Cholmondeley, Cheshire

Cholmondeley
Cholmondeley is located in Cheshire
Cholmondeley
Cholmondeley
Location within Cheshire
Population157 (2011)
OS grid referenceSJ536513
Civil parish
  • Cholmondeley
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMALPAS
Postcode districtSY14
Dialling code01829
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cheshire
53°03′26″N 2°41′30″W / 53.057088°N 2.691637°W / 53.057088; -2.691637

Cholmondeley (/ˈʌmli/ 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.

  1. ^ a b Genuki: Cholmondeley (accessed 14 August 2007)
  2. ^ Neighbourhood Statistics: Cholmondeley CP (accessed 25 May 2008)
  3. ^ "Civil parish poiopulation 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  4. ^ Harrison, Henry (June 2013). Surnames of the United Kingdom. Clearfield. ISBN 9780806301716.