Hurleston

Hurleston was a civil parish until April 2023 and now forms part of the civil parish of Stoke and Hurleston,^[1] within the unitary authority area of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, which lies to the north west of Nantwich. The area is predominantly rural with scattered farms and buildings and no settlements. Nearby villages include Barbridge, Burland, Radmore Green, Rease Heath and Stoke Bank.

Hurleston
The Shropshire Union Canal main line at Hurleston
Hurleston Location within Cheshire
Population	64 (2001)
OS grid reference	SJ620550
Civil parish	Stoke and Hurleston
Unitary authority	Cheshire East
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NANTWICH
Postcode district	CW5
Dialling code	01270
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Eddisbury
List of places UK England Cheshire 53.091°N 2.567°W / 53.091; -2.567

According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 64.^[2] At the 2011 Census the population remained less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Stoke.

Governance

Hurleston was administered by Stoke and Hurleston Parish Council jointly with the adjacent civil parish of Stoke.^[3] From May 2023 the two parishes became a single civil parish. From 1974 the civil parish fell within Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council, which was succeeded on 1 April 2009 by the unitary authority of Cheshire East.^[4] Hurleston falls in the parliamentary constituency of Eddisbury,^[5] which has been represented by Edward Timpson since 2019,^[6] after being represented by Stephen O'Brien (1999–2015) and Antoinette Sandbach (2015–19).

Hurleston Locks on the Llangollen Canal

Hurleston was formerly a township in the parish of Acton,^[7] from 1866 Hurleston was a civil parish in its own right,^[8] on 1 April 2023 the parish was abolished and merged with Stoke to form "Stoke and Hurleston".^[9]

Geography and transport

The civil parish includes several small deciduous and mixed woodlands including Bachehouse Covert, and also the mere of Bachehouse Pool and most of Hurleston Reservoir.^[10]

The Shropshire Union Canal splits into two branches at Hurleston Junction and both branches run through the parish. The main line runs north–south, while the Llangollen branch at first runs westwards, descending 34 feet via the four Hurleston Locks, and then turns southwards.^[10] The A51 runs north–south through the parish, crossing the Llangollen branch of the canal at Hurleston Bridge. The A534 forms part of the southern boundary of the civil parish.^[10]

See also

• Cheshire portal

• Listed buildings in Hurleston
• Snugburys, an ice cream manufacturer in Hurleston

References

1. "Stoke and Hurleston". Mapit. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
2. Combining Cheshire County Council: Local Statistics: Hurleston - Stoke Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine & Neighbourhood Statistics: Stoke CP (accessed 17 August 2007)
3. Cheshire County Council: Parish Council Details: Stoke and Hurleston Parish Council Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 17 August 2007)
4. Cheshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008
5. Cheshire County Council: Interactive Mapping: Eddisbury Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 27 January 2009)
6. Eddisbury Parliamentary constituency, BBC, retrieved 19 December 2019
7. "History of Hurleston, in Crewe and Nantwich and Cheshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
8. "Relationships and changes Hurleston Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
9. "Cheshire East Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
10. Cheshire County Council: Interactive Mapping: Hurleston (accessed 27 January 2009)

External links

• Genuki: Hurleston