Wimboldsley

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Wimboldsley
Wimboldsley - houses on Nantwich Road - geograph.org.uk - 574467.jpg
Houses on Nantwich Road, Wimboldsley
Wimboldsley is located in Cheshire
Wimboldsley
Wimboldsley
Location within Cheshire
Population153 (2011)
OS grid referenceSJ688634
Civil parish
Unitary authority
  • Cheshire West and Chester
Ceremonial county
  • Cheshire
Region
  • North West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMIDDLEWICH
Postcode districtCW10
Dialling code01606
PoliceCheshire
FireCheshire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cheshire
53°09′58″N 2°27′58″W / 53.166°N 2.466°W / 53.166; -2.466Coordinates: 53°09′58″N 2°27′58″W / 53.166°N 2.466°W / 53.166; -2.466

Wimboldsley is a village in Cheshire, England, 2 miles south of Middlewich. The population at the 2011 census was 153.[1]

In 2015, the civil parish amalgamated with Stanthorne to form Stanthorne and Wimboldsley.[2][3]

A depot for the currently under construction High Speed 2 railway will be situated here.[4]

Geography[]

A small area in the west of the civil parish falls within the Weaver Valley Area of Special County Value.[5] Adjacent to this area, on the eastern bank of the River Weaver, is the Site of Special Scientific Interest of Wimboldsley Wood.[6][7]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  2. ^ The Cheshire West and Chester Borough Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) (Stanthorne and Wimboldsley) Order 2015 (PDF), Cheshire West and Chester Council, 30 March 2015, retrieved 8 October 2016
  3. ^ "WIMBOLDSLEY". GENUKI. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Shake-up for HS2 set to have bigger impact on mid Cheshire's countryside". Winsford Guardian. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  5. ^ Cheshire County Council: Interactive Mapping: Areas of Special County Value: Weaver Valley (accessed 3 March 2009)
  6. ^ Natural England: Wimboldsley Wood (accessed 16 April 2010)
  7. ^ Natural England: Nature on the Map: Wimboldsley Wood SSSI (accessed 16 April 2010)

External links[]

Media related to Wimboldsley at Wikimedia Commons


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