Place:Baddiley, Cheshire, England

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NameBaddiley
Alt namesBaddiley Hulsesource: hamlet in parish
Batterley Hillsource: hamlet in parish
Gradeley Greensource: hamlet in parish
Ravensmoorsource: village in parish
Swanleysource: hamlet in parish
TypeAncient parish, Civil parish
Coordinates53.033°N 2.601°W
Located inCheshire, England
See alsoNantwich Hundred, Cheshire, Englandhundred in which it was located
Nantwich Rural, Cheshire, Englandrural district in which it was located 1894-1974
Crewe and Nantwich District, Cheshire, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area 1974-2009
Cheshire East, Cheshire, Englandunitary authority covering the area since 2009
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Baddiley is now a scattered settlement and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The civil parish also includes the northwestern part of the village of Ravensmoor (also in the parish of Burland), as well as the small settlements of Baddiley Hulse, Batterley Hill, and parts of Gradeley Green and Swanley. According to the 2001 Census the parish had a total population of 226.

The largest settlement within the parish, Ravensmoor, centres on a crossroads with a small village green. It lies around six miles southwest of Crewe.

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Baddiley was an ancient parish in Nantwich Hundred which became a civil parish in 1866. The population was 276 in 1801, 281 in 1851, 211 in 1901, 219 in 1951, and 226 in 2001. There were no additional townships.

Until the 1880s it included a number of detached parts which were consolidated at that time.

The ancient parish church for the township of Baddiley was dedicated to St. Michael. There was also a Wesleyan Methodist chapel built in 1878.

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