Chelford

Chelford
Chelford
	; A view of Chelford
	Chelford Location within Cheshire
Population	1,174 (2011)
OS grid reference	SJ814749
Civil parish	Chelford;
Unitary authority	Cheshire East;
Ceremonial county	Cheshire;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MACCLESFIELD
Postcode district	SK11
Dialling code	01625
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Tatton;
	List of places UK England Cheshire 53°16′12″N 2°16′44″W / 53.270°N 2.279°WCoordinates: 53°16′12″N 2°16′44″W / 53.270°N 2.279°W

Chelford is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England, near to the junction of the A537 and A535 roads six miles (10 km) west of Macclesfield and six miles south-east of Knutsford, and is part of the Tatton constituency. It is served by Chelford railway station on the line between Crewe and Manchester. At the 2011 census, Chelford had a population of 1,174.^[1] Almost all inhabitants of the village live on one estate where the only way in or out is via the main road. The civil parish includes the hamlet of Astle.

Chelford is near the Capesthorne Estate and surrounded by farmland. Local amenities include St John's church, the burial place of former world champion racing cyclist Reg Harris and the venue for an annual cyclists' Christmas Carol service, a post office, a pub/restaurant called The Egerton Arms, and an agricultural supplies business, Chelford Farm Supplies.

A large cattle market was held at Chelford every Monday for over a century, but closed in 2017, the last day of sales being 30 March; business has been transferred to the market at Beeston, and the site is now to be used for housing. As at 17 November 2019 a current Google Earth air view shows the Chelford Market buildings demolished, leaving only foundations.

In 1894, 14 people died in the Chelford rail accident.^[2]

References[]

^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
^ Marindin, Major F.A. (18 January 1895). BOT Accident Report Chelford 1894 (pdf). London: Board of Trade. Retrieved 7 November 2017.

External links[]

The Chelford Village Website
Chelford Tenants & Residents Association Website
"Village History". Chelford Village.

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[1] "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 March 2016.

[2] Marindin, Major F.A. (18 January 1895). BOT Accident Report Chelford 1894 (pdf). London: Board of Trade. Retrieved 7 November 2017.

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Chelford
A view of Chelford
Chelford Location within Cheshire
Population	1,174 (2011)
OS grid reference	SJ814749
Civil parish	Chelford
Unitary authority	Cheshire East
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MACCLESFIELD
Postcode district	SK11
Dialling code	01625

Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West

UK Parliament	Tatton
List of places UK England Cheshire 53°16′12″N 2°16′44″W / 53.270°N 2.279°W / 53.270; -2.279Coordinates: 53°16′12″N 2°16′44″W / 53.270°N 2.279°W / 53.270; -2.279

Chelford

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