Wybunbury

Wybunbury
The Swan Inn public house, Wybunbury
Wybunbury is located in Cheshire
Wybunbury
Wybunbury
Location within Cheshire
Population1,459 (2011)
OS grid referenceSJ697499
Civil parish
  • Wybunbury
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNANTWICH
Postcode districtCW5
Dialling code01270
PoliceCheshire
FireCheshire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cheshire
53°02′42″N 2°27′00″W / 53.045°N 2.450°W / 53.045; -2.450

Wybunbury is a village (at SJ698499) and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The village lies 3¼ miles to the south east of Nantwich and 3¾ miles to the south of Crewe. The parish also includes the settlements of Clannor Heath, Daisy Hill, The Flag, Pinfold and parts of Blakelow, Haymoor Green and Howbeck Bank.[1] Nearby villages include Hough, Shavington, Stapeley and Walgherton. The A51 runs east–west through the south-western corner of the parish.

According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 1,474,[2] reducing to 1,459 at the 2011 Census.[3]

Wybunbury was listed in the Domesday Book as Wimeberie[4] is pronounced "Wimbry"[5] or "Winbry".[6]

  1. ^ Genuki: Wybunbury (accessed 15 August 2007)
  2. ^ Neighbourhood Statistics: Wybunbury CP (accessed 12 August 2007)
  3. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Place: Wybunbury". Open Domesday. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Pronunciation of Place Names". Hints and Things. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  6. ^ Cowland, Alex (7 January 2016). "Northern town names, a pronunciation guide". Northern Life. Retrieved 27 July 2018.