Holmes Chapel
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Coordinates: 53°12′14″N 2°21′11″W / 53.204°N 2.353°W
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 A view of Holmes Chapel |
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 Holmes Chapel
Holmes Chapel shown within Cheshire |
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| Population | 5,669 (2001 Census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | SJ765675 |
| Civil parish | Holmes Chapel |
| Unitary authority | Cheshire East |
| Ceremonial county | Cheshire |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CREWE |
| Postcode district | CW4 |
| Dialling code | 01477 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Congleton |
| List of places: UK • England • Cheshire | |
Holmes Chapel is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. Until 1974 the parish was known as Church Hulme.[2]
At the 2001 Census the population of the village was recorded as 5,669.[1] According to the Index of Deprivation, the village ranks as the 18th least deprived ward in the United Kingdom (out of 8,414).
Holmes Chapel railway station has services to Manchester and Crewe, making it a good base for commuting. Swettenham Meadows Nature Reserve lies 2.5 miles (4 km) east of the village and Goostrey lies to the north.
The village has a number of public houses including The George and Dragon, The Red Lion, The Swan. There is also a shopping precinct with a supermarket, fish and chip take away, off licence, pizzeria, betting shop, estate agent, a chemist and a library, which has recently had an extension. There is also a hardware shop, Morreys of Holmes Chapel, which has been in the village for over a century and Mandevilles, a bakery. The village has one secondary school, Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School. Popular boy band One Direction, member Harry Styles is from Holmes Chapel.
Holmes Chapel is twinned with:
Bessancourt, France since 1979
[edit] References
- ^ a b "2001 Census: Holmes Chapel". Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=792536&c=holmes+chapel&d=16&e=15&g=427935&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1225648265703&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779. Retrieved 4 November 2008.
- ^ "Cheshire Towns & Parishes: Holmes Chapel". GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy. http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/chs/churchhulme.html. Retrieved 4 November 2008.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Holmes Chapel |
- Holmes Chapel Parish Council
- Holmes Chapel Partnership
- New Holmes Chapel Forum and local website
- Holmes Chapel U3A
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