Coordinates: | 53.25°N -2.483°W |
Official Name: | Rudheath |
Label Position: | left |
Population: | 3,807 |
Population Ref: | (2011) |
Civil Parish: | Rudheath |
Unitary England: | Cheshire West and Chester |
Lieutenancy England: | Cheshire |
Region: | North West England |
Country: | England |
Constituency Westminster: | Tatton |
Post Town: | NORTHWICH |
Postcode District: | CW9 |
Postcode Area: | CW |
Dial Code: | 01606 |
Os Grid Reference: | SJ677726 |
Static Image: | The Old Broken Cross Public House - geograph.org.uk - 87441.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | The Old Broken Cross public house, Rudheath |
Rudheath is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, in the north west of England, approximately 2 miles east of Northwich. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 census was 3,807.[1]
Rudheath is the location of Rudheath Primary Academy,[2] and the Rudheath Senior Academy. Both schools provide education to school-age children from the village and the surrounding area.
Contemporary major local employers include Frank Roberts & Sons, a bakery that has been associated with the area since 1887. Two of Frank Roberts & Sons's three main business divisions, Roberts Bakery and The Little Treats Co, are based on the A556 in Rudheath and Aldred's The Bakers, is located in Ilkeston, Derbyshire.[3] Morrisons supermarket has a large distribution centre on the A530, while Orange, Barclays Bank and The Hut Group all have business centres at Gadbrook Park, off the A556.