Wimboldsley Explained

Coordinates:53.166°N -2.466°W
Official Name:Wimboldsley
Label Position:left
Population:153
Population Ref:(2011)
Civil Parish:Stanthorne and Wimboldsley
Unitary England:Cheshire West and Chester
Lieutenancy England:Cheshire
Region:North West England
Country:England
Constituency Westminster:Eddisbury
Post Town:MIDDLEWICH
Postcode District:CW10
Postcode Area:CW
Dial Code:01606
Os Grid Reference:SJ688634
Static Image:Wimboldsley - houses on Nantwich Road - geograph.org.uk - 574467.jpg
Static Image Caption:Houses on Nantwich Road, Wimboldsley

Wimboldsley is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Stanthorne and Wimboldsley, in the Cheshire West and Chester district, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, 2 miles south of Middlewich. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 153.[1]

A depot for the currently under construction High Speed 2 railway will be situated here.[2]

Geography

A small area in the west of the civil parish falls within the Weaver Valley Area of Special County Value.[3] Adjacent to this area, on the eastern bank of the River Weaver, is the Site of Special Scientific Interest of Wimboldsley Wood.[4] [5]

Governance

Wimboldsley was formerly a township in the parish of Middlewich,[6] in 1866 Wimboldsley became a civil parish,[7] on 1 April 2015, the civil parish amalgamated with Stanthorne to form "Stanthorne and Wimboldsley".[8] [9]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parish population 2011. 31 May 2015.
  2. Web site: Shake-up for HS2 set to have bigger impact on mid Cheshire's countryside. 2021-02-28. Winsford Guardian. en.
  3. http://maps.cheshire.gov.uk/cheshirecc.interactivemapping.web.internet/Default.aspx?e=366386&n=361418&mpp=10&layers=BOU.PLA.PLO.PAR.ASCV&hLayer=ASCV&hField=OBJECTID&hValue=20 Cheshire County Council: Interactive Mapping: Areas of Special County Value: Weaver Valley
  4. http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1003673.pdf Natural England: Wimboldsley Wood
  5. http://www.natureonthemap.org.uk/map.aspx?map=sssi&feature=1003673,sssi,HYPERLINK,LABEL Natural England: Nature on the Map: Wimboldsley Wood SSSI
  6. Web site: History of Wimboldsley, in Vale Royal and Cheshire. A Vision of Britain through Time. 2 September 2023.
  7. Web site: Relationships and changes Wimboldsley Tn/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 2 September 2023.
  8. Web site: WIMBOLDSLEY. GENUKI. 28 April 2018.
  9. Web site: Cheshire West and Chester Registration District. UKBMD. 2 September 2023.