Handley, Cheshire
Handley | |
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Village | |
All Saints' Church, Handley | |
Location within Cheshire | |
Population | 253 (2011 census)[a] |
OS grid reference | SJ467578 |
Civil parish |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CHESTER |
Postcode district | CH3 |
Dialling code | 01829 |
Police | Cheshire |
Fire | Cheshire |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Handley is a village and
In the 2001 census Handley had a population of 149.[2] The census statistics have been combined with the neighbouring civil parishes of Chowley and Golborne David, and the figure was given as 227.[3] In the 2011 census these parishes were again combined, with the population recorded as 253.[4]
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).[5]
Handley was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Hanlei,[6] under the ownership of Osbern, son of Tezzo. The entry lists only four households (two villagers, one smallholder and one slave/servant), making it amongst the smallest 20% of settlements recorded in the survey.[7]
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, then 307 in 1851, 259 in 1901 and increasing to 277 by 1951.[2]
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
Notes
- ^ The ONS 2011 population figure includes the civil parishes of Chowley, Handley and Golborne David
Citations
- ^ "Tattenhall Ward". Cheshire West and Chester Council. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Handley". GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Handley/Chowley/Golborne David Parishes (13UB058)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "Key to English Place-Names: Handley". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "Cheshire A–K: Handley". Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ Powell-Smith, Anna. "Handley". Open Domesday/University of Hull. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of All Saints, Handley (1230337)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "Calveley Hall (1278640)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
External links
Media related to Handley, Cheshire at Wikimedia Commons