Bosley Bosley is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Cheshire, England. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 406.civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

Cheshire East Cheshire East is a unitary authority area with borough status in Cheshire, England. The local authority is Cheshire East Council, which is based in the town of Sandbach. Other towns within the area include Crewe, Macclesfield, Congleton, Wilms ...

, England. It contains 28 buildings that are recorded in the

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as designated

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s. Of these, one is listed at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II. The parish is almost entirely rural. The major structure passing through the parish is the

Macclesfield Canal The Macclesfield Canal is a canal in east Cheshire, England. There were various proposals for a canal to connect the town of Macclesfield to the national network from 1765 onwards, but it was not until 1824 that a scheme came to fruition. There ...

, and 18 of the listed buildings are associated with the canal, namely 11 of the 12 Bosley Locks (

lock Lock(s) or Locked may refer to: Common meanings *Lock and key, a mechanical device used to secure items of importance *Lock (water navigation), a device for boats to transit between different levels of water, as in a canal Arts and entertainme ...

number 6 is in

North Rode North Rode is a small village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 census, the population of the entire civil parish was 178. History North Rode was or ...

parish), four bridges, an aqueduct, a milestone, and a distance marker. Also in the parish is Bosley Reservoir, and there are two listed structures associated with this. The other listed buildings are farmhouses, two bridges over the

River Dane The River Dane is a tributary of the River Weaver that originates in the Peak District area of England. The name of the river (earlier ''Daven'') is probably from the Old Welsh ''dafn'', meaning a "drop or trickle", implying a slow-moving river. ...

, a public house, a school, a church, and a

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Citations Sources * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bosley Listed buildings in the Borough of Cheshire East Lists of listed buildings in Cheshire

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