Map of Wrenbury

Wrenbury is a village and civil parish (Wrenbury cum Frith) in the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich, Cheshire, England. It is about five miles south-west of Nantwich, Cheshire and five miles north-east of Whitchurch, Shropshire. Nearby villages include Marbury, Aston and Audlem. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... Crewe and Nantwich is one of six local government districts in the administrative county of Cheshire, England. ... The Cheshire Plain - photo taken adjacent to Beeston Castle The Cheshire Plain - photo taken towards Merseyside The Cheshire Plain panorama - photo taken from Mid-Cheshire Ridge Cattle farming in the county Black-and-white timbered buildings on Nantwich High Street Cheshire (or, archaically, the County of Chester)[1] is a... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Nantwich is a market town in south Cheshire, England, in the Borough and parliamentary constituency of Crewe and Nantwich. ... Map sources for Whitchurch at grid reference SJ541415 Whitchurch is a small town in the north of the county of Shropshire. ... Shropshire (alternatively Salop or abbreviated Shrops) is an English county in the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom. ... Map sources for Marbury at grid reference SJ561457 Marbury is a small village located in Cheshire in North West England. ... Audlem is a village in the county of Cheshire in the north-west of England, approximately seven miles south of Nantwich. ...

The civil parish of Wrenbury cum Frith covers the village of Wrenbury and the small settlements of Wrenbury Heath, Gaunton's Bank and Pinsley Green. It had a population of 1060 in 2001. A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ...

Wrenbury village lies on the River Weaver and the Llangollen branch of the Shropshire Union Canal. It also has an unmanned station on the Welsh Marches Railway. The Cheshire Cycleway runs through the village and the South Cheshire Way long-distance path runs just south of it. The River Weaver The River Weaver is a watercourse running a curving route anti-clockwise across west Cheshire, England. ... What we now know as the Llangollen Canal initially formed the majority of the Ellesmere Canal, and later was part of the Shropshire Union Canal, and only with increasing popularity of pleasure boats was it renamed the Llangollen Canal in an effort to attract more visitors: ironically, the canal was... The Shropshire Union Canal near Norbury Junction The Shropshire Union Canal is a canal linking Wolverhampton with the River Mersey. ... The Welsh Marches Line is the railway line from Newport to Crewe via Abergavenny, Hereford, Craven Arms, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch. ... South Cheshire Way near Crewe Green The South Cheshire Way is a 32 mile (51 km) long-distance footpath running east–west mainly through Cheshire, England, though parts lie in Shropshire and Staffordshire. ...

Sights of interest

The red sandstone St Margaret's Church, overlooking the village green, dates from the early 16th century; notable features include a rare example of a dog whipper's pew and a memorial to Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere. Wrenbury Hall was the home of the Starkey family, prominent local landowners. The grade-II-listed red-brick village primary school dates from 1879 and features a bellcote and weathervane. Hawk Cottage, formerly the Hawk and Buckle inn, is a grade-II-listed cottage near the post office. There are also several black-and-white cottages in the village and nearby hamlets, some of which date from the 17th century. Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere (1773-1865), British field-marshal and colonel of the 1st Life Guards, was the second son of Sir Robert Salusbury Cotton of Combermere Abbey, Cheshire, and was born on the 14th of November 1773, at Llewenny Hall in Denbighshire. ... Buckingham Palace, a Grade I listed building. ...

St Margaret's Church

The Shropshire Union Canal near the village has three rare single-span timber lift bridges by Thomas Telford dating from 1790; two are grade-II* listed, with Wrenbury Frith bridge being in particularly fine condition. Thomas Telford (August 9, 1757 - September 2, 1834) was born in Westerkirk, Scotland. ...

Around two miles south of the village, on top of a rise at the edge of Combermere Park, stands an obelisk commemorating Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere, dated 1890. The Luxor obelisk in the Place de la Concorde in Paris For other uses, see Obelisk (disambiguation). ... Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere (1773-1865), British field-marshal and colonel of the 1st Life Guards, was the second son of Sir Robert Salusbury Cotton of Combermere Abbey, Cheshire, and was born on the 14th of November 1773, at Llewenny Hall in Denbighshire. ...

The village has recently become known for its summer scarecrow trail, which started in 2000. Scarecrows in a rice paddy in Japan For other uses, see Scarecrow (disambiguation). ...

Facilities

The village has a post office with shop, two public houses by the canal which also serve food, a primary school and a doctor's surgery. Sports facilities include a pavilion, bowling green, tennis courts and football pitch. A boat hire company operates from Wrenbury Mill, beside Wrenbury Bridge. A caravan site lies near the canal. This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

History

Canal boats on the Shropshire Union Canal (Source: Wrenbury Village Website)

The village is listed in the Domesday book as Wareneberie, and became Wrennebury in 1230. The name is said to mean 'old forest inhabited by wrens'. A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ...

Sources

• Cheshire Antiquities: Wrenbury, Cottons of Combermere Abbey
• Cheshire Life feature (2002)
• Combermere Park obelisk
• Images of England
• Neighbourhood Statistics: Wrenbury cum Frith CP

External link

• Wrenbury village website

Wrenbury across the fields in the snow

Telford canal bridge

Obelisk in Combermere Park

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Unitary authorities:	Halton • Warrington
Boroughs/Districts:	Chester City • Congleton • Crewe and Nantwich • Ellesmere Port and Neston • Macclesfield • Vale Royal
Cities/Towns:	Alsager • Bollington • Chester • Congleton • Crewe • Ellesmere Port • Frodsham • Knutsford • Macclesfield • Middlewich • Nantwich • Neston • Northwich • Runcorn • Sandbach • Warrington • Widnes • Wilmslow • Winsford See also: List of civil parishes in Cheshire

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Statistics Population: 19,607 (2001) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SJ753782 Administration District: Macclesfield Shire county: Cheshire Region: North West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Cheshire Historic county: Lancashire Services Police force: Cheshire Fire and rescue: Cheshire Ambulance: North West Post office and telephone... Macclesfield Town Hall St. ... Statistics Population: 13,170 (2001) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SJ704663 Administration District: Congleton Shire county: Cheshire Region: North West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Cheshire Historic county: Cheshire Services Police force: Cheshire Fire and rescue: Cheshire Ambulance: North West Post office and telephone... Nantwich is a market town in south Cheshire, England, in the Borough and parliamentary constituency of Crewe and Nantwich. ... Location within the British Isles Neston is a small residential town governed by the Ellesmere Port and Neston council. ... Arms of Northwich Town Council Statistics Population: 19,259 (2001) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SJ651733 Administration District: Vale Royal Shire county: Cheshire Region: North West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Cheshire Historic county: Cheshire Services Police force: Cheshire Fire and rescue: Cheshire Ambulance... Statistics Population: 61,330 (2001) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SJ525815 Administration District: Halton Region: North West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Cheshire Historic county: Cheshire Services Police force: Cheshire Constabulary Ambulance service: North West Post office and telephone Post town: RUNCORN Postal district... Sandbach a market town in Cheshire, North West England. ... 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