Sproston is a village and

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, 2 miles east of

Middlewich Middlewich is a town and civil parish in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England. It is located east of Chester, east of Winsford, south-east of Northwich and north-west of Sandbach. The population of the parish at the United Kingdom 2021 census, ...

. The population at the 2011 census was 218. Sproston is on the

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between Middlewich and Junction 18 of the

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Governance

Sproston is in the parliamentary constituency of Tatton. The current MP is

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for the Conservative Party, elected in the 2017 General Election. Previously,

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, also a member of the Conservative Party, had been the MP from 7 June 2001 to 3 May 2017. The village also has a parish council consisting of Chairman and five elected parish councillors presiding over local issues in Sproston. The Parish Council meets every other month.

Transport

The village is served by the 42 bus route operated by

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: * 42:

Crewe Crewe () is a railway town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census, the parish had a population of 55,318 and the built-up area had a population of 74,120. ...

Congleton Congleton is a market town and civil parish in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England. It is on the River Dane, south of Manchester and north of Stoke on Trent. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 28,497 and the built-up area ha ...

(Monday to Saturday) The closest railway station is Holmes Chapel railway station sited on the Crewe-Manchester Line, which is a spur of the

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operates hourly stopping services between

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and

. Junction 18 of the

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serves both Sproston and nearby

. Sproston is 20 miles (32 km) from

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, the busiest airport in the UK outside London, and 32 miles (51 km) from

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History

Sproston was the inspiration to The Charlatans' track "Sproston Green" from their 1990 album '' Some Friendly''.

References

External links

Sproston Parish Council Website
The Website for Sproston Parish Council
Sproston Parish Council Facebook Page
Facebook Page for Sproston Parish Council Villages in Cheshire Civil parishes in Cheshire {{Cheshire-geo-stub

Governance

Transport

History

See also

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