Edgerley, Cheshire

Edgerley is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Churton, in the borough of Cheshire West and Chester and ceremonial county of Cheshire in England. In 2001 it had a population of 7.[1]

Edgerley

Edgerley Lane, near Churton
Edgerley
Location within Cheshire
Population7 (2001)
OS grid referenceSJ434568
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHESTER
Postcode districtCH3 6
Dialling code01829
PoliceCheshire
FireCheshire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

History

The name "Edgerley" means 'Ecghere's wood/clearing'.[2] Edgerley was formerly a township in the parish of Aldford,[3] from 1866 Edgerley was a civil parish in its own right[4] until it was abolished in 2015 to form Churton.[5]

References

  1. Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Chester Retrieved 2009-12-15
  2. "Edgerley Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. "History of Edgerley, in Chester and Cheshire". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  4. "Relationships and changes Edgerley Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  5. "EDGERLEY". GENUKI. Retrieved 6 April 2018.


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