Cholmondeley | |
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Location within Cheshire | |
Population | 157 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SJ536513 |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | MALPAS |
Postcode district | SY14 |
Dialling code | 01829 |
UK Parliament | |
Cholmondeley (/ˈtʃʌmli/ CHUM-lee)[1] is a civil parish in Cheshire, England, north east of Malpas and west of Nantwich. It includes the small settlements of Croxton Green (SJ552527) and Dowse Green (SJ561517), with a total population of a little over a hundred,[2][1] increasing to 157 at the 2011 Census.[3] Nearby villages include Bickerton to the north east, Bulkeley to the north, No Man's Heath to the south west, and Bickley Moss to the south.
The name means "clearing of Ceolmund", this being an Old English forename made up of the elements ceol, "ship", and mund, "protection".[4]
Cholmondeley Castle is in Cholmondeley and much of the civil parish falls within the Cholmondeley Estate, owned by the Marquess of Cholmondeley. Its parkland includes mixed woodland and plantations, lakes, gardens and farmland.