Somerford, Cheshire

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] increasing to 430 at the 2011 Census.[2]

Somerford

All Saints Chapel, Somerford
Somerford
Location within Cheshire
Population430 (2011)
OS grid referenceSJ821633
Civil parish
  • Somerford
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCONGLETON
Postcode districtCW12
Dialling code01260
PoliceCheshire
FireCheshire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

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*.[3]

References
  1. 2001 Census figures for Somerford civil parish. Neighbourhood Statistics. Official UK government website. Retrieval Date: February 11, 2008.
  2. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistices. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  3. Historic England. "Chapel at Somerford Hall (1309761)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
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