Handley, Cheshire

Handley is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is part of the local government ward of Tattenhall,[2] a larger settlement approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) to the east. At the 2011 census, the population of the civil parish, which at that time included Chowley, Golborne David and the hamlet of Milton Green, was 253.[3]

Handley
Village

The Calveley Arms public house, Handley
Handley
Location within Cheshire
Population253 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSJ467578
Civil parish
  • Handley
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHESTER
Postcode districtCH3
Dialling code01829
PoliceCheshire
FireCheshire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

The A41 road, which previously passed through the village now bypasses it, having been re-routed further to the east.

History

The name Handley means "at the high wood/clearing" and likely derives from the Old English words hēah (a high place) and lēah (a wood, forest, glade or clearing).[4]

Handley was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Hanlei,[5] under the ownership of Osbern, son of Tezzo. The entry lists only four households (2 villagers, 1 smallholder and 1 slave), making it amongst the smallest 20% of settlements recorded in the survey.[6]

The village was a township and parish within Broxton Hundred, which became a civil parish in 1866. The population was recorded at 203 in 1801, 307 in 1851, 259 in 1901, 277 in 1951 and 149 at the 2001 census.[7]

Landmarks

All Saints Church, Handley is a Grade II* listed building.[8] Nearby Calveley Hall dates from 1684 and is also a Grade II* listed building.[9]

See also

References
  1. The 2011 population of the civil parish of Handley includes Chowley, Golborne David and Milton Green
  2. "Tattenhall Ward". Cheshire West and Chester Council. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  3. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Handley Parish (E04011107,E06000050,E92000001)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  4. "Key to English Place-Names: Handley". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  5. "Cheshire A-K: Handley". Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  6. Powell-Smith, Anna. "Handley". Open Domesday. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  7. "Handley". GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  8. Historic England. "Church of All Saints, Handley (1230337)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  9. Historic England. "Calveley Hall (1278640)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 October 2020.

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