Wheelock, Cheshire
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Wheelock is a large village in the civil parish of Sandbach which is in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is south of Sandbach on the road to Crewe. It was named after the River Wheelock.
Overview
Before its
Wheelock is currently serviced by a number of local businesses. The village currently has one public house, The Cheshire Cheese, and three restaurants: a Chinese takeaway, the Shampaan Indian restaurant (in the former Nags Head pub)[2] and Barchetta Restaurant[3] next to the canal.
The Commercial Hotel, formerly the largest public house in the village, is now a dog centre: a small shop from which basic groceries can be purchased, and a large pet food store where all manner of foods and treats can be bought for a variety of animals also service the community.
Wheelock Hall Farm has converted their shop into a family day out. The business has been expanded to include an onsite café, and large play area for children.[4]
History
The village was named after the River Wheelock which runs through it, and in which Wheelock is derived from an Old Welsh source meaning "winding river".[5][6] The first recorded name for the village is Hoileck/Hoiloch in the Domesday Book.[6][7] By 1396 the name had evolved to Quelock then in 1382 to Whelock. Two years later, in 1384 it was Welock and by 1390 the name Wheelock was settled upon.[6][8]
In 1801 the population was 189, by 1851 it was 548 and by 1901 it was 685.[9] In 1931 the parish had a population of 756.[10]
The village was originally a
Wheelock first lay in the general Cheshire county parliamentary constituency until 1832, when it became part of the Cheshire Southern Division constituency. From 1867 until 1885 it was in the Cheshire Middle Division constituency, and from 1885 until 1948 it lay in the parliamentary constituency of Crewe.[12]
The village was also served by a branch line from
Governance
Local government
From 1974 to 2009 Wheelock had some services administered by
The village had previously been administered by Sandbach Urban District Council, until this was then merged with other urban and rural councils to form
Constituencies
Wheelock is in the
Religious sites
Some of the churches in Wheelock have joined with the ecclesiastical parish of Sandbach and others to form the group
- Christ Church, Wheelock
- Wheelock Methodist Church
- Congregational Church, Wheelock
- Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hallin Forge Fields
Education
- Wheelock Primary School (formerly Wheelock County Primary School)[19]
- Wheelock Pre-School[20]
Notable people
- Edward Harwood (1729–1794) English classical scholar and biblical critic, preached at Wheelock
- Wallace Oakes(1932–1965) awarded the George Cross after a steam train accident, lived in Wheelock
Notes and references
Notes
- ^ a b "Map showing Zan Drive". streetmap.co.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2007.
- ^ "Our Location". Shampaan. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Home page". Barchetta Restaurant. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Home page". Wheelock Hall Farm. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ Dodgson, J. McN. (1970a). page 38.
- ^ a b c Dodgson, J. McN. (1970b). page 274.
- ^ "documentsonline". nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2008.
- ^ "Wheelock history". wheelockgenealogy.org. Retrieved 22 July 2008.
- ^ a b "Wheelock". ukbmd.org.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2008.
- A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "History of Wheelock, in Congleton and Cheshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d Youngs, F. A. (1991). page 40.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Wheelock CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ Cheshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008
- ^ "Office Centralisation Programme". Archived from the original on 11 November 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2008.
- ^ "About". sandbach.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2008.
- ^ "They Work For You". Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- ^ "Churches Together in Sandbach ~ Member Churches". www.sandbachchurches.org.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2008.
- ^ Wheelock County Primary School. www.wheelock.cheshire.sch.uk Retrieval Date: 26 May 2008
- ^ "Wheelock Pre-School - Welcome". wheelockpreschool.org. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
Bibliography
- Dodgson, J. McN. (1970a). The place-names of Cheshire. Part one: Country name, regional and forest names, river names, road names, the place-names of Macclesfield hundred. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-07703-6.
- Dodgson, J. McN. (1970b). The place-names of Cheshire. Part two: The place-names of Bucklow Hundred and Northwich Hundred. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-07914-4.
- Youngs, F. A. (1991). Guide to the local administrative units of England. (Volume 1: Northern England). London: Royal Historical Society. ISBN 0-86193-127-0.
External links
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