Hurleston

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Hurleston
Cheshire
Shropshire Union nr Henhullbridge Fm.jpg
The Shropshire Union Canal main line at Hurleston
Location
Grid reference: SJ620550
Location: 53°5’28"N, 2°34’1"W
Data
Population: 64  (2001)
Post town: Nantwich
Postcode: CW5
Dialling code: 01270
Local Government
Council: Cheshire East
Parliamentary
constituency:
Eddisbury

Hurleston is a civil parish in Cheshire, which lies to the north-west of Nantwich. It originates as the township of the ancient parish of Acton, and is predominantly rural with scattered farms and buildings and no settlements. Nearby villages include Barbridge, Burland, Radmore Green, Rease Heath and Stoke Bank.

According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 64. At the 2011 Census the population remained less than 100.

Geography and transport

The civil parish includes several small deciduous and mixed woodlands including Bachehouse Covert, and also the mere of Bachehouse Pool and most of Hurleston Reservoir.[1]

The Shropshire Union Canal splits into two branches at Hurleston Junction and both branches run through the parish. The main line runs north–south, while the Llangollen branch at first runs westwards, descending 34 feet via the four Hurleston Locks, and then turns southwards.[1] The A51 road runs north–south through the parish, crossing the Llangollen branch of the canal at Hurleston Bridge. The A534 road forms part of the southern boundary of the civil parish.[1]

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