Alpraham

Alpraham
Cheshire
The Travellers Rest
Location
Location:	53°7’52"N, 2°37’16"W
Data
Population:	407  (2011)
Local Government
Council:	Cheshire East

Alpraham is a village in Cheshire. Its central area, including a football field, is situated on the A51 road, between Nantwich and Chester, and is about seven miles north-west of Nantwich.

The 2011 Census gave the parish's population as 407.

Alpraham used to host the annual Point to point steeplechase) for the Cheshire Hunt, normally a Saturday towards the end of March. However, due to a lack of spectators, the Alpraham point to point has moved to a new location near the M56

In 1999, Alpraham was involved in a fierce dispute over whether the 'Bunbury' Locks should be renamed. After several petitions from both villages and an averted turf war, it has since changed its name to The Great Canal Locks of Alpraham and Bunbury.

Events

Each September, there is a Village Day held at the Alpraham Football Stadium. It is always well attended and so popular that it has attracted attention from several local magazines last year. Among the stalls is a cheese tasting stall, face-painting tent as well as several stalls selling goods like mulled wine, jewellery and cookies. There are also tractor rides and a penalty shoot-out competition, which is then followed by a highly competitive tug-of-war.

The local pub is the Travellers Rest. It was built in about 1850 and extended in 1937, and the interwar interior remains largely unchanged.

Outside links

("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Alpraham)

• Weatherbys Point-to-Point - with news, entries & results
• Jumping For Fun - with weekly previews, reviews and discussion forum
• Alpraham in the Domesday Book
• Alpraham Parish Council