Manley, Cheshire

Manley is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester (formerly Vale Royal) and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, in the north west of England.

Manley
St. John's Church, Manley
Manley Location within Cheshire
Population	614 (2011)
OS grid reference	SJ508716
Civil parish	Manley
Unitary authority	Cheshire West and Chester
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	FRODSHAM
Postcode district	WA6
Dialling code	01928
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Weaver Vale

Manley had a quarry which was opened in 1860(this date is nonsense,manley quarry has been in use well prior to 1770 and was producing its famous white Stone, by 1860 it was all but closed, as was manleys otherc3 quarries, work continued at helsby quarry down the road.and claimed to produce white building stone of the same quality as that used to build Eaton Hall and Chester Castle.[1] When the railway came through the quarry was connected to it via a rail siding close to Manley Station - which was one of the shortest lived passenger stations, opening on 22 June 1870 and closing for passengers on 1 May 1875, though it remained open for goods traffic. The quarry sidings closed around 1910, though the track remained in use for freight traffic until 1991.

The population at the 2011 census was 614.[2]

The television writer and novelist Cyril Abraham, who created the popular BBC drama The Onedin Line, lived in Manley until his death.