Broomhall, Cheshire
Broomhall | |
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A530 junction in Broomhall Green | |
Location within Cheshire | |
Population | 204 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SJ625475 |
Civil parish |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NANTWICH |
Postcode district | CW5 |
Dialling code | 01270 |
Police | Cheshire |
Fire | Cheshire |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Broomhall is a
History
Brunhala was a small manor at the time of the
In P. P. Burdett's map of 1777, Bromhall was located around the junction of Heatley Lane with Mickley Hall Lane; other settlements marked within the parish are Stanford Bridge (now Sandford Bridge) and Mickley (now Mickley Hall).[5] Broomhall Church, a Wesleyan Methodist chapel, was constructed in 1838, and Broomhall School opened in 1876;[9] both now fall within the modern parish of Sound.[2][3] In the 1881 census, more than two-thirds of men worked in agriculture; most of the remainder were engaged in the manufacture of or trade in minerals, carriages, harnesses and other goods.[10] A brick field in the south east of the parish is marked on a 1945 map.[11]
Governance
The civil parish is administered by Sound & District Parish Council, jointly with the nearby civil parishes of Austerson, Baddiley, Baddington, Coole Pilate and Sound, with three councillors representing Broomhall out of a total of fourteen.[12][13] From 1974 the civil parish was served by Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council, which was succeeded on 1 April 2009 by the new unitary authority of Cheshire East.[14] Broomhall falls in the parliamentary constituency of Eddisbury,[3] which has been represented by Edward Timpson since 2019, after being represented by Antoinette Sandbach (2015–2019).[15]
Geography and transport
The civil parish has an area of 538.62 hectares (1,331 acres).
Heatley Lane runs from the A530 near Sound southwards into the parish of
Demography
According to the
Landmarks
Several buildings within the parish are listed at grade II, the lowest of the three grades.[18] The oldest listed building is Top of the Town, off Heatley Lane, a farmhouse dating originally from the early 17th century. It has projecting end bays and a tiled roof, and is part roughcast over brick and part timber framed, featuring some close studding with a middle rail.[19] Two farmhouses on Heatley Lane are listed: Heatley is an L-shaped, red-brick building with a slate roof, dating from around 1750, and The Coronerage is a roughcast brick building with a tiled roof, dating originally from the early 19th century. Each has a front porch with decorative barge boards, topped with a finial.[20][21] Mickley Bridge is a blue-brick-and-stone accommodation bridge over the Shropshire Union Canal, dating from around 1826,[22] and a nearby cast-iron canal milepost is also listed.[23] Additionally, the remains of a moat are visible south east of Mickley Hall.[2][3][24]
Education
There are no educational facilities in modern Broomhall. The civil parish falls within the catchment areas of Brine Leas School in Nantwich, and Sound and District Primary School.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Broomhall, UK & Ireland Genealogy, retrieved 5 March 2020
- ^ ISBN 0-319-21893-7
- ^ a b c d e f g Search at Cheshire East Council Public Map Viewer (accessed 5–6 March 2020)
- ^ "Bromhall, Cheshire", A Vision of Britain through Time, University of Portsmouth, retrieved 5 March 2020
- ^ Royal Collection Trust, retrieved 5 March 2020
- ^ Husain, frontispiece
- ^ "Cheshire A–K", The Domesday Book Online, retrieved 5 March 2020
- ^ Anna Powell-Smith; J. J. N. Palmer; et al., "Land of William Malbank", Open Domesday, retrieved 5 March 2020
- ^ Latham, ed., pp. 71, 90–91
- ^ "Bromhall Tn/CP: Industry Statistics: Occupation data: Table view", A Vision of Britain through Time, University of Portsmouth, retrieved 6 March 2020
- ^ Ordnance Survey of Great Britain New Popular Edition, Sheet 110 - Stoke on Trent, Ordnance Survey (via A Vision of Britain Through Time), retrieved 6 March 2020
- ^ Parish Councils N – W, Cheshire East Council, retrieved 5 March 2020
- ^ Sound & District Parish Council: Councillors & Contacts, Sound & District Parish Council, retrieved 5 March 2020
- ^ The Cheshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008, The National Archives, 4 March 2008, retrieved 3 March 2020
- ^ Eddisbury Parliamentary constituency, BBC, retrieved 6 March 2020
- ^ Office for National Statistics, retrieved 5 March 2020
- ^ "Bromhall Tn/CP: Population Statistics: Total Population: Table view", A Vision of Britain through Time, University of Portsmouth, retrieved 6 March 2020
- ^ Listed Buildings, Historic England, retrieved 4 March 2020
- ^ Historic England, "Top of the Town, Heatley Lane (1330117)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 6 March 2020
- ^ Historic England, "Heatley (1312826)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 6 March 2020
- ^ Historic England, "The Coronerage (1138573)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 6 March 2020
- ^ Historic England, "Shropshire Union Canal main line Mickley Bridge Number 84 (1312830)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 6 March 2020
- ^ Historic England, "Milepost crca 175 metres south of Mickley Bridge (Number 84) at SJ 646 469 (1275311)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 6 March 2020
- ^ Fisher, p. 156
- Sources
- Stuart Fisher (2009), The Canals of Britain: A Comprehensive Guide, Bloomsbury (ISBN 978-1-4081-0517-7)
- B. M. C. Husain (1973), Cheshire under the Norman Earls: 1066–1237. A History of Cheshire Vol. 4 (J. J. Bagley, ed.), Cheshire Community Council
- Frank A. Latham, ed. (1995), Acton, The Local History Group (ISBN 0 9522284 1 6)