Holmes Chapel
| Holmes Chapel | |
| Cheshire | |
|---|---|
 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Parish Headcounts, 2001", 2001 Census: Key Statistics (Office for National Statistics), http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=792536&c=holmes+chapel&d=16&e=15&g=427935&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1225648265703&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779, retrieved 4 November 2008
- ↑ Cheshire Towns & Parishes: Holmes Chapel, GENUKI, http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/chs/churchhulme.html, retrieved 4 November 2008
- ↑ National Heritage List 1231322: Church of St Luke
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