Leighton, Cheshire

Leighton
Farmland near Red Hall
Leighton is located in Cheshire
Leighton
Leighton
Location within Cheshire
Population4,883 (2011)
OS grid referenceSJ694577
Civil parish
  • Leighton
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCREWE
Postcode districtCW1
Dialling code01270
PoliceCheshire
FireCheshire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cheshire
53°06′58″N 2°27′25″W / 53.116°N 2.457°W / 53.116; -2.457

Leighton is a scattered settlement and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, which lies immediately north west of Crewe. The parish also includes the village of Barrows Green (at SJ687579), which lies on the northern outskirts of Crewe, 1½ miles from the centre.[1] Nearby villages include Bradfield Green and Worleston. The total population of the civil parish was 4,883 at the 2011 Census.[2]

  1. ^ Genuki: Leighton (accessed 14 August 2007)
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 March 2016.