Wettenhall is a village (at ) and

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 ...

in the unitary authority of

Cheshire East Cheshire East is a unitary authority area with borough status in Cheshire, England. The local authority is Cheshire East Council, which is based in the town of Sandbach. Other towns within the area include Crewe, Macclesfield, Congleton, Wilms ...

and the ceremonial county 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 ...

, England. The village lies 3½ miles to the south west of

Winsford Winsford is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is on the River Weaver, south of Northwich and west of Middlewich. It grew around the salt mining indus ...

and 6 miles to the north west of

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. ...

. The parish also includes the settlements of Chapel Green and Woodside.Genuki: Wettenhall
(accessed 15 August 2007) Nearby villages include

Alpraham Alpraham is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Alpraham and Calveley, in the Cheshire East district, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is on the A51 road between Nantwich and Chester, seven miles north-west ...

Calveley Calveley is a village and former civil parishes in England, civil parish, now in the parish of Alpraham and Calveley, in the unitary authority area of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The village lies 5½ miles to ...

Cholmondeston Cholmondeston (
(accessed 31 March 2010)) is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the un ...

Church Minshull Church Minshull is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The village is approximately north west of Crewe, just west of the River Weaver and Shropshire Union Canal. ...

Little Budworth Little Budworth is a civil parishes in England, civil parish and village between Winsford and Chester, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The population of the civil parish taken ...

and

Tarporley Tarporley is a large village and civil parish in Cheshire, England. The civil parish also contains the village of Rhuddall Heath. Tarporley is bypassed by the A49 and A51 roads. At the 2011 census, the population was 2,614. History Tarporl ...

. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 135, increasing to 192 at the 2011 Census.

History

The village is listed in the

Domesday Book Domesday Book ( ; the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book") is a manuscript record of the Great Survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 at the behest of William the Conqueror. The manuscript was originally known by ...

as ''Watenhale'' and was held by Gilbert de Venables. In the Norman era, Wettenhall was within the

Forests of Mara and Mondrem The Forests of Mara and Mondrem were adjacent medieval forests in Cheshire, England, which in the 11th century extended to over , stretching from the Mersey in the north almost to Nantwich in the south, and from the Gowy in the west to the Weav ...

(now

Delamere Forest Delamere Forest is a large Woodland, wood in the village of Delamere, Cheshire, Delamere in Cheshire, England. The woodland, which is managed by Forestry England, covers an area of making it the largest area of woodland in the county. It contai ...

) and in the mid-14th century was overseen by an underforester. The village's former manor house, Wettenhall Hall, dated from 1635 and was demolished in around 1930. A drawing by John Douglas reveals that it was a brick building in the Artisan Mannerist style, with three shaped gables. The population has declined since the 19th century; the historical population figures are 228 (1801), 294 (1851), 214 (1901) and 154 (1951).

Governance

Wettenhall is administered by Cholmondeston and Wettenhall Parish Council jointly with the adjacent civil parish of

Cholmondeston Cholmondeston (
(accessed 31 March 2010)) is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the un ...

. From 1974 the civil parish was served by

Crewe and Nantwich Crewe and Nantwich was, from 1974 to 2009, a Non-metropolitan district, local government district with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Cheshire, England. It had a population (2001 census) of 111,007. It contained 69 ci ...

Borough Council, which was succeeded on 1 April 2009 by the

unitary authority A unitary authority is a type of local government, local authority in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Unitary authorities are responsible for all local government functions within its area or performing additional functions that elsewhere are ...

. Since 2024 Wettenhall has been within the parliamentary constituency of Chester South and Eddisbury which is represented by

Aphra Brandreth Aphra Kendal Alice Brandreth (born 18 July 1978) is a British Conservative Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Chester South and Eddisbury since 2024. Background Brandreth was born in Middlesex Hospital in Lo ...

Landmarks

St David's, the village church, dates from around 1870 and was designed by J. Redford and J.A. Davenport; it holds services every Sunday. The Little Man is the only remaining public house; the Boot and Slipper was demolished in 2016.

Geography

Wettenhall village is centred on the junction of Long Lane to

and Winsford Road between

Darnhall Darnhall is a civil parish and small village to the south west of Winsford in the Borough of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire in England. It had a population of 232 at the 2011 Census. History The Norman Earls ...

and

Cholmondeston Cholmondeston (
(accessed 31 March 2010)) is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the un ...

. Wettenhall Brook flows through the village.Search a
Cheshire East Interactive Mapping
18 January 2020 The parish includes Wettenhall Wood, part of the Wettenhall And Darnhall Woods

Site of Special Scientific Interest A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain, or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland, is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle ...

, together with woodland in the adjacent Darnhall parish.Natural England: Nature on the Map: Wettenhall & Darnhall Woods SSSI
(accessed 16 April 2010)

Education

There are no educational facilities in the civil parish. Wettenhall falls within the catchment areas of

Primary Academy and

Tarporley High School Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in the village of Tarporley, Cheshire, England. Admissions It has around 1,500 pupils with 80 teachers. It is an over- ...

References

;Sources *C. Hartwell, M. Hyde, E. Hubbard, N. Pevsner. ''The Buildings of England: Cheshire'' (Yale University Press; 2011) () *P. de Figueiredo, J. Treuherz. ''Cheshire Country Houses'' (Phillimore; 1988) () *B. M. C. Husain. ''Cheshire under the Norman Earls: 1066–1237''. ''A History of Cheshire'' Vol. 4 (J. J. Bagley, ed.) (Cheshire Community Council; 1973)

External links

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