Name | Woolstanwood |
Alt names | Woolstan Wood | source: alternate spelling | | Brassey Bank | source: hamlet in parish | | Marshfield Bank | source: hamlet in parish |
Type | Township, Civil parish |
Coordinates | 53.096°N 2.479°W |
Located in | Cheshire, England |
See also | Nantwich, Cheshire, England | ancient parish of which it was a township | | Nantwich Hundred, Cheshire, England | hundred in which it was located | | Nantwich Rural, Cheshire, England | rural district in which it was located 1894-1974 | | Crewe and Nantwich District, Cheshire, England | district municipality covering the area 1974-2009 | | Cheshire East District, Cheshire, England | district municipality and unitary authority covering the area since 2009 |
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia
Woolstanwood (also Woolstan Wood) is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, which lies immediately to the west of Crewe, 1½ miles from its centre. The parish also includes the settlements of Brassey Bank and Marshfield Bank. Nearby villages include Wistaston and Worleston.
According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 723.
The ancient parish church for the township of Woolstanwood was St. Mary's (Church of England) in Nantwich. There was also a Wesleyan Methodist chapel built in 1870 and closed in 1969.
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