Holmes Chapel
Village in Cheshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Holmes Chapel is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority area of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England; until 1974, the parish was known as Church Hulme.[2] It is located about 8 miles (13 km) north of Crewe and 21 miles (34 km) south of Manchester; Swettenham Meadows Nature Reserve lies 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east of the village and Goostrey lies to the north.
Holmes Chapel | |
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St Luke’s Church, Holmes Chapel | |
Location within Cheshire | |
Population | 6,700 |
OS grid reference | SJ765675 |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CREWE |
Postcode district | CW4 |
Dialling code | 01477 |
Police | Cheshire |
Fire | Cheshire |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
53.204°N 2.353°W / 53.204; -2.353 |
The population of the village was recorded as 6,700 at the 2021 census; it has since grown, due to a number of large housing developments. According to the Index of Deprivation, the village ranks as the 18th least deprived ward in the United Kingdom (out of 8,414).