Worleston is a village (at ) and civil parish in

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, England, 2½ miles north of Nantwich and 3 miles west of

Crewe Crewe () is a railway town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. The Crewe built-up area had a total population of 75,556 in 2011, which also covers parts of the adjacent civil parishes of Willaston ...

. The civil parish, which also includes Beambridge, Rease Heath, Mile End and Rookery, had a population at the 2011 Census of 452.

History

Historically, Worleston civil parish was included within the

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, and

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was the parish church.Latham, p. 9 The small civil parish of Alvaston was added to Worleston in 1899, and part of the parish was transferred to Nantwich in 1936.Genuki: Worleston
(accessed 15 August 2007)

Geography and transport

Nearby villages include

, Aston juxta Mondrum, Willaston and Wistaston. The River Weaver forms the eastern boundary of the parish, with a tributary running east–west across the parish, south of

Rookery Hall Rookery Hall is a Georgian style mansion located off the B5074 road near the village of Worleston in Cheshire, England. Dating originally from 1816 but extensively altered in the late 19th century, the hall is listed at grade II. Since 2 ...

. Other Weaver tributaries form parts of the south-eastern, western and northern parish boundaries. The Reaseheath College at Rease Heath has a lake, and there are numerous small meres and ponds scattered across the farmland. The A51 runs east–west along the southern boundary of the parish, and the

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runs north–south through it, crossing the tributary of the Weaver at Rookery Bridge. The

–

Chester Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...

railway line crosses the northern tip of the parish. The civil parish has relatively few public footpaths, with none to the east of the B5074; the longest footpath cuts west from the B5074 to Rease Heath.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 404, with 96 households. The historical population figures were 269 (1801), 337 (1851), 485 (1901) and 383 (1951); the changes partly reflect boundary alterations (described previously).

Landmarks

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Listed buildings in Worleston Worleston is a civil parish in Cheshire East, England. It contains two buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is o ...

, a grade-II-listed mansion dating from 1816, is located off the B5074 near Worleston village; it is now a hotel and restaurant. The Royal Oak public house, on the B5074 in Worleston village, is a timber-framed building dating originally from the 1730s. The small settlement of Rease Heath (also spelled Reaseheath), adjacent to Nantwich, contains Reaseheath College, as well as the grade-II-listed Rease Heath Old Hall, an L-shaped farmhouse in red brick dating from the late 18th century. A moated site () at Rease Heath is a scheduled ancient monument. The

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is adjacent to the college.

Places of worship

The grade-II-listed St Oswald's Church, founded 1873, is in Worleston village (within Aston juxta Mondrum civil parish). A major fire in 1997 damaged the roof, chancel and organ loft; the church has since been restored. St Oswald's has been administered since 1991 as a united benefice, the Cross Country Group of Parish Churches, with St Mary's, Acton, St Bartholomew's, Church Minshull, and St David's, Wettenhall. It falls into the rural deanery of Nantwich and the diocese of

. Since 2007, the vicar has been the Reverend Peter Lillicrap. A magazine, ''Cross Country'', is circulated across all four churches.Acton, Edleston and Henhull Parish Plan
(accessed 17 August 2007) Worleston Methodist Chapel was founded in 1871 and closed in 1969.

Education

The village is served by the nearby St Oswald's CE Primary School (), originally Worleston National School, on Church Road, Aston juxta Mondrum.Latham, pp. 91–2

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