Over Alderley is a

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 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 ...

, England. It had a population of 318 at the 2011 Census. It includes the hamlets of Adders Moss, Adshead Green, Broadheath, Finlow Hill, Harebarrow, Harehill, Shaw Cross, Vardentown and Whirley.

Notable buildings

St Catherine's Church, Over Alderley St Catherine's Church, Over Alderley, also known as St Catherine's Church, Birtles, stands in an isolated position in Birtles Lane, near to Birtles Hall, in the civil parish of Over Alderley, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National ...

is a Grade II*

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. Alderley Lodge was built in the 19th century for the Brocklehurst family; it sits next to the

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land at Hare Hill. Nearby Birtles Hall is listed Grade II.

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Civil parishes in Cheshire {{cheshire-geo-stub

Notable buildings

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