Blakenhall, Cheshire

Blakenhall is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, about seven miles south-east of Nantwich. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 125.

Governance

Blakenhall is administered by Doddington and District Parish Council, which also includes the parishes of Bridgemere, Checkley cum Wrinehill, Doddington, Hunsterson and Lea.[1] From 1974 the civil parish was served by Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council, which was succeeded on 1 April 2009 by the new unitary authority of Cheshire East.[2] Blakenhall falls in the parliamentary constituency of Crewe and Nantwich,[3] which has been represented by Edward Timpson since a by-election in 2008.

Listed building

The parish contains one building designated by English Heritage as a listed building. This is Blakenhall Farmhouse, which is listed at Grade II.[4] Grade II is the lowest of the three gradings given to listed buildings and is granted to "buildings of national importance and special interest".[5] The farmhouse dates from the 17th century, and is constructed in brick with a tiled roof. It is in two storeys, and has a three-bay entrance front with three gabled dormers. Inside the farmhouse is an inglenook with a bressumer.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Doddington and District Parish Council Official Web Site (accessed 18 August 2007)
  2. ↑ Cheshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008
  3. ↑ Cheshire County Council: Interactive Mapping: Crewe and Nantwich (accessed 27 January 2009)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Historic England. "Blakenhall Farmhouse (1330159)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  5. ↑ Listed Buildings, English Heritage, 2010, retrieved 21 November 2013
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