Weaverham is a village and
civil parish in the
Borough of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of
Cheshire
Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's county t ...
in
England. Just off the
A49, it is just to the west of
Northwich
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and south of the
River Weaver, and has a population of 6,589, decreasing to 6,391 at the
2011 UK Census
A census of the population of the United Kingdom is taken every ten years. The 2011 census was held in all countries of the UK on 27 March 2011. It was the first UK census which could be completed online via the Internet. The Office for National ...
.
Weaverham is also home to the Anglican Church of
St Mary
Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, translit=María; la, Maria; cop, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, translit=Maria was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother of ...
, the
Roman Catholic church of St Bede and the
Methodist church
Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related Christian denomination, denominations of Protestantism, Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John W ...
of All Saints. From September 2011, the Storehouse Church also meets weekly in Weaverham.
The schools in Weaverham include the following: three
primary schools: St. Bede's Roman Catholic Primary School, Weaverham Forest School and University Primary Academy Weaverham, formerly Wallerscote Community Primary School. There is also a
special needs school, The Russett School.
Weaverham is adjacent to Owley Wood, part of the
Mersey Forest. The wood extends for over along the
River Weaver valley and is named after the
tawny owls which inhabit the area.
Governance
An
electoral ward
A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected to t ...
in the name of Weaver and Cuddington exists. This covers both parishes and the surrounding area. The total population of the ward at the 2011 UK Census was 12,779.
Notable people
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Audrey Beecham
Helen Audrey Beecham (21 July 1915 – 31 January 1989) was an English poet, teacher and historian.
She was born in Weaverham in 1915. Her grandfather was Sir Joseph Beecham, 1st Baronet, eldest son of Thomas Beecham, who had created a fortune ...
(1915 in Weaverham – 1989) an English poet, teacher and historian.
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Albert Johnson (1920 in Weaverham – 2011) a professional footballer who played as an outside right for Everton, Chesterfield and Witton Albion
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Peter Gammond (born 1925) a British music critic, writer, journalist, musician, poet, and artist. He lived in Weaverham from 1930 to 1950
See also
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Listed buildings in Weaverham
Weaverham is a civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, England. Apart from the village of Weaverham, the parish is entirely rural, and contains 22 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated liste ...
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St Mary's Church, Weaverham
St Mary's Ecumenical Church is a Church of England / Methodist Local Ecumenical Project in the village of Weaverham, Cheshire, England. The church is the parish church of Weaverham and Acton Bridge and part of the Methodist Northwich and Winsfor ...
References
External links
Wallerscote Pre-School WebsiteWallerscote School WebsiteThe Storehouse Church WebsiteWeaverham Village Show Website
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Villages in Cheshire
Civil parishes in Cheshire