Lea, Cheshire

Lea
Lea Farm
Lea is located in Cheshire
Lea
Lea
Location within Cheshire
Population25 (2001)
OS grid referenceSJ714487
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNANTWICH
Postcode districtCW5
Dialling code01270
PoliceCheshire
FireCheshire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Cheshire
53°02′06″N 2°25′34″W / 53.035°N 2.426°W / 53.035; -2.426

Lea is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Doddington and District,[1] in the unitary authority area of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, which lies to the north east of Audlem and to the south of Crewe. The parish was predominantly rural, but it includes the hamlet of Lea Forge (at SJ707486).[2] Nearby villages include Betley, Blakenhall, Hough, Walgherton and Wybunbury.

According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 25.[3] At the time of the 2011 Census the population remained less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Blakenhall, Cheshire.

  1. ^ "Doddington and District". Mapit. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  2. ^ Genuki: Lea (near Crewe) (accessed 18 August 2007)
  3. ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Crewe and Nantwich Retrieved 2009-11-30