Hatherton, Cheshire
Hatherton | |
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Birchenhill Wood, Hatherton | |
Location within Cheshire | |
Population | 360 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SJ687474 |
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 | |
Hatherton is a hamlet and
Hatherton was first recorded in the
History
Haretone was a small manor at the time of the Domesday survey of 1086, and was held by William Malbank, Baron of Wich Malbank (Nantwich), with an annual value of 10 shillings. Before the Norman Conquest, it had been held by Ulfkil, when it had been valued at £2. Five households were recorded, interpreted as a manor house, lodge and two farms, as well as five ploughlands and a small wood.[4][5][6] The old Hatherton Hall was replaced by a farmhouse.[5] During the Civil War, Sir Thomas Smythe of Hatherton was a Parliamentarian who was among the Cheshire gentry who signed the "Cheshire Remonstrance" of 1642.[7]
The parish had two
In 1881, more than two-thirds of the men in the parish were engaged in agriculture.[8] Hatherton was within the Delves-Broughton estate until it was broken up in around 1920.[5][7] In the 1960s, the Co-operative Wholesale Society bought many local farms and ran them as Co-op farms. The 1967–68 outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease caused major problems for dairy farms in the Wybunbury area, including Joseph Heler's in Hatherton.[7] The parish remained largely rural in 1990, with only minimal development noted since the 1960s.[5]
Governance
Hatherton is administered jointly with the adjacent parish of Walgherton by Hatherton and Walgherton Parish Council.[9] From 1974 the civil parish was served by Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council, which was succeeded on 1 April 2009 by the unitary authority of Cheshire East.[10] Hatherton falls in the parliamentary constituency of Crewe and Nantwich,[3] which has been represented by Kieran Mullan since 2019, after being represented by Laura Smith (2017–19), Edward Timpson (2008–17) and Gwyneth Dunwoody (1983–2008).[11][12]
Geography, ecology and transport
The civil parish has an area of 673 hectares (1,660 acres).
The River Weaver runs north–south forming the western boundary of the parish, Artle Brook runs on or near the northern boundary, and Birchall Brook forms part of the south-western boundary. The terrain is undulating, sloping more steeply down to the Weaver in the west, with a lowest elevation of around 38 metres (125 ft) along the Weaver. The highest area is in the south of the parish, around Birchall Moss and south of Bridgemere Lane, at around 72 metres (236 ft). The entire civil parish is classified by Cheshire Wildlife Trust as "Lower Farms and Woods", and the area in the south of the parish around Birchall Moss has been identified as a key area for wildlife.[13] There are numerous small meres or ponds, as well as small areas of deciduous and mixed woodland, including Birchall Moss, Birchenhill Wood, Acton's Rough, Lane Wood, Gorse Wood, Chestnut Wood and Blackthorn Wood.[2][3] Chestnut and Blackthorn Woods, which line Birchall Brook on the boundary with Hankelow, are marked on tithe maps and might represent small patches of ancient woodland.[14]
Demography
According to the
Landmarks
There is a small mid-19th-century
There are several listed buildings within the parish, one of which is designated as grade II*, the middle of the three grades, denoting "particularly important buildings of more than special interest":[20] Hatherton Manor, off Audlem Road (A529), is a farmhouse of five bays in orange-red brick with stone dressings, dating from 1703. There are two storeys, plus a basement and attics, under a tiled roof, and the main entrance is approached by a flight of stone steps.[21] Of the buildings listed at grade II, the oldest is Yew Tree Farmhouse on Audlem Road, a 16th-century, timber-framed house with a tiled roof, featuring small framing infilled with brick.[22] Birchall Moss Hall, also on Audlem Road, is a timber-framed, rendered former farmhouse with small framing and a tiled roof, dating originally from the late 16th or 17th century.[23]
Several brick houses built between the 17th and mid-19th centuries are also listed at grade II. Part of Park House on Park Lane dates from the 17th century and is in brick described by
Education
There are no educational facilities in Hatherton. The civil parish falls within the catchment areas of Brine Leas School in Nantwich, and Stapeley Broad Lane Church of England Primary School.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Hatherton", UK & Ireland Genealogy, retrieved 8 March 2020
- ^ ISBN 0-319-21893-7
- ^ a b c d e f Search at Cheshire East Council Public Map Viewer (accessed 8, 14 March 2020)
- ^ Husain, frontispiece
- ^ a b c d e f g h Cheshire Federation of Women's Institutes, pp. 116–17
- ^ Powell-Smith, Anna; Palmer, J. J. N., "Land of William Malbank", Open Domesday, and team, retrieved 8 March 2020
- ^ a b c d Wybunbury Neighbourhood Plan, pp. 7–9, 11–12
- ^ "Hatherton Tn/CP: Industry Statistics: Occupation data: Table view", A Vision of Britain through Time, University of Portsmouth, retrieved 10 March 2020
- ^ Hatherton & Walgherton Parish Council, Cheshire East Council, retrieved 8 March 2020
- ^ The Cheshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008, The National Archives, 4 March 2008, retrieved 3 March 2020
- ^ Crewe & Nantwich Parliamentary constituency, BBC, retrieved 8 March 2020
- ^ Watt, Nicholas; Morris, Steven; Sparrow, Andrew (23 May 2008), "Brown facing meltdown as Labour crash in Crewe", The Guardian, retrieved 1 March 2020
- ^ Cheshire Wildlife Trust, pp. 6, 10
- ^ Cheshire Wildlife Trust, p. 22
- ^ a b Hatherton Flush (PDF), Natural England, retrieved 8 March 2020
- ^ a b Cheshire Wildlife Trust, pp. 7, 22
- Office for National Statistics, retrieved 8 March 2020
- ^ "Hatherton Tn/CP: Population Statistics: Total Population: Table view", A Vision of Britain through Time, University of Portsmouth, retrieved 10 March 2020
- ^ Hankelow with Hatherton, Cheshire South Methodist Church, 2020, retrieved 10 March 2020
- ^ Listed Buildings, Historic England, retrieved 7 March 2020
- ^ Historic England, "Hatherton Manor (1312575)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 9 March 2020
- ^ Historic England, "Yew Tree Farmhouse (1136970)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 9 March 2020
- ^ Historic England, "Birchall Moss Hall (1138507)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 9 March 2020
- ^ Historic England, "Park House (1330168)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 9 March 2020
- ^ Historic England, "Bank House (1138506)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 9 March 2020
- ^ Historic England, "Hatherton House (1138508)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 9 March 2020
- ^ Historic England, "Hatherton Lodge (1137010)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 9 March 2020
- ^ Historic England, "The Broomlands (1137003)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 March 2020
- ^ Historic England, "Birchall Old Bridge (1136980)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 March 2020
- Sources
- Cheshire Federation of Women's Institutes (1990), The Cheshire Village Book, Countryside Books and CFWI, ISBN 1-85306-075-5
- Cheshire Wildlife Trust (April 2018), Protecting and Enhancing Wybunbury and Neighbouring Parishes' Natural Environment (PDF), retrieved 10 March 2020
- 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
- Wybunbury Combined Parishes Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group (2019), Wybunbury Combined Parishes Neighbourhood Plan (PDF), retrieved 8 March 2020
External links
Media related to Hatherton, Cheshire at Wikimedia Commons