Our love for our bookshop and our desire to see our town thrive drives who we are and what we do. The workhouse in nantwich, cheshire the history of the. Open day held to celebrate willaston school book launch. Guide to nantwich, cheshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy. There is nothing unusual in that but nearly every boy and member of staff became a member of the army cadet corps and many of them were to be killed at the front in a matter. Property details for 7 brassey court willaston nantwich cw5. The parish includes the townships ofnantwich, alvaston, woolstanwood, and part of willaston. Willaston car sales and body work, tricketts lane, nantwich. Rome2rio is a doortodoor travel information and booking engine, helping you get to and from any location in the world.
A new nantwich parish workhouse was erected in 1780 on barony road at vauxhall, nantwich. Cosy seating and a warm welcome await you at the lamb pub in williston village, serving great beer and a beer garden, enjoy in the beautiful atmosphere thanks to the new welldecorated environment together with our friendly staff. Find property to let in willaston, nantwich with the uks leading online property market resource. Stlukes church hall, coppice road, willaston, cw5 6qa directions.
Willaston car sales and body work automotive body shop. This 4 bed freehold semidetached house is located at 7 brassey court, willaston, nantwich cw5 6ny and has an estimated current value of. A parliamentary report of 1777 listed local workhouses in operation in. The earliest owners were joseph and sarah dutton of nantwich who owned the property from 1874 to 1878. Dec 26, 2017 the earliest owners were joseph and sarah dutton of nantwich who owned the property from 1874 to 1878. It was three storeys high and followed a ushaped plan, with a singlestorey entrance block at its front. Willaston is a village in the unitary authority of cheshire east, situated approximately 3 miles south west of crewe and 2 miles east of nantwich.
For our annual reception class intake we have 30 places available. Feb 14, 2016 the willaston district history group are to be congratulated on publishing this fascinating, wellillustrated book. Nantwich, with five, was much smaller in area than wybunbury, which had eighteen townships. A second history by john weld platt, published in 1818, is dismissed by hall as little more than an enlarged and better arranged edition of the former work, which fails to acknowledge its source. Willaston kissing gate circular walk visit cheshire. A warm welcome awaits so why not visit us at willaston masonic hall where we meet every second wednesday of the month. Our crewe nantwich hotel is centrally located between nantwich and crewe.
Brassey court has 15 houses and flats on it with an average current value of. Handymen in willaston, nantwich find local handymen. The village has a general store offering day to day goods, a primary school, playgroups, hairdressing salons, several pubs and on the edge of the village is cheerbrook farm shop providing a butchers, bakery, delicatessen and cafe. Whilst the fascinating history of one of cheshires most attractive and historic towns is brought to life by the nantwich museum. The willaston district history group are to be congratulated on publishing this fascinating, wellillustrated book. Sold property prices in cheerbrook road, nantwich, cw5 7en. One of the things the recently published book willaston school nantwich edited by andrew lamberton and published by willaston and district history group brings out is how heavily militarised the school became after the war started.
Search for your ideal or apartment hotel near willaston. Cheyne brook house derives its name from the brook which forms the boundary line between nantwich and the village of willaston. Willaston to nantwich 2 ways to travel via line 84 bus. The history of brewing in the area was continued more recently by the woodlands brewery, which was 3 miles south east of the centre at meadow lane farm, nantwich. A history of the town and parish of nantwich or wichmalbank.
This is due to the neighbouring parish of wistaston having a similar sounding name. Over the last 3 years, 3 properties have sold in cw5 7en at an average price of. Moorfields road is a residential street comprising a mix of bungalows, detached and semidetached houses, accessed off the wistaston road which in turn links to the a500 basford hough. Willaston history group was set up in 2009 to research and document the history of willaston and its surrounding parishes. We have a fab newly refurbshed function room available to hire for functions and fundraisers.
Willaston club in willaston, nantwich is a family, friendly members club. The 12th century nantwich castle no longer exists, but the cathedral of south cheshire st marys church which was started in the 14th century is still here. Willaston, cheshire near nantwich photos, maps, books and memories of willaston. Registers of baptisms 15391944, marriages 18761949 and burials 15731943 have been deposited at the cheshire record office. Its main aim is to research, document and share the history of willaston east cheshire. In 1875 he became the first headmaster of willaston school, which is two miles from nantwich. Nearby bus routes willaston community opportunities group, this route offers a circular walk to help you get to know the village. Willaston is a civil parish and village in the unitary authority of cheshire east and the ceremonial county of cheshire, in northwest england.
It has a population of 2,277 people according to the 2001 census. The third in a series of ballast runs to the central wales line seen approaching the level crossing at willaston between crewe and nantwich. Antwich is the name of an ancient marliettown, a parish,a poor law union, a rural deanery, and a hundred in thesouth of cheshire. There are two types of school admission at willaston primary academy, the annual intake in september for reception age children and inyear admissions.
The town itself plays host to a food festival and a jazz and blues festival and is the site of the historic church of st. There were 435 places in the county of cheshire in domesday book. Willaston worms holiday club at willaston primary academy is open to all children of primary school age regardless of whether they attend willaston primary or. It took nearly a decade to complete, halls history of nantwich was finished in 1883,the 300th anniversary of the great fire of 1583that destroyed much of the town. Theres an open day at willaston school at 11am 3pm on saturday 17th october 2015, where there will be book signings and old photos on display, and fund raising for macmillan. The group, which is popular with history fans in the village and other villages in. Cheerbrook gardens is a charming residential development offering a range of 3, 4 and 5 bedroom family homes situated in a prime location in willaston, just three miles from crewe and two miles from the market town of nantwich. The slides of the school provide the illustrations for a book by willaston history group, called willaston school, nantwich price 11.
Like other english villages, the name has been changed many times over the centuries. Hall was granted access to the documents by robert wellington stapleton. The first history of the town was published anonymously by the reverend joseph partridge, master of the nantwich blue cap charity school, in 1774. Should an admissions application be refused, parents have the right to appeal to willaston primary academy. Pastureland at moorfields road, willaston, nantwich, cw5 6qz. Should the school be oversubscribed then places are allocated on criteria specified by the academys admissions policy. Nantwich is mentioned in the domesday book in 1086. A history of the town and parish of nantwich, or wichmalbank.
Parish registers of willaston, near great neston, 18651944 cheshire record office no p180112, p180214, p1803. Hall became interested in local history, and started work on his history of nantwich in the mid1870s. See houses, flats and bungalows for rent in willaston, nantwich from the top letting agents. We meet at st lukes, coppice road, willaston on the first wednesday of the month, commencing 7. The book proved so successful that all 500 copies have now been sold and so there are no more copies available. In days gone by willaston nantwich extended down london road and crewe road and over to middlewich road. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. The house commands a lovely, tranquil position in attractive gardens and provides a wealth of charming period features and is within walking distance of nantwich town centre.
A history of the town and parish of nantwich or wichmalbank in the county palatine of chester. A new book called willaston a south cheshire village history has been launched at the nantwich bookshop and coffee lounge. In 1885, soon after the publication of halls history, willaston board school received. Willaston photos, maps, books, memories francis frith.
In 2010 he was asked to set up a history group for his village where he lives near nantwich and then in 20 was editor of the next book willaston, the history of a south cheshire village. Start willaston social club, wistaston road, willaston, shown on ordnance survey explorer map 257. The station was opened by the london and north western railway in 1858, and closed to passengers in december 1954 a proposal has been put forward to reopen the station. Willaston school was a relatively shortlived minor public school established under the provisions of the will of philip barker, a prominent member of the unitarian chapel in nantwich. Willaston, cheshire near nantwich photos, maps, books and memories of willaston wrong place. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of willaston. Get free quotes from mybuilders handymen near you now in willaston, nantwich. Cheyne brook house, crewe road, willaston, nantwich 3 bed. Property details for the grange hall drive willaston. How ever, nantwich itself has been a market town for several hundred years. Guide to willaston, cheshire ancestry, family history, and genealogy. See what properties on this road are worth today with our free property valuation calculator.
The village of willaston boasts a vibrant local community a. Willaston white star v liverpool ramblers 2nd xi liverpool. Sold property prices in john gresty drive, nantwich, cw5 6rh. Running approx 10 minutes early, 97302 is in charge of 6c42 1937 crewe basford hall to llandrindod with 97303 as the tail loco. This page will be continued when i find more information. Proceeds from sales have now been donated to two charities supporting nhs and care staff who have worked throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Find all the transport options for your trip from willaston to nant wich right here. A roman road passes north of nantwich through reaseheath. We have fascinating speakers, monthly competitions and attend courses. If willaston is on your list of places to live, take a look at this attractive home. A history of the town and parish of nantwich or wichmalbank in the county palatine of chester willaston, james hall on. The book is a collection of leases and rent rolls from 12891529 relating to combermere abbey, which owned a quarter of nantwich, copied by the final abbot, john massey, and others.
Nantwich main workhouse building from the southeast, 2001. A comprehensive history of the workhouse by peter higginbotham. Willaston railway station was located on the eastern side of wistaston road, in willaston, cheshire east, england. Willaston school this building, off london road, has been a small public school for unitarian families. Richmond willaston, 261 crewe road, willaston, nantwich, cw5 6gx. He then edited a book on willaston school, nantwich,a small private school that ran for 37 years between 1900 and 1937. Church and the olive grove conference centre in london road, nantwich. He then edited a book on willaston school, nantwich,a small private school that ran for. Nantwich hotels book cheap hotels in nantwich premier inn. St annes, nantwich befriending service make friends with books.
A blog about the village of willaston in east cheshire and crewe, nantwich, shavington, wistaston and wybunbury. Nantwich for up to 30 inmates, audlem 10, baddily 9, eaton 12, faddiley 4. The launch, at nantwich book shop, was followed by an open day at nantwich elim. Its other townships, woolstanwood, leighton, alvaston, and willaston partly in the parish, are mainly agricultural. An ancient parish, originally serving the townships of alvaston, leighton near nantwich, nantwich, willaston near nantwich part and woolstanwood. These were followed by william hesketh in 1881 to 1892 and geo rge williamson in 1896. The last property sold in cw5 7en was 44 cheerbrook road, willaston, nantwich, crewe and nantwich, cheshire, cw5 7en which sold for. Rome2rio makes travelling from willaston to nant wich easy. Over the last 3 years, 2 properties have sold in cw5 6rh at an average price of. History of willaston willaston is believed to have taken its name from an ancient farmstead known as wiglafs tun.
A history of the town and parish of nantwich, or wich. Our programme for the rest of the year is as follows. Free online booking, save up to 70% on hotels close to willaston social club in nantwich. Youre just a short walk from nantwich town centre too.
Richmond willaston is a purposebuilt specialist dementia village in willaston, cheshire. A history of the town and parish of nantwich, or wichmalbank, in the county palatine of chester. It is approximately three miles west of crewe town centre and two miles east of nantwich. The last property sold in cw5 6rh was 7 john gresty drive, willaston, nantwich, crewe and nantwich, cheshire, cw5 6rh which sold for. It took nearly a decade to complete, halls history of nantwich was finished in 1883, the 300th anniversary of the great fire of 1583 that. It is close by to our retirement village, richmond nantwich, and has excellent transport links to both crewe and chester. Were proud to have produced years of happy customers and look forward to continuing our work for years to come. The second in a series of walks published by the willaston community opportunities group, this route offers a pleasant circular walk to help you get to know the village. In 2010 he was asked to set up a history group for his village where he lives near nantwich and then in 20 was editor of the next book willaston, the history. Property to rent in willaston, nantwich renting in.
Willaston, cheshire east news newspapers books scholar. The large village of willaston is situated between nantwich and crewe in cheshire. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Set in a great corner plot at the head of a culdesac, it offers appealing family accommodation comprising entrance hall, lounge, dining room, kitchen, landing, three bedrooms and bathroom. Here is a list of parish registers on microfilm at the family history library in salt lake city. Fantastic service history, also just been serviced by ourselves 77k miles.
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