Place:Worleston, Cheshire, England

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NameWorleston
Alt namesBeambridgesource: from redirect
Rease Heathsource: from redirect
Mile Endsource: from redirect
Rookerysource: from redirect
TypeTownship, Civil parish
Coordinates53.101°N 2.516°W
Located inCheshire, England
See alsoActon, Cheshire, Englandancient parish of which it was a township
Nantwich 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 District, Cheshire, Englanddistrict municipality and unitary authority covering the area since 2009
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Worleston is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The village lies 2½ miles north of Nantwich and 3 miles west of Crewe. The civil parish also includes the settlements of Beambridge, Rease Heath, Mile End and Rookery, with a total population of a little over 400.

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Worleston was a township in Acton ancient parish in Nantwich Hundred which became a civil parish in 1866. The ancient parish church for the township of Worleston was St. Mary's in Acton. In 1873 the church of St. Oswald's was built in Worleston and became its district Church of England. There was also a Free Methodist chapel in Worleston, built 1871, closed 1969.

In 1899 the civil parish gained the whole of the civil parish of Alvaston (which had a population of 61 in 1901). In 1936 part of the parish was absorbed by Nantwich (population of the area involved was 178 in 1931). The population was 269 in 1801, 337 in 1851, 485 in 1901 and 383 in 1951.

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