Alsager

Alsager
Town centre
Arms of Alsager
Alsager is located in Cheshire
Alsager
Alsager
Location within Cheshire
Population13,389 (2021 Census)
OS grid referenceSJ796554
• London144 mi (231 km) SE
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSTOKE-ON-TRENT
Postcode districtST7
Dialling code01270
PoliceCheshire
FireCheshire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cheshire
53°05′46″N 2°18′18″W / 53.096°N 2.305°W / 53.096; -2.305

Alsager (/ˈɔːlsər/ AWL-say-jər) is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. It is located to the north-west of Stoke-on-Trent and east of Crewe. The town's population was 13,389 at the 2021 census.[citation needed]

The civil parish is bordered by the parishes of Betchton to the north, Church Lawton to the north-east and east, Kidsgrove to the south-east, Audley Rural to the south, Barthomley to the south-west, Haslington to the west, and Hassall to the north-west.

Alsager has hosted an annual summer carnival since 1998; it was located in Milton Park until June 2009 and moved temporarily to the Alsager School playing fields to increase capacity, before returning in 2017.[2] In 2008, Alsager was awarded Fairtrade Town status by the Fairtrade Foundation.

  1. ^ "Alsager Town Council". Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Alsager Carnival". Alsager.com. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2013.