Stapeley
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Stapeley is a hamlet and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East
and the ceremonial county of Cheshire
, England. The hamlet lies 2¼ miles to the south east of Nantwich
. The parish also includes the settlements of Broad Lane and Butt Green, and parts of Artle Brook, Haymoor Green and Howbeck Bank, as well as a recent residential development north of the A5301 adjacent to Nantwich. In 2005, the total population was estimated to be a little over 2400. Nearby villages include Shavington
, Willaston
and Wybunbury
.
as Steple; it was then held by William Malbank, who held much of the land in the Nantwich hundred.
. 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
. Stapeley falls in the parliamentary constituency of Crewe and Nantwich
, which has been represented by Edward Timpson
since a by-election in 2008.
. The remainder of the civil parish is predominantly rural, with the major land use being agricultural. Howbeck Brook forms part of the southern boundary of the parish; several unnamed brooks run through the parish, and there are many scattered small meres and ponds. The parish contains a few small areas of woodland, including Drivers Copse.
Three major A roads serve the parish: the A51
(London Road) runs north–south, the A529
(Broad Lane) forms part of the western boundary, and the A500
runs through the north of the parish on or near the boundary, meeting the A51 on the edge of the town of Nantwich. Additionally, the A5301 (Peter Destapleigh Way) runs east–west through the north of the parish, connecting the A51 and the A529. Two lanes run from the A51 towards Wybunbury
: Wybunbury Lane runs eastwards at Butt Green, while Annions Lane runs northwards along the eastern parish boundary near Howbeck Bank. First and Second Dig Lanes both run broadly east–west, connecting the A51 and the A529; Stapeley village is located around Second Dig Lane.
The Welsh Marches Railway
forms part of the northern boundary of the parish; the nearest station is Nantwich
. The Crewe and Nantwich Circular Walk
runs east–west through the parish, in part following First Dig Lane.
estimated the civil parish had a population of 2410, while Stapeley and District Council estimated that this had increased to 3000 in 2008. The parish had a population of 1048, in 413 households, in the 2001 census. The 2008 estimate represents an almost sixfold increase over the population in 1951; the historical population figures were 249 (1801), 462 (1851), 686 (1901) and 513 (1951).
, who added a classical stone frontispiece and canted bay windows, and also laid out the gardens. It has now been converted into offices. Another grade-II-listed building on London Road is Stapeley Old Hall , a late Georgian
house in stucco
ed brick, dating from the early 19th century. It features a large central semi-circular bow with a conical roof around the main entrance.
Two timber-framed
farmhouses are listed at grade II:
Yewtree Farmhouse on Annions Lane dates from the late 16th or early 17th century, and Haymoorgreen Farmhouse on Wybunbury Lane dates from before 1626; both properties are unusual in retaining one or more wattle and daub
panels. Manor Farmhouse on Newcastle Road dates from the early 18th century, and Oakfield on Stapeley Road dates from the late 18th or early 19th century; both buildings are in orange brick and are listed at grade II.
Stapeley Water Gardens garden centre at Butt Green formerly included a small zoo, the Palms Tropical Oasis, which closed on 5 September 2010. Stapeley Grange Wildlife Hospital is on London Road near First Dig Lane.
) serves the remainder of the parish of Stapeley, together with Batherton and Hatherton
. The parish falls within the catchment area of 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. The hamlet lies 2¼ miles to the south east of 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...
. The parish also includes the settlements of Broad Lane and Butt Green, and parts of Artle Brook, Haymoor Green and Howbeck Bank, as well as a recent residential development north of the A5301 adjacent to Nantwich. In 2005, the total population was estimated to be a little over 2400. Nearby villages include Shavington
Shavington cum Gresty
Shavington cum Gresty is a civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It lies to the south of Crewe. It includes the large village of Shavington , which lies 2½ miles south of Crewe, as well as the smaller settlements of Dodds Bank, Park...
, Willaston
Willaston, Crewe and Nantwich
Willaston is a civil parish and village in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, in north-west England. It has a population of 2,277 people according to the 2001 census. It is approximately three miles west of Crewe town centre and two miles east of Nantwich...
and Wybunbury
Wybunbury
Wybunbury is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The village lies 3¼ miles to the south east of Nantwich and 3¾ miles to the south of Crewe. The parish also includes the settlements of Clannor Heath, Daisy Hill, The...
.
History
Stapeley appears in the Domesday surveyDomesday 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 Steple; it was then held by William Malbank, who held much of the land in the Nantwich hundred.
Governance
Stapeley is administered by Stapeley and District Parish Council jointly with the adjacent parish of BathertonBatherton
Batherton is a hamlet and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is just south of Nantwich, and according to the 2001 census had a population of 36.-Governance:...
. 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...
. Stapeley 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 civil parish has a total area of 1247 acres (504.6 ha). The terrain is predominantly flat, with an average elevation of around 50 metres. To the north of the A5301 is residential, adjacent to the south-east part of the town of NantwichNantwich
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...
. The remainder of the civil parish is predominantly rural, with the major land use being agricultural. Howbeck Brook forms part of the southern boundary of the parish; several unnamed brooks run through the parish, and there are many scattered small meres and ponds. The parish contains a few small areas of woodland, including Drivers Copse.
Three major A roads serve the parish: 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...
(London Road) runs north–south, 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. ....
(Broad Lane) forms part of the western boundary, and the A500
A500 road
The A500 is a major primary A road in Staffordshire and Cheshire, England. It is dual carriageway for most of its length and connects Nantwich, junctions 16 and 15 of the M6 motorway with the city of Stoke-on-Trent...
runs through the north of the parish on or near the boundary, meeting the A51 on the edge of the town of Nantwich. Additionally, the A5301 (Peter Destapleigh Way) runs east–west through the north of the parish, connecting the A51 and the A529. Two lanes run from the A51 towards Wybunbury
Wybunbury
Wybunbury is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The village lies 3¼ miles to the south east of Nantwich and 3¾ miles to the south of Crewe. The parish also includes the settlements of Clannor Heath, Daisy Hill, The...
: Wybunbury Lane runs eastwards at Butt Green, while Annions Lane runs northwards along the eastern parish boundary near Howbeck Bank. First and Second Dig Lanes both run broadly east–west, connecting the A51 and the A529; Stapeley village is located around Second Dig Lane.
The Welsh Marches Railway
Welsh Marches Line
The Welsh Marches Line , known historically as the North and West Route, is the railway line running from Newport in south-east Wales to Shrewsbury in the West Midlands region of England by way of Abergavenny, Hereford and Craven Arms, and thence to Crewe via Whitchurch...
forms part of the northern boundary of the parish; the nearest station is Nantwich
Nantwich railway station
Nantwich railway station, which was opened on 2 September 1858, serves the town of Nantwich in Cheshire, and is on the Crewe to Shrewsbury line...
. The Crewe and Nantwich Circular Walk
Crewe and Nantwich Circular Walk
The Crewe and Nantwich Circular Walk is a long-distance walkers' path in the Cheshire East area of Cheshire, England. As the name suggests, the walk forms a circuit around the towns of Crewe and Nantwich...
runs east–west through the parish, in part following First Dig Lane.
Demography
The population of the civil parish has grown rapidly over the past decade, largely due to the development of the Cronkinson Farm Estate in the north of the parish. In 2005, Cheshire County CouncilCheshire County Council
Cheshire County Council was a County Council, of the second highest level of United Kingdom Government for the residents of Cheshire. Founded in 1889, it ceased to exist on 1 April 2009, when it and the district councils in Cheshire were replaced by two unitary authorities; Cheshire West and...
estimated the civil parish had a population of 2410, while Stapeley and District Council estimated that this had increased to 3000 in 2008. The parish had a population of 1048, in 413 households, in the 2001 census. The 2008 estimate represents an almost sixfold increase over the population in 1951; the historical population figures were 249 (1801), 462 (1851), 686 (1901) and 513 (1951).
Landmarks
Stapeley House is a small country house on London Road (at ) which was formerly the seat of the Folliott family; it is listed at grade II. Dating originally from 1778, it has three storeys and five bays in red brick. It was altered in the late 1840s by Anthony SalvinAnthony Salvin
Anthony Salvin was an English architect. He gained a reputation as an expert on medieval buildings and applied this expertise to his new buildings and his restorations...
, who added a classical stone frontispiece and canted bay windows, and also laid out the gardens. It has now been converted into offices. Another grade-II-listed building on London Road is Stapeley Old Hall , a late Georgian
Georgian architecture
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United...
house in stucco
Stucco
Stucco or render is a material made of an aggregate, a binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a very dense solid. It is used as decorative coating for walls and ceilings and as a sculptural and artistic material in architecture...
ed brick, dating from the early 19th century. It features a large central semi-circular bow with a conical roof around the main entrance.
Two 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...
farmhouses are listed at grade II:
Yewtree Farmhouse on Annions Lane dates from the late 16th or early 17th century, and Haymoorgreen Farmhouse on Wybunbury Lane dates from before 1626; both properties are unusual in retaining one or more wattle and daub
Wattle and daub
Wattle and daub is a composite building material used for making walls, in which a woven lattice of wooden strips called wattle is daubed with a sticky material usually made of some combination of wet soil, clay, sand, animal dung and straw...
panels. Manor Farmhouse on Newcastle Road dates from the early 18th century, and Oakfield on Stapeley Road dates from the late 18th or early 19th century; both buildings are in orange brick and are listed at grade II.
Stapeley Water Gardens garden centre at Butt Green formerly included a small zoo, the Palms Tropical Oasis, which closed on 5 September 2010. Stapeley Grange Wildlife Hospital is on London Road near First Dig Lane.
Education
Two primary schools are located within the civil parish. Pear Tree Primary School serves the northern area of the parish. Stapeley Broad Lane Church of England Primary School (at , on the boundary with BathertonBatherton
Batherton is a hamlet and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is just south of Nantwich, and according to the 2001 census had a population of 36.-Governance:...
) serves the remainder of the parish of Stapeley, together with Batherton and 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,...
. The parish falls within the catchment area of 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...
.