Somerford, Cheshire

Somerford
Civil parish

All Saints Chapel, Somerford

Coordinates: 53°10′N 2°16′W / 53.167°N 2.267°WCoordinates: 53°10′N 2°16′W / 53.167°N 2.267°W
Country England
County Cheshire East
Region North West England
Status Parish
Government
  Type Parish Council
  UK Parliament Congleton
  EU Parliament North West England
Population [1]
  Total 343

Somerford is a civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is adjacent to the north west of Congleton, from which town it has some housing overflow. According to the 2001 census, the population of the civil parish was 343.[1]

Somerford Park was the site of a Georgian country house demolished in 1926. The park has now been restored to farming and an equestrian centre. All Saints Chapel was built in 1720 as a chapel to Somerford Hall. It still stands and is listed at grade II*.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 2001 Census figures for Somerford civil parish. Neighbourhood Statistics. Official UK government website. Retrieval Date: February 11, 2008.
  2. Historic England. "Chapel at Somerford Hall (1309761)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
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