Chelford

Chelford

A view of Chelford
Chelford
 Chelford shown within Cheshire
Population 1,174 (2011)
OS grid referenceSJ814749
Civil parishChelford
Unitary authorityCheshire East
Ceremonial countyCheshire
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town MACCLESFIELD
Postcode district SK11
Dialling code 01625
Police Cheshire
Fire Cheshire
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK ParliamentTatton
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Cheshire

Coordinates: 53°16′12″N 2°16′44″W / 53.270°N 2.279°W / 53.270; -2.279

Chelford is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is near to the junction of the A537 and A535 roads, about six miles (10 km) west of Macclesfield, and six miles south-east of Knutsford. It is served by a small railway station on the line between Crewe and Manchester. According to the 2001 census, Chelford had a total population of 1,254,[1] reducing to 1,174 at the 2011 Census.[2]

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

From spring to autumn, regular cycle events, including road time trials, are held through Chelford. At weekends and Bank Holidays, large car boot sales are also held in the area.

There is a local greengrocery owned by two sisters, next door to a butcher which can be seen in the image in the background. Opposite is Chelford Farm Supplies Ltd established and run by the Leech family since 1975, who completed construction of new farm shop in 2011. The greengrocery has recently had a change of ownership and now sells many sorts of goods, including Chinese produce and other convenient foods, and fruit and vegetables. There is also a hairdresser next to the greengrocers.

At the Chelford crossroads is a post office which is also a general shop.

There is a big livestock market at Chelford on Mondays.

Plans to build 130 new homes for Chelford were submitted for approval in August 2011.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Neighbourhood Statistics - Chelford CP
  2. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  3. ↑ http://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/news/9213326.New_homes_in_pipeline_for_Chelford/
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