Woodbank, Cheshire
Encyclopedia
Woodbank is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester
and the ceremonial county of Cheshire
in northwest England
. It is located on the Wirral Peninsula
, about 6 miles northwest of the city of Chester
and near the larger village of Saughall
.
in Shotwick Parish of the Wirral Hundred and included part of the nearby hamlet
of Two Mills. The population was 48 in 1801, 64 in 1851, 72 in 1901 and 77 in 1951.
. It is also part of the Puddington and District Parish Council.
It can be accessed via the A550, the A5117 and the A540 (a former toll road). There are two minor roads running through the area - Woodbank Lane and Shotwick Lane.
Woodbank consists of a Hall and a few houses as well as The Yacht Inn, which was built as a pub in about 1920.
The nearest train station can be found in Capenhurst
, about 1.5 miles away. There is also a bus service which passes through the area hourly, running between West Kirby
and Chester.
Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester is a unitary authority area with borough status, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire. It 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 Health...
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...
in northwest 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...
. It is located on the Wirral Peninsula
Wirral Peninsula
Wirral or the Wirral is a peninsula in North West England. It is bounded by three bodies of water: to the west by the River Dee, forming a boundary with Wales, to the east by the River Mersey and to the north by the Irish Sea. Both terms "Wirral" and "the Wirral" are used locally , although the...
, about 6 miles northwest of the city of Chester
Chester
Chester is a city in Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 77,040 inhabitants, and is the largest and most populous settlement of the wider unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester, which had a population of 328,100 according to the...
and near the larger village of Saughall
Saughall
Saughall is a civil parish and village in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is situated approximately north west of Chester and close to the Welsh border....
.
History
Woodbank was a townshipTownship
The word township is used to refer to different kinds of settlements in different countries. Township is generally associated with an urban area. However there are many exceptions to this rule. In Australia, the United States, and Canada, they may be settlements too small to be considered urban...
in Shotwick Parish of the Wirral Hundred and included part of the nearby hamlet
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
of Two Mills. The population was 48 in 1801, 64 in 1851, 72 in 1901 and 77 in 1951.
Community
Woodbank is within the parliamentary constituency of the City of Chester, represented by the Labour MP Christine RussellChristine Russell
Christine Margaret Russell is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for the City of Chester from 1997 to 2010. She lost her seat to the Conservative Stephen Mosley at the 2010 General Election.-Early life:She is a Lincolnshire farmer's daughter from South Holland...
. It is also part of the Puddington and District Parish Council.
It can be accessed via the A550, the A5117 and the A540 (a former toll road). There are two minor roads running through the area - Woodbank Lane and Shotwick Lane.
Woodbank consists of a Hall and a few houses as well as The Yacht Inn, which was built as a pub in about 1920.
The nearest train station can be found in Capenhurst
Capenhurst
Capenhurst is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England and located on the Wirral Peninsula to the south west of the town of Ellesmere Port...
, about 1.5 miles away. There is also a bus service which passes through the area hourly, running between West Kirby
West Kirby
West Kirby is a town on the north-west corner of the coast of the Wirral Peninsula, England, at the mouth of the River Dee across from the Point of Ayr in North Wales. To the north-east of the town lies Hoylake, with the suburbs of Grange and Newton to the east, and the village of Caldy to the...
and Chester.