Walgherton
| Walgherton | |
 The Boar's Head public house, Walgherton |
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  Walgherton |
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| Population | 128 (2011) |
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| OS grid reference | SJ697489 |
| Civil parish | Walgherton |
| Unitary authority | Cheshire East |
| Ceremonial county | Cheshire |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NANTWICH |
| Postcode district | CW5 |
| Dialling code | 01270 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Crewe and Nantwich |
Coordinates: 53°02′13″N 2°27′07″W / 53.037°N 2.452°W
Walgherton is a village (at SJ697489) and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The village lies 3½ miles to the south east of Nantwich and 4½ miles to the south of Crewe. It also includes the settlement of Hussey's Nook.[1] Nearby villages include Hatherton, Stapeley and Wybunbury. The A51 road runs east–west through the parish.
According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 121,[2] increasing to 128 at the 2011 Census.[3]
Governance
From 1974 the civil parish was served by Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council, which was succeeded on 1 April 2009 by the new unitary authority of Cheshire East.[4] Walgherton falls in the parliamentary constituency of Crewe and Nantwich,[5] which has been represented by Edward Timpson since a by-election in 2008.
See also
References
- ↑ Genuki: Walgherton (accessed 15 August 2007)
- ↑ Neighbourhood Statistics: Walgherton CP (accessed 12 August 2007)
- ↑ "Civil parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- ↑ Cheshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008
- ↑ Cheshire County Council: Interactive Mapping: Crewe and Nantwich (accessed 27 January 2009)
External links
Media related to Walgherton at Wikimedia Commons
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