Church Minshull
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Church Minshull is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East
and the ceremonial county of Cheshire
, England
. The village is located approximately 5 miles (8 km) north west of Crewe
and to the west of the River Weaver
and the Shropshire Union Canal
. The principal road through Church Minshull is the B5074 between Nantwich
(6 miles to the south) and Winsford
(4 miles to the north). The modern village centre is a designated conservation area
which contains many houses of Tudor style architecture
. A large area in the east of the parish falls within the Weaver Valley Area of Special County Value.
The population at the 2001 Census
was 431, living in 196 residences of which sixty are on Home Farm Park and twenty on Village Farm. The parish is made up of 2285 acres (9.2 km²).
as Maneshale.
According to records from November 1824, numerous trades and crafts were carried out in the village: blacksmith, wheelwright, joiners, cordwainer, gamekeeper, bricklayer, weaver, tailor, carrier, victualler, laundry woman and many domestic servants. There was also a shopkeeper, butcher, two school mistresses and a school master, farmers and farm workers, paupers and spinsters.
The current village church, St Bartholomew's Church
was built on the site of an earlier place of worship between 1702 and 1704.
A village school was built in the churchyard in 1785. In 1858 a new school was constructed on part of the Church Minshull Estate, which had been in the Brooke family for several generations. The school closed after 124 years on the 22 July 1982 and the pupils transferred to Worleston School.
The Village Hall was built in 1963 and modernised in 2003.
Home Farm Park was started in about 1958. The site was sold several times and greatly extended over the years to its present size of 65 plots. The shop, post office and petrol station closed in the 1990s and were sold off separately.
In 1989, Village Farm was sold to a developer and the old buildings and farm house were converted to eight houses and twelve new houses built on the site; these were finally occupied in 1999. This was the first major housing project in the village.
Cheshire East
Cheshire East is a unitary authority area with borough status in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England.The borough was established in April 2009 as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England, by virtue of an order under the Local Government and Public Involvement in...
and the ceremonial county of Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The village is located approximately 5 miles (8 km) north west of Crewe
Crewe
Crewe is a railway town within the unitary authority area of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 census the urban area had a population of 67,683...
and to the west of the River Weaver
River Weaver
The River Weaver is a river, navigable in its lower reaches, running in a curving route anti-clockwise across west Cheshire, northern England. Improvements to the river to make it navigable were authorised in 1720 and the work, which included eleven locks, was completed in 1732...
and the Shropshire Union Canal
Shropshire Union Canal
The Shropshire Union Canal is a navigable canal in England; the Llangollen and Montgomery canals are the modern names of branches of the Shropshire Union system and lie partially in Wales....
. The principal road through Church Minshull is the B5074 between Nantwich
Nantwich
Nantwich is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The town gives its name to the parliamentary constituency of Crewe and Nantwich...
(6 miles to the south) and Winsford
Winsford
Winsford is a town and civil parish within the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It lies on the River Weaver south of Northwich and west of Middlewich, and grew around the salt mining industry after the river was canalised in the...
(4 miles to the north). The modern village centre is a designated conservation area
Conservation area
A conservation areas is a tract of land that has been awarded protected status in order to ensure that natural features, cultural heritage or biota are safeguarded...
which contains many houses of Tudor style architecture
Tudor style architecture
The Tudor architectural style is the final development of medieval architecture during the Tudor period and even beyond, for conservative college patrons...
. A large area in the east of the parish falls within the Weaver Valley Area of Special County Value.
The population at the 2001 Census
United Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....
was 431, living in 196 residences of which sixty are on Home Farm Park and twenty on Village Farm. The parish is made up of 2285 acres (9.2 km²).
History
The name of the village is recorded in the Domesday BookDomesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
as Maneshale.
According to records from November 1824, numerous trades and crafts were carried out in the village: blacksmith, wheelwright, joiners, cordwainer, gamekeeper, bricklayer, weaver, tailor, carrier, victualler, laundry woman and many domestic servants. There was also a shopkeeper, butcher, two school mistresses and a school master, farmers and farm workers, paupers and spinsters.
The current village church, St Bartholomew's Church
St Bartholomew's Church, Church Minshull
St Bartholomew's Church, Church Minshull is in the village of Church Minshull, Cheshire, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of...
was built on the site of an earlier place of worship between 1702 and 1704.
A village school was built in the churchyard in 1785. In 1858 a new school was constructed on part of the Church Minshull Estate, which had been in the Brooke family for several generations. The school closed after 124 years on the 22 July 1982 and the pupils transferred to Worleston School.
The Village Hall was built in 1963 and modernised in 2003.
Home Farm Park was started in about 1958. The site was sold several times and greatly extended over the years to its present size of 65 plots. The shop, post office and petrol station closed in the 1990s and were sold off separately.
In 1989, Village Farm was sold to a developer and the old buildings and farm house were converted to eight houses and twelve new houses built on the site; these were finally occupied in 1999. This was the first major housing project in the village.