Church Shocklach is a former
civil parish
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, now in the parish of
Shocklach Oviatt and District
Shocklach Oviatt and District is a civil parish in the Cheshire West and Chester unitary authority, in the county of Cheshire, England.
The parish was created in 2015, combining the previous civil parishes of Caldecott, Church Shocklach, Hor ...
, in the borough of
Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Cheshire, England. It was established on 1 April 2009 as part of the 2009 structural changes to l ...
and
ceremonial county
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of
Cheshire
Cheshire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Merseyside to the north-west, Greater Manchester to the north-east, Derbyshire to the east, Staffordshire to the south-east, and Shrop ...
in England. In 2001 it had a population of 113, increasing to 290 at the 2011 Census. The parish included most of the village of
Shocklach
Shocklach is a village in the civil parish of Shocklach Oviatt and District, in the Cheshire West and Chester district, in the county of Cheshire, England.
Shocklach village is in the southwestern corner of Cheshire, approximately from the bo ...
. Church Shocklach was formerly a
township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
, in 1866 Church Shocklach became a civil parish, on 1 April 2015 the parish was abolished to form Shocklach Oviatt and District.
See also
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Listed buildings in Church Shocklach
Church Shocklach is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Shocklach Oviatt and District, in Cheshire West and Chester, England. It contains three buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed ...
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Former civil parishes in Cheshire
Cheshire West and Chester
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