessed 16 April 2010)
  3. Natural England: Nature on the Map: Oak Mere SSSI (accessed 16 April 2010)

External links

Media related to Oakmere at Wikimedia Commons


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