Hunsterson
Encyclopedia
Hunsterson is a hamlet and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East
and the ceremonial county of Cheshire
, England
. The hamlet is located 2¾ miles to the north east of Audlem
and 6 miles to the south of Crewe
. The parish also includes the settlements of Brown Moss, Four Lane End, Foxes Bank and Whittaker's Green. The total population is a little over 150. Nearby villages include Audlem, Buerton
, Hatherton
and Hankelow
.
, Bridgemere
, Checkley cum Wrinehill
, Doddington
and Lea
. From 1974 the civil parish was served by Crewe and Nantwich
Borough Council, which was succeeded on 1 April 2009 by the new unitary authority
of Cheshire East
. Hunsterson falls in the parliamentary constituency of Crewe and Nantwich
, which has been represented by Edward Timpson
since a by-election in 2008.
falls within the north east of the parish, including an unnamed lake south east of Pepperstreet Moss. Landscaped in the 18th century by Capability Brown, the park is listed at grade II by the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens
. There several areas of mixed woodland, particularly in the north east of the parish, including Black Covert, Chapel Wood, Pepperstreet Moss, The Reeds and part of Birchenhill Wood. Ridley's Pool lies within Chapel Wood, and numerous small meres and ponds are scattered across the parish. Birchall Brook forms part of the southern boundary, and several unnamed brooks run through the parish.
Bridgemere Lane/Hunterson Road runs east–west through the parish between the A529
to the west and the A51
to the east. Hunsterson Road runs northwards from the junction of Bridgemere Lane and Hunterson Road towards Hatherton
, and Pewit Lane runs southwards to Brown Moss; the crossroads at forms the centre of the hamlets of Hunsterson and Four Lane End. The South Cheshire Way
runs through the north-west of the parish, in part following Bridgemere Lane.
; it is listed at grade II. The church is in yellow sandstone and features a bellcote and a plaque with the coat of arms of the Delves-Broughton family of Doddington Hall
. Originally a chapel, it became the parish church for Hunsterson and the nearby parishes of Bridgemere
, Checkley cum Wrinehill
and Doddington
in 1840.
Three timber-framed
buildings within the parish are listed at grade II. Yewtree Cottage and Brownmoss Farmhouse are both farmhouses on Pewit Lane which date originally from the 16th or 17th century, while Foxes Barn Cottage on Bridgemere Lane dates originally from the 17th century.
Greenfields is a red-brick farmhouse on Hunterson Road which dates from the early or mid 17th century. Pewit Hall is a three-storey red-brick farmhouse on Pewit Lane which dates from the early 19th century. Both are listed at grade II. Off Hunterson Road are the former paddocks and stables of Doddington Hall
. In red brick with a stone coping, they date from the late 18th century and are also grade II listed.
and Brine Leas High School
in Nantwich
.
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 hamlet is located 2¾ miles to the north east of Audlem
Audlem
Audlem is a large village and civil parish located in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire in the north west of England, approximately south of Nantwich. Close to the border with the neighbouring county of Shropshire, the village is eight miles east of...
and 6 miles to the south 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...
. The parish also includes the settlements of Brown Moss, Four Lane End, Foxes Bank and Whittaker's Green. The total population is a little over 150. Nearby villages include Audlem, Buerton
Buerton, Crewe and Nantwich
Buerton is a village at and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, about 7 miles south of the town of Nantwich and 1½ miles east of the village of Audlem, on the border with Shropshire...
, Hatherton
Hatherton, Cheshire
Hatherton is a hamlet and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The hamlet is located 2¾ miles to the north east of Audlem and 3¾ miles to the south east of Nantwich. The parish also includes the small settlements of Birchall Moss,...
and Hankelow
Hankelow
Hankelow is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It used to be a township within the township of Audlem, one mile away on the Nantwich Road. According to the 2001 Census, the parish had a population of 272.Hankelow is...
.
Governance
Hunsterson is administered by Doddington and District Parish Council, which also includes the parishes of BlakenhallBlakenhall, Cheshire
Blakenhall is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, about seven miles south-east of Nantwich...
, Bridgemere
Bridgemere
Bridgemere is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is around south east of Nantwich and west of Stoke-on-Trent. The southern boundary of the parish is on the border with Shropshire...
, Checkley cum Wrinehill
Checkley cum Wrinehill
Checkley cum Wrinehill is a civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, which lies adjacent to the boundaries with Shropshire and Staffordshire. The hamlet of Checkley lies to the south east of Crewe and to the west of Newcastle-under-Lyme...
, Doddington
Doddington, Cheshire
Doddington is a civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, which lies to the north east of Audlem and to the south of Crewe. Nearby villages include Blakenhall, Bridgemere, Checkley, Hatherton, Walgherton and Wybunbury...
and Lea
Lea, Cheshire
Lea is a civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, which lies to the north east of Audlem and to the south of Crewe. The parish is predominantly rural, but it includes the hamlet of Lea Forge...
. From 1974 the civil parish was served by Crewe and Nantwich
Crewe and Nantwich
Crewe and Nantwich was, from 1974 to 2009, a local government district with borough status in Cheshire, England. It had a population of 111,007...
Borough Council, which was succeeded on 1 April 2009 by the new unitary authority
Unitary authority
A unitary authority is a type of local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area or performs additional functions which elsewhere in the relevant country are usually performed by national government or a higher level of sub-national...
of Cheshire East
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...
. Hunsterson falls in the parliamentary constituency of Crewe and Nantwich
Crewe and Nantwich (UK Parliament constituency)
Crewe and Nantwich is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election. For 25 years since its creation in 1983, the constituency had elected the Labour MP Gwyneth...
, which has been represented by Edward Timpson
Edward Timpson
Anthony Edward Timpson is a British Conservative Party politician. He became a Member of Parliament in 2008 after winning a by-election in the constituency of Crewe and Nantwich.-Biography:Timpson was born in Knutsford, Cheshire, in 1973...
since a by-election in 2008.
Geography and transport
The area is relatively flat with an average elevation of around 70 metres. The civil parish is predominantly rural, with the major land use being agricultural. Part of Doddington ParkDoddington, Cheshire
Doddington is a civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, which lies to the north east of Audlem and to the south of Crewe. Nearby villages include Blakenhall, Bridgemere, Checkley, Hatherton, Walgherton and Wybunbury...
falls within the north east of the parish, including an unnamed lake south east of Pepperstreet Moss. Landscaped in the 18th century by Capability Brown, the park is listed at grade II by the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens
National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens
In England, the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England provides a listing and classification system for historic parks and gardens similar to that used for listed buildings. The register is managed by English Heritage under the provisions of the National...
. There several areas of mixed woodland, particularly in the north east of the parish, including Black Covert, Chapel Wood, Pepperstreet Moss, The Reeds and part of Birchenhill Wood. Ridley's Pool lies within Chapel Wood, and numerous small meres and ponds are scattered across the parish. Birchall Brook forms part of the southern boundary, and several unnamed brooks run through the parish.
Bridgemere Lane/Hunterson Road runs east–west through the parish between the A529
A529 road
The A529 is a non-primary road in England that runs from the A41 at Hinstock in Shropshire to the A530 in Nantwich, Cheshire. ....
to the west and the A51
A51 road
The A51 is a road in England running from Kingsbury in Warwickshire to Chester. The road follows the following route:*Kingsbury*Tamworth*Lichfield*Rugeley *Little Haywood*Great Haywood*Weston*Sandon...
to the east. Hunsterson Road runs northwards from the junction of Bridgemere Lane and Hunterson Road towards Hatherton
Hatherton, Cheshire
Hatherton is a hamlet and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The hamlet is located 2¾ miles to the north east of Audlem and 3¾ miles to the south east of Nantwich. The parish also includes the small settlements of Birchall Moss,...
, and Pewit Lane runs southwards to Brown Moss; the crossroads at forms the centre of the hamlets of Hunsterson and Four Lane End. The South Cheshire Way
South Cheshire Way
The South Cheshire Way is a long-distance footpath running east–west mainly through Cheshire, England, though parts lie in Shropshire and Staffordshire. The western section from Grindley Brook, near Whitchurch, runs through farmland; the eastern section from Mow Cop, near Biddulph, runs through...
runs through the north-west of the parish, in part following Bridgemere Lane.
Demography
According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 156. The population has declined since 1800; the historical population figures were 235 (1801), 212 (1851), 165 (1901) and 159 (1951).Landmarks
St John's Church off Hunterson Road (at ) dates from 1836–7 and is by Edward LapidgeEdward Lapidge
Edward Lapidge was an English architect, who held the post of County Surveyor of Surrey and designed Kingston Bridge.-Life:Edward Lapidge was the eldest son of Samuel Lapidge, the head gardener at Hampton Court Palace and one-time assistant of Lancelot "Capability" BrownHe built Esher Place for...
; it is listed at grade II. The church is in yellow sandstone and features a bellcote and a plaque with the coat of arms of the Delves-Broughton family of Doddington Hall
Doddington Hall, Cheshire
Doddington Hall is a country house in Doddington Park in the civil parish of Doddington, Cheshire, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building....
. Originally a chapel, it became the parish church for Hunsterson and the nearby parishes of Bridgemere
Bridgemere
Bridgemere is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is around south east of Nantwich and west of Stoke-on-Trent. The southern boundary of the parish is on the border with Shropshire...
, Checkley cum Wrinehill
Checkley cum Wrinehill
Checkley cum Wrinehill is a civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, which lies adjacent to the boundaries with Shropshire and Staffordshire. The hamlet of Checkley lies to the south east of Crewe and to the west of Newcastle-under-Lyme...
and Doddington
Doddington, Cheshire
Doddington is a civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, which lies to the north east of Audlem and to the south of Crewe. Nearby villages include Blakenhall, Bridgemere, Checkley, Hatherton, Walgherton and Wybunbury...
in 1840.
Three timber-framed
Timber framing
Timber framing , or half-timbering, also called in North America "post-and-beam" construction, is the method of creating structures using heavy squared off and carefully fitted and joined timbers with joints secured by large wooden pegs . It is commonplace in large barns...
buildings within the parish are listed at grade II. Yewtree Cottage and Brownmoss Farmhouse are both farmhouses on Pewit Lane which date originally from the 16th or 17th century, while Foxes Barn Cottage on Bridgemere Lane dates originally from the 17th century.
Greenfields is a red-brick farmhouse on Hunterson Road which dates from the early or mid 17th century. Pewit Hall is a three-storey red-brick farmhouse on Pewit Lane which dates from the early 19th century. Both are listed at grade II. Off Hunterson Road are the former paddocks and stables of Doddington Hall
Doddington Hall, Cheshire
Doddington Hall is a country house in Doddington Park in the civil parish of Doddington, Cheshire, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building....
. In red brick with a stone coping, they date from the late 18th century and are also grade II listed.
Education
There are no educational facilities in Hunsterson. The civil parish falls within the catchment areas of Bridgemere Church of England Primary School in BridgemereBridgemere
Bridgemere is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is around south east of Nantwich and west of Stoke-on-Trent. The southern boundary of the parish is on the border with Shropshire...
and Brine Leas High School
Brine Leas High School
Brine Leas School is a comprehensive academy in Nantwich, Cheshire, UK. The school has 1287 students enrolled, and has Technologyand Language, status....
in 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...
.