Oakmere
Oakmere | |
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Keeper's Cottage, Oakmere | |
Location within Cheshire | |
Population | 589 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SJ573693 |
Civil parish | |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NORTHWICH |
Postcode district | CW8 |
Dialling code | 01606 |
Police | Cheshire |
Fire | Cheshire |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Oakmere is a village and former
2011 census was 589.[1] Oakmere was formerly a township in the parish of Delamere,[2] in 1866 Oakmere became a civil parish,[3] on 1 April 2015 the parish was abolished and merged with Delamere to form "Delamere and Oakmere", part also went to Cuddington.[4][5]
Oakmere is on the A556 road, approximately 7 miles (11 km) west of Frodsham. It has three pubs, The Abbey Arms, the Fishpool Inn and The Fourways.[citation needed] The adjoining village of Delamere has a post office, church and railway station on the Chester to Manchester line.
The area is mainly agricultural, and has a number of large sand quarries nearby, some of which are wet workings.[citation needed] The lake from which the village takes its name is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.[6][7]
See also
References
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Oakmere Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "OAKMERE". GENUKI. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Cheshire West and Chester Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ Natural England: Oak Mere (accessed 16 April 2010)
- ^ Natural England: Nature on the Map: Oak Mere SSSI (accessed 16 April 2010)
External links
Media related to Oakmere at Wikimedia Commons