Cuddington, Vale Royal
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Cuddington is a civil parish and rural village in the north-west of England. It is located in the heart of the Vale Royal borough of Cheshire, about six miles west of Northwich and fourteen miles east of Chester.
Within the civil parish of Cuddington are two villages: Cuddington and Sandiway. The civil parish was created in 1935.
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[edit] History
The name Cuddington is Anglo Saxon and derives from The Tun of Cuda which translates to The People of Cuda. Cuddington was designated as a township in the 7th Century AD when the then Archbishop of Canterbury (Theodore) introduced the parochial system and within the Parish of Weaverham. Cuddington's church was first set up as a chapel of ease, to save people having to walk all the way to Weaverham every Sunday. In ancient times the village was famed for its medicinal spring that has since been lost.
[edit] Present day
Nowadays Cuddington is a mainly residential village popular for its peaceful rural location and good transport links. The village is surrounded by fields and woodland with many public footpaths and the nearby ancient Delamere Forest is popular with walkers and cyclists. With a station on the railway linking Chester with Manchester and situated on the crossing of two main trunk roads, Cuddington is within easy reach of the nearby cities and the UK motorway network.
[edit] Trivia
The famous Wilbraham family lived in the area in Delamere House from 1784-1939. Where this house once stood is now known as Delamere Park; which is presently a prominent housing estate.
[edit] Location
Position: OS grid reference SJ 602 718.
Nearby towns and cities: Northwich, Winsford, Chester.
Nearby villages: Sandiway, Weaverham, Norley, Hartford.
[edit] External links
- Official website of the village of Cuddington and Sandiway
- Official website of Vale Royal Borough Council
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Acton Bridge • Allostock • Alvanley • Anderton with Marbury • Antrobus • Aston • Barnton • Bostock • Byley • Comberbach • Crowton • Cuddington • Darnhall • Davenham • Delamere • Dutton • Frodsham • Great Budworth • Hartford • Helsby • Kingsley • Lach Dennis • Little Budworth • Little Leigh • Lostock Gralam • Lower Peover • Manley • Marston • Moulton • Norley • Northwich • Oakmere • Rudheath • Rushton • Sproston • Stanthorne • Sutton • Tarporley • Utkinton • Weaverham • Whitegate and Marton • Whitley • Wimboldsley • Wincham • Winsford • |
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| Unitary authorities: | Halton • Warrington |
| Boroughs/Districts: | Chester City • Congleton • Crewe and Nantwich • Ellesmere Port and Neston • Macclesfield • Vale Royal |
| Cities/Towns: | Alsager • Bollington • Chester • Congleton • Crewe • Ellesmere Port • Frodsham • Knutsford • Macclesfield • Middlewich • Nantwich • Neston • Northwich • Runcorn • Sandbach • Warrington • Widnes • Wilmslow • Winsford See also: List of civil parishes in Cheshire |
