Wistaston

Wistaston
Wells Green Methodist Church
Wistaston Location within Cheshire
Population	8,117 (2011)
OS grid reference	SJ682539
Civil parish	Wistaston
Unitary authority	Cheshire East
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CREWE
Postcode district	CW2
Dialling code	01270
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Crewe and Nantwich

Wistaston in Bloom - flowerbed opposite Memorial Hall

Wistaston Jubilee Tennis Club - 30th anniversary celebration

Wistaston Village Fete, within grounds of St Mary's Church Rectory, Wistaston

Wistaston is a civil parish and village in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, in North West England. It is approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Crewe town centre and 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Nantwich town centre. It has a population of 8,222, reducing to 8,117 at the 2011 Census.

History

In the Domesday Survey of 1086, the area was called Wistanestune and was a going concern having a population of 25 to 30 people, valuable woodland and arable land, and deer roaming about. It had been worth 30 shillings, but after William the Conqueror's devastation of Cheshire, it was worth just ten shillings in 1086. It was one of several local villages with the suffix ‘tune’ or ‘ton’ - meaning a ‘farmstead’.

Awards

The village has won the following awards, Cheshire Community Council ‘Best Kept Village Competition’ (1984, 1988, 1998, 1999, 2000), Civic Pride Award (1993, 1994, 1995) and Cheshire Community Council ‘Community Pride’ (2005).

Parish council

The Wistaston Parish Council comprises 15 elected councillors, five from each of the three wards of Wistaston (Wistaston Green, St Mary's, and Wells Green). The current Chairman of the Parish Council is Councillor John Moore. The annual Parish Council meeting, to which all local Wistonians are invited, is held in April each year in the Wistaston Memorial Hall.

Local schools

See also: List of schools in Cheshire East

There are three primary schools in the civil parish, Berkeley (now called The Berkeley Academy), Wistaston Church Lane (now called Wistaston Church Lane Academy) and Wistaston Green (now called Wistaston Academy).

Events

Events held in the village each year include:

• Village Fete (includes crowning of the Rose Queen, as well as Wistonian of the Year) - formerly held every year at St Mary's Church Rectory in mid-June. Since the Rectory grounds were sold to housing developers the Fete has been held at Wistaston Church Lane Academy School
• Flower and Vegetable Show - held every year at St Mary's Church Hall in August.

Sport

There are a variety of sports teams in Wistaston, including: archery, badminton, cricket, football, tennis and bowls. Wistaston Sports and Leisure Association run the Eric Swan Sports Ground and Brittles Pavilion; the ground is located off Church Lane behind the primary school. The association was set up in 1997; it is an independent 'not for profit' organisation set up to encourage sport and leisure activities in Wistaston.

Further reading

The village magazine, Roundabout, is circulated to over 4,000 homes within Wistaston four times a year. It is distributed ‘round about’ Wistaston, hence its title. The 100th issue of Roundabout was published in spring 2006 - its 25th anniversary. The first editor of Roundabout was Malcolm Bellis; the current editor is Eileen Bamber.

See also

• Listed buildings in Wistaston

External links

• Cheshire East Council
• Wistaston Parish Council
• Wistaston Neighbourhood Plan
• Wistaston Community Council
• Wistaston Sports and Leisure Association
• Crewe & Nantwich U3A
• Oblate Retreat Centre
• Wistaston Jubilee Tennis Club
• Wistaston Junior School
• Wistaston Village Cricket Club
• Wistaston Westfield Infant School
• Wistaston (Facebook group)
• Wistaston Community News and Events (Facebook page)