Nether Alderley Explained
| Map Type: | Cheshire |
| Official Name: | Nether Alderley |
| Static Image: | St. Mary's church - geograph.org.uk - 1530605.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | St. Mary's Church, Nether Alderley |
| Coordinates: | 53.2838°N -2.2374°W |
| Population: | 665 |
| Population Ref: | (2011) |
| Civil Parish: | Nether Alderley |
| Unitary England: | Cheshire East |
| Lieutenancy England: | Cheshire |
| Region: | North West England |
| Country: | England |
| Post Town: | MACCLESFIELD |
| Postcode Area: | SK |
| Postcode District: | SK10 |
| Dial Code: | 01625 |
| Os Grid Reference: | SJ842763 |
Nether Alderley is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England, on the A34 a mile and a half south of Alderley Edge. The civil parish includes the hamlets of Monk's Heath and Soss Moss.
At Monk's Heath crossroads, the A34 crosses the A537. The AstraZeneca research laboratories at Alderley Park house 260 cancer research scientists.[1] [2]
At the 2011 census, the population was 665.[3]
Landmarks
St Mary's Church, Nether Alderley, is a Grade I listed building, described by Nickolaus Pevsner as "unexpectedly and picturesquely irregular".[4] Nether Alderley Mill is a 16th-century watermill owned by the National Trust and designated at Grade II*.
Notable residents
- David Beckham and his wife, pop star Victoria Beckham, used to have a house in Nether Alderley.[5]
- Neil Hamilton and his wife Christine used to live next door to St Mary's Church in Nether Alderley.[6]
- Ole Gunnar Solskjær has a house in Nether Alderley.[7]
- Henry de Motlowe, judge and politician, was the local landowner in the 1340s and 1350s
See also
Notes and References
- http://www.designbuild-network.com/projects/astrazeneca/ Astra Zeneca Cancer Research Laboratories
- Web site: Astra Zeneca - Alderley Park site . 18 July 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090715075643/http://www.careers.astrazeneca.co.uk/working-here/our-locations/alderley-park/about-alderleypark/ . 15 July 2009 . dead. cs2 .
- Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 14 March 2016. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics. cs2.
- Book: The Buildings of England: Cheshire . Clare . Hartwell . Matthew . Hyde . Edward . Hubbard . Nikolaus . Pevsner . Yale University Press . 2011 . 9780300170436 . 503.
- News: New road threatens Beckhams' home . 12 July 2002 . BBC News . 3 June 2020. cs2.
- News: Hamiltons Put £1.25 Million Home on The Market . Warrington Guardian . 12 April 2001 . 3 June 2020. cs2.
- News: Ole to demolish mansion . 1 November 2007 . Manchester Evening News . 3 June 2020. cs2.
