Doddington, Cheshire

Doddington

Doddington Hall
Doddington
 Doddington shown within Cheshire
OS grid referenceSJ707478
Unitary authorityCheshire East
Ceremonial countyCheshire
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town NANTWICH
Postcode district CW5
Police Cheshire
Fire Cheshire
Ambulance North West
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Coordinates: 53°01′37″N 2°26′17″W / 53.027°N 2.438°W

Doddington is a civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, which lies to the north east of Audlem and to the south of Crewe. Nearby villages include Blakenhall, Bridgemere, Checkley, Hatherton, Walgherton and Wybunbury. The A51 runs north–south through the parish.

In 2001, the civil parish had a population of a little under 50.

Governance

Doddington is administered by Doddington and District Parish Council, which also includes the parishes of Blakenhall, Bridgemere, Checkley cum Wrinehill, 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] Doddington falls in the parliamentary constituency of Crewe and Nantwich,[3] which has been represented by Edward Timpson since a by-election in 2008.

Doddington Park

Doddington Hall (rear)

The 18th century mansion of Doddington Hall, by Samuel Wyatt,[4] is located within the parish. The park falls mainly within Doddington, with parts in the adjacent civil parishes of Bridgemere and Hunsterson. It was landscaped by Capability Brown[5] and includes the tower of the 14th century Doddington Castle,[6] St John's Church,[7] and several meres and areas of woodland, including Chapel Wood and George's Wood. Also within the grounds is the large mere of Doddington Pool (or Doddington Lake), which is used for sailing, fishing and bird watching.[5] The National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens lists 100 hectares of the grounds at grade II.[8]

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 44.[9] The parish had population figures of 51 (1801), 86 (1851), 70 (1901) and 1094 (1951).[7]

See also

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. ↑ Images of England: Doddington Hall (accessed 17 August 2007)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Doddington Hall, near Nantwich, Cheshire (accessed 17 August 2007)
  6. ↑ 'Doddington – Donisthorpe' in A Topographical Dictionary of England, pp. 63–69 (1848) (accessed 17 August 2007)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Genuki: Doddington (accessed 17 August 2007)
  8. ↑ "U.K. Database of Historic Parks and Gardens: Doddington Park". University of York. Archived from the original on 2008-02-10. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
  9. ↑ Combining Cheshire County Council: Local Statistics: Bridgemere - Doddington & Neighbourhood Statistics: Bridgemere CP (accessed 17 August 2007)

External links

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