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Tattenhall
Tattenhall shown within Cheshire |
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| Population | 1,986 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | SJ486585 |
| Parish | Tattenhall |
| Unitary authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Ceremonial county | Cheshire |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CHESTER |
| Postcode district | CH3 |
| Dialling code | 01829 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Eddisbury |
| List of places: UK • England • Cheshire | |
Tattenhall is a village and civil parish, 8 miles south-east of Chester, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. At the 2001 Census, the population was recorded as 1,986.[1]
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The settlement of Tatenale was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. The name is believed to be derived from the Old English personal name Tata and halh, meaning "a meadow". The spelling of the village has altered over the centuries: Tatenhala (1280), Tattenhall (1289), Tatnall (1473), Tottenhall (1553) and Tettenhall (1649).[2]
The village was once served by two railway stations. Tattenhall, which closed in 1957, was a stop on the disused Chester to Whitchurch railway.[3] Tattenhall Road was situated a mile to the north of the village on the Chester and Crewe Railway. The station closed in 1966 although the remains of the two side platforms remain visible. The line is now part of the North Wales Coast Line.[4]
There are three pubs in Tattenhall, The Sportsmans, The Letters Inn and The Bear & Ragged Staff, which was part converted into a Thai restaurant in 2005.
Tattenhall is home to a group of houses designed in 1927 by architect Clough Williams-Ellis, famous for creating the Italianate village of Portmeirion in north west Wales.
In 2003 the village won the Business in the Community (BITC) award as overall winner of the business category in the Calor Village of the Year competition. It was also a regional winner in the Older People category.[5]
The Ice Cream Farm, owned by Cheshire Farm Ice Cream, is to the north of the village. It claims to attract over 250,000 visitors a year.[6]
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