Manley, Cheshire Explained

Coordinates:53.239°N -2.737°W
Official Name:Manley
Label Position:bottom
Population:614
Population Ref:(2011)
Civil Parish:Manley
Unitary England:Cheshire West and Chester
Lieutenancy England:Cheshire
Region:North West England
Country:England
Constituency Westminster:Weaver Vale
Post Town:FRODSHAM
Postcode District:WA6
Postcode Area:WA
Dial Code:01928
Os Grid Reference:SJ508716
Static Image:St. John's church, Manley, on the Sandstone Trail - geograph.org.uk - 499649.jpg
Static Image Caption:St. John's Church, Manley

Manley is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester (formerly Vale Royal) and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, in the north west of England.

Manley had a quarry which claimed to produce white building stone of the same quality as that used to build Eaton Hall and Chester Castle.[1] When the railway came through the quarry was connected to it via a rail siding close to Manley Station - which was one of the shortest lived passenger stations, opening on 22 June 1870 and closing for passengers on 1 May 1875, though it remained open for goods traffic. The quarry sidings closed around 1910, though the track remained in use for freight traffic until 1991.

The population at the 2011 census was 614.[2]

The television writer and novelist Cyril Abraham, who created the popular BBC drama The Onedin Line, lived in Manley until his death.

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Notes and References

  1. Chester Chronicle, 1 September 1860, p4
  2. Web site: Parish population 2011. 28 May 2015.