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Shavington cum Gresty is a civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It lies to the south of Crewe. It includes the large village of Shavington, which lies 2½ miles south of Crewe, as well as the smaller settlements of Dodds Bank, Park Estate, Puseydale, Sugar Loaf and part of Goodall's Corner. Nearby villages include Basford, Hough, Willaston, Wistaston and Wybunbury. The total population of the civil parish is a little under 5,000. The civil parish has a total area of 950 acres (380 ha). The terrain is relatively flat, with an average elevation of around 200 feet. Urban development has taken place at Shavington village, as well as the area immediately south of Crewe and along the B5071. Much of the remainder of the civil parish is rural, with the major land use being agricultural. Swill Brook and other unnamed brooks run through the area, and there are several small meres and ponds.
Shavington cum Gresty was a township in Wybunbury ancient parish in Nantwich Hundred which became a civil parish in 1866. The ancient parish church for the township of Shavington cum Gresty was St. Chad's in Wybunbury. From 1926 St. Andrew's in Crewe became the district church for part of the township. There were also Shavington Free Gospel chapel built in 1871, Shavington Wesleyan Methodist chapel built in 1876, Shavington Free Methodist chapel founded in 1835 and closed in 1936, and Shavington Primitive Methodist chapel built in 1869 and closed in 1967. The latter two chapels have some of their registers at Cheshire Record Office. The population was 189 in 1801, 453 in 1851, 1,149 in 1901 and 1,850 in 1951. [edit] Research TipsTemplate:Research Tips Cheshire General
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