Somerford, Cheshire Explained

Coordinates:53.166°N -2.266°W
Official Name:Somerford
Label Position:top
Population:430
Population Ref:(2011)
Civil Parish:Somerford
Unitary England:Cheshire East
Lieutenancy England:Cheshire
Region:North West England
Country:England
Constituency Westminster:Congleton
Post Town:CONGLETON
Postcode District:CW12
Postcode Area:CW
Dial Code:01260
Os Grid Reference:SJ821633
Static Image:All Saints Chapel, Somerford.jpg
Static Image Caption:All Saints Chapel, Somerford

Somerford is a civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is adjacent to the north west of Congleton, from which town it has some housing overflow. According to the 2001 census, the population of the civil parish was 343,[1] increasing to 430 at the 2011 Census.[2]

Somerford Park was the site of a Georgian country house demolished in 1926. The park has now been restored to farming and an equestrian centre. All Saints Chapel was built in 1720 as a chapel to Somerford Hall. It still stands and is listed at grade II*.

Notes and References

  1. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=792545&c=Somerford&d=16&e=15&g=427824&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1202751762234&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 2001 Census figures for Somerford civil parish.
  2. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 14 March 2016. Office for National Statistices. Neighbourhood Statistics.