Swettenham
| Swettenham | |
|---|---|
 St Peter's Church, Swettenham | |
  Swettenham Location within Cheshire | |
| Population | 291 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SJ800671 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Congleton |
| Postcode district | CW12 |
| Dialling code | 01477 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Swettenham is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 Official UK Census, the population of the entire civil parish was 248,[1] increasing to 291 at the 2011 Census.[2] The civil parish includes the hamlet of Kermincham.
The place-name 'Swettenham' is first attested in the Pipe Rolls of 1183, where it appears as Suetenhala. It appears as Swetenham in 1259 in the County Court, City Court and Eyre Rolls of Chester. The name means 'Sweta's homestead'.[3]
Within the parish is Kermincham Hall, Swettenham Meadows Nature Reserve and Quinta Arboretum,[4] both managed by Cheshire Wildlife Trust.[5][6] The Lovell Quinta Arboretum was founded by astronomer Sir Bernard Lovell, who lived at Swettenham from 1948 until his death in 2012; it has been managed by Tatton Garden Society since 2003.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Official 2001 Census Figures. Retrieval Date: 13 August 2007.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ Eilert Ekwall, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names, p.456.
- ^ www.rhs.org.uk
- ^ Swettenham Meadows Information. Archived 2010-11-21 at the Wayback Machine Cheshire Wildlife Trust Website. Retrieval Date: 15 August 2007.
- ^ a b "The Lovell Quinta Arboretum". Tatton Garden Society. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
External links
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