Sound, Cheshire
Sound | |
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![]() Sound Oak Farmhouse | |
Location within Cheshire | |
Population | 239 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SJ619483 |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NANTWICH |
Postcode district | CW5 |
Dialling code | 01270 |
UK Parliament | |
Sound is a hamlet (at SJ619483) and
The name is of
The
History
Sound, or Soond, is a name of
In April 1643, during the Civil War, Sound was one of several townships raided by Royalist forces. The diarist Edward Burghall wrote:
The Cavalries from Whitchurch and Cholmondeley came near to Nantwich ... and took great prey from Dorfold, Acton, Ravensmoor, Sound, and all that neighbourhood; namely, all the cows and young beasts they could find, with horses and household stuff from many, to a great value, and carried all away with them.[9]
In 1831 there was a hopyard north of Sound Hall, which had a
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The Crewe and Shrewsbury Railway was approved in 1853. Construction employed engineers Joseph Locke and John Edward Errington and contractor Thomas Brassey, and the line opened on 1 September 1858. It passed through Sound with no station.[11][12]
Broomhall Church, a Methodist chapel, was built in Newtown in 1838 by Joseph Cartlidge.
Governance
Sound is administered by Sound and District Parish Council, jointly with the nearby civil parishes of Austerson, Baddiley, Baddington, Broomhall and Coole Pilate. Sound is represented by 4 councillors out of a total of 15.[17] 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.[18] Sound falls in the parliamentary constituency of Eddisbury,[19] which has been represented by Edward Timpson since 2019,[20] after being represented by Stephen O'Brien (1999–2015) and Antoinette Sandbach (2015–19).
Geography, economy and transport
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The civil parish has a total area of 1,089 acres (441 ha).[17] The underlying geology is Keuper marl, with glacial sand deposit providing light sandy soil at Sound Heath.[21][22] The River Weaver and Edleston Brook form parts of the southern and northern boundaries of the parish, respectively. Several unnamed brooks also run through the parish, and many small meres and ponds are scattered across its farmland and woodland. The majority of the terrain is relatively flat, with an average elevation of around 60 metres; near the northern parish boundary and adjacent to the Weaver in the southwest the land is more undulating in character. There are several areas of woodland within the parish, including Sound Heath and Asphodel.[23]
The small scattered settlements of Sound (SJ619483) and Sound Heath (SJ618479) are centred on the junction of Sound Lane and Wrenbury Heath Road. The hamlet of Newtown (SJ625480) lies adjacent to the A530, between Newtown Road and Wrenbury Heath Road. Occasional farmhouses and cottages also lie along Sound Lane and Wrenbury Heath Road. The area is predominantly rural, with the major land use being agricultural.[23] Dairy farming predominates, but there is also sheep pasture, horse paddocks and some arable fields. There is an abattoir at Red Lion Farm in Sound Heath.[24] A few small industrial and service enterprises operate within the parish, including television and video repairs (Sound Heath), metal fabricators (Sound Lane) and secretarial services (Newtown).[24][25]
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The
The
Sound Heath
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The parish includes the
Sound Heath is one of the most important sites in Cheshire for
Places of worship
Broomhall and Sound Methodist Chapel is in Newtown at SJ625479. Founded in 1838 as Broomhall Church, it belonged successively to the Wesleyan Methodist Association, United Methodist Free Churches and United Methodist Church. In 1973, it amalgamated with Sound Heath Chapel. It is a white rendered building with an apse at one end, which was extended in 1980.[13] It belongs to the Audlem section of the Nantwich Circuit.[30]
Other landmarks
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Maltkiln_Sound.jpg/200px-Maltkiln_Sound.jpg)
Sound Oak Farmhouse on Sound Lane (SJ617491) dates from the early 17th century and is
A former red-brick
Demography
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Sound_and_District_Primary_School2.jpg/200px-Sound_and_District_Primary_School2.jpg)
In 2006, the total population of the civil parish was estimated as 220.[17] The 2001 census recorded a population of 233, in 88 households.[34] The historical population figures were 192 (1801), 261 (1851), 234 (1901) and 237 (1951).[1]
Education
Sound and District Primary School is on the A530 at SJ628482. It serves the civil parish of Sound, as well as Austerson, Baddington, Broomhall, Coole Pilate and Newhall.[35]
The school building dates from 1876 and is listed at grade II. A single-storey building of three bays with a bell turret forms the school, with an adjoining two-storey schoolmaster's house; both are in red and blue brick with a blue tile roof.[36]
The parish falls within the catchment area of
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Genuki: Sound (accessed 6 April 2010)
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ Latham, p. 16
- ^ Latham, p. 18
- ^ Latham, p. 19
- ^ Latham, pp. 20–21
- ^ Latham, p. 9
- ^ Latham, p. 23
- ^ Latham, p. 33
- ^ Lamberton & Gray, pp. 64, 75–6
- ^ Latham, p. 45
- ^ Discovering Shropshire's History: Whitchurch Town Trail: Station Road (accessed 6 April 2010)
- ^ a b Latham, p. 71
- ^ Latham, pp. 71–3
- ^ a b Latham, p. 91
- ^ Latham, p. 56
- ^ a b c Crewe & Nantwich Borough Council: Parish Statistics (downloaded from [1]; 5 April 2010)
- ^ Cheshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008 Archived 17 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Cheshire East Council & Cheshire West and Chester Council: Interactive Mapping: Eddisbury (accessed 31 March 2010)
- ^ Eddisbury Parliamentary constituency, BBC, retrieved 19 December 2019
- ^ a b c d Natural England: Sound Heath (accessed 9 April 2010)
- ^ Latham, pp. 10–11
- ^ a b c d Cheshire East Council & Cheshire West and Chester Council: Interactive Mapping: Sound (accessed 6 April 2010)
- ^ a b Wrenbury Village Website: Commerce Archived 11 June 2007 at archive.today (accessed 9 April 2010)
- ^ Latham, p. 85
- ^ a b Natural England: Local Nature Reserves: Sound Heath (accessed 9 April 2010)
- ^ Natural England: Sites of Special Scientific Interest: Sound Heath(accessed 10 April 2010)
- ^ Natural England: Nature on the Map: Sound Heath (accessed 9 April 2010)
- ^ a b Latham, pp. 127–8
- ^ Audlem Methodist Church: Circuit Archived 23 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 8 April 2010)
- ^ Images of England: Sound Oak Farmhouse (accessed 8 April 2010)
- ^ Images of England: Fulhurst Hall (accessed 8 April 2010)
- ^ a b c Lamberton & Gray, pp. 75–6
- ^ Neighbourhood Statistics: Sound CP (accessed 6 April 2010)
- ^ Cheshire East Council & Cheshire West and Chester Council: Interactive Mapping: Sound and District Primary School (accessed 6 April 2010)
- ^ Images of England: Sound County Primary School (accessed 8 April 2010)
- ^ Cheshire East Council & Cheshire West and Chester Council: Interactive Mapping: Brine Leas High School (accessed 6 April 2010)
Sources
- Lamberton A, Gray R. Lost Buildings around Nantwich (Landmark Publishing; 2006) (ISBN 1 84306 229 1)
- Latham FA, ed. Acton (The Local History Group; 1995) (ISBN 0 9522284 1 6)
External links
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