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Lostock Gralam
Lostock Gralam shown within Cheshire |
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| Population | 2,317 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | SJ6975 |
| Parish | Lostock Gralam |
| Unitary authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Ceremonial county | Cheshire |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Northwich |
| Postcode district | CW9 |
| Dialling code | 01606 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Tatton |
| List of places: UK • England • Cheshire | |
Lostock Gralam is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, situated to the east of Northwich. The civil parish of Lostock Gralam also includes the small hamlet of Lostock Green. According to the 2001 census, the population of the entire civil parish was 2,317.[1]
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Lostock Gralam is situated in the centre of the Cheshire Plain. The main street, Manchester Road is on the route of a Roman road, sometimes known as Watling Street, from Manchester to Chester via Northwich that subsequently became a turnpike road. Most through traffic is now diverted as the A556 Northwich bypass runs past the village dividing Lostock Gralam from Lostock Green.
The village is served by a railway station on the line between Chester and Altrincham. The Trent and Mersey Canal runs through the parish. There is a wharf at Wincham where the canal passes under the Manchester Road.
Lostock Gralam borders the parishes of Northwich, Wincham, Rudheath, Lower Peover, Allostock and Plumley.
Lostock Gralam Church of England Primary School was formed in 1984 following the amalgamation of Lostock Gralam Junior School and Manchester Road Infant School. The school is situated next to St John the Evangelist Church in School Lane. There are approximately 140 pupils who attend the school. There is also a privately owned nursery located within the school grounds. Lostock Tiny Tots pre-school operates from the community centre on nearby Stubbs Lane.
Within the village there is a post office, a Chinese take away, an off licence and a hair dresser's. There are three pubs, The Slow and Easy and The Sweet Waters (formerly The Wharf) - both on the main Manchester Road through the village - and the recently constructed The Watermead off Cheshire Avenue to the east.
Development work is currently under way on the 'triangle site' adjacent to the A556. The project was initially for the whole area to become the Cheshire Business Park but only the first phase of office units was constructed and remains largely unoccupied. The triangle site includes the Watermead pub, and the Northwich Lostock Gralam Travelodge hotel. An outline planning application for housing on the remainder of the triangle site was granted consent in January 2011. [2]
Lostock also hosts one of Cheshire's oldest Football Clubs, Lostock Gralam FC, having played continuously at their home on Manchester Road since 1892. Lostock are one of the Cheshires' leading amateur clubs, despite being based in a relatively small area.
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