Oakmere

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Oakmere
Keeper's Cottage, Oakmere - geograph.org.uk - 196092.jpg
Keeper's Cottage, Oakmere
Oakmere is located in Cheshire
Oakmere
Oakmere
Location within Cheshire
Population589 (2011)
OS grid referenceSJ573693
Civil parish
Unitary authority
  • Cheshire West and Chester
Ceremonial county
  • Cheshire
Region
  • North West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORTHWICH
Postcode districtCW8
Dialling code01606
PoliceCheshire
FireCheshire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cheshire
53°13′01″N 2°37′59″W / 53.217°N 2.633°W / 53.217; -2.633Coordinates: 53°13′01″N 2°37′59″W / 53.217°N 2.633°W / 53.217; -2.633

Oakmere is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of , in the Cheshire West and Chester district, in the county of Cheshire, England. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 589.[1] The civil parish was abolished in 2015 to form Delamere and Oakmere, part also went to Cuddington.[2]

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.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed] The lake from which the village takes its name is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.[3][4]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  2. ^ "OAKMERE". GENUKI. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  3. ^ Natural England: Oak Mere (accessed 16 April 2010)
  4. ^ Natural England: Nature on the Map: Oak Mere SSSI (accessed 16 April 2010)

External links[]

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