Holmes Chapel

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Holmes Chapel
Cheshire
Holmes Chapel.jpg
A view of Holmes Chapel
Location
Grid reference: SJ765675
Location: 53°12’14"N, 2°21’11"W
Data
Population: 5,669  (2001[1])
Post town: Crewe
Postcode: CW4
Dialling code: 01477
Local Government
Council: Cheshire East
Parliamentary
constituency:
Congleton

Holmes Chapel is a village and parish in Cheshire.The parish was previously known as Church Hulme.[2] Holmes Chapel is about eight miles north of Crewe and 22 miles south of Manchester.

At the 2001 Census the population of the village was recorded as 5,669.[1] Holmes Chapel railway station has services to Manchester and Crewe, making the village convenient for commuters. Swettenham Meadows Nature Reserve lies two and a half miles east of the village and Goostrey lies to the north.

The village has a number of public houses. There is also a shopping precinct with a supermarket, fish and chip shop, off licence, pizzeria, bookmakers, estate agent, a chemist and a library; there is also a hardware shop and a bakery. The village has one secondary school, Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School, and two primary schools: Holmes Chapel Primary School and Hermitage Primary School.

Geography

Holmes Chapel, set within the Cheshire Plain, it lies on the mid-reaches of the River Dane as it meanders its way around the north end of the village.

Religion

St Luke's Church was built in about 1430. Originally half-timbered, the brick walls encasing the nave and chancel are later additions. It was designated a Grade-I listed building on 14 February 1967.[3]

Notable people

  • Harry Styles, actor and member of the British/Irish band One Direction
  • Dean Ashton, former professional footballer.
  • Henry Cotton, professional golfer.

References

Outside links

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