Betchton

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Coordinates: 53°07′27″N 2°19′45″W / 53.124069°N 2.329085°W

Betchton
Betchton Betchton shown within Cheshire
Population	620 ^[1]
OS grid reference	SJ780585
Civil parish	Betchton
Unitary authority	Cheshire East
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Sandbach
Postcode district	CW11
Dialling code	01270
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Congleton
List of places UK England Cheshire

Betchton is a civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 620.^[1] The parish is immediately to the east of Sandbach, and includes Betchton Heath, Malkin's Bank and Hassall Green.

The parish elects 10 councillors to the parish council.^[2]

History

Betchton civil parish was originally part of Sandbach Ancient Parish, and was created a separate parish from it in 1866. It also was part of Nantwich Hundred, Congleton Poor Law Union, Rural Sanitary District, and (after 1866) it formed part of Congleton Rural District^[3] until 1974, when it became part of the Borough of Congleton.

In terms of parliamentary representation, the Betchton area (including the period before the creation of the civil parish) was in the Cheshire, Southern Division constituency from 1832 to 1867; in the Cheshire South Division constituency from 1867 to 1885; in the Crewe division, from 1885 to 1948; from 1948 it was in Knutsford County Constituency,^[3] but it is currently in Congleton County Constituency.^[4]

Notes

↑ 1.0 1.1 Official 2001 Census Figures. Neighbourhood Statistics Website. Retrieval Date: 23 August 2007.
↑ Betchton Parish Council website. Retrieval Date: 23 August 2007.
↑ 3.0 3.1 Youngs, F. A. (1991). page 8.
↑ Election Maps website. Source for current Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries. Retrieval Date: 23 August 2007.

Bibliography

Youngs, F. A. (1991). Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England. Volume I: Northern England. London: Royal Historical Society. ISBN 0-86193-127-0.

External links

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Principal settlements	Alsager Bollington Congleton Crewe Knutsford Macclesfield Middlewich Nantwich Sandbach Wilmslow

Civil parishes	Acton Adlington Agden Alderley Edge Alpraham Alsager Arclid Ashley Aston by Budworth Aston juxta Mondrum Audlem Austerson Baddiley Baddington Barthomley Basford Batherton Betchton Bexton Bickerton Blakenhall Bollington Bosley Bradwall Brereton Bridgemere Brindley Broomhall Buerton Bulkeley Bunbury Burland Calveley Checkley cum Wrinehill Chelford Cholmondeley Cholmondeston Chorley (near Nantwich) Chorley (near Alderley Edge) Chorlton Church Lawton Church Minshull Congleton Coole Pilate Cranage Crewe Green Disley Dodcott cum Wilkesley Doddington Eaton Edleston Egerton Faddiley Gawsworth Goostrey Great Warford Hankelow Haslington Hassall Hatherton Haughton Henbury Henhull High Legh Higher Hurdsfield Holmes Chapel Hough Hulme Walfield Hunsterson Hurleston Kettleshulme Knutsford Lea Leighton Little Bollington Little Warford Lower Withington Lyme Handley Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough Marbury cum Quoisley Marthall Marton Mere Middlewich Millington Minshull Vernon Mobberley Moreton cum Alcumlow Moston Mottram St Andrew Nantwich Nether Alderley Newbold Astbury Newhall Norbury North Rode Odd Rode Ollerton Over Alderley Peckforton Peover Inferior Peover Superior Pickmere Plumley Poole Pott Shrigley Poynton with Worth Prestbury Rainow Ridley Rope Rostherne Sandbach Shavington cum Gresty Siddington Smallwood Snelson Somerford Booths Somerford Sound Spurstow Stapeley Stoke Sutton Swettenham Tabley Inferior Tabley Superior Tatton Toft Twemlow Walgherton Wardle Warmingham Weston Wettenhall Willaston Wincle Wirswall Wistaston Woolstanwood Worleston Wrenbury cum Frith Wybunbury

Unparished areas	Crewe Macclesfield Wilmslow

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Major settlements	Alsager Birchwood Bollington Chester Congleton Crewe Ellesmere Port Frodsham Knutsford Macclesfield Middlewich Nantwich Neston Northwich Poynton Runcorn Sandbach Warrington Widnes Wilmslow Winsford See also: List of civil parishes in Cheshire

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