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'''Wistaston''' is a village and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the unitary authority of [[Cheshire East]] and the ceremonial county of [[Cheshire]], [[North West England]]. It is sited approximately {{convert|2|mi|km}} west of [[Crewe]] town centre and {{convert|3|mi|km}} east of [[Nantwich]]. It has a population of 8,222,<ref>[http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790334 Office for National Statistics : ''Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts :Crewe and Nantwich''] Retrieved 2009-12-04</ref> reducing to 8,117 at the 2011 Census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11130799&c=Wistaston&d=16&e=62&g=6407856&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1458124332343&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|access-date=16 March 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref>
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[[Image:Wistaston in Bloom - opp Memorial Hall (1).JPG|thumb|Wistaston in Bloom - flowerbed opposite Memorial Hall]]

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[[Image:WJTC - 30th anniversary (41).JPG|thumb|Wistaston Jubilee Tennis Club - 30th anniversary celebration]]

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[[Image:Wistaston Village Fete 2005 (9).JPG|thumb|Wistaston Village Fete, within grounds of St Mary's Church Rectory, Wistaston]]

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'''Wistaston''' is a [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] and village in the unitary authority of [[Cheshire East]] and the ceremonial county of [[Cheshire]], in [[North West England]]. It is approximately {{convert|2|mi|km}} west of [[Crewe]] town centre and {{convert|3|mi|km}} east of [[Nantwich]] town centre.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}} It has a population of 8,222,<ref>[http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790334 Office for National Statistics : ''Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts :Crewe and Nantwich''] Retrieved 2009-12-04</ref> reducing to 8,117 at the 2011 Census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11130799&c=Wistaston&d=16&e=62&g=6407856&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1458124332343&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|access-date=16 March 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
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==Awards==
==Awards==
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[[Image:Wistaston in Bloom - opp Memorial Hall (1).JPG|thumb|Wistaston in Bloom - flowerbed opposite Memorial Hall]]
The village has won the following awards, Cheshire Community Council ‘Best Kept Village Competition’ (1984, 1988, 1998, 1999, 2000), Civic Pride Award (1993, 1994, 1995) and Cheshire Community Council ‘Community Pride’ (2005).{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}
The village has won the following awards, Cheshire Community Council ‘Best Kept Village Competition’ (1984, 1988, 1998, 1999, 2000), Civic Pride Award (1993, 1994, 1995) and Cheshire Community Council ‘Community Pride’ (2005).{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}


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{{see also|List of schools in Cheshire East}}
{{see also|List of schools in Cheshire East}}


There are three primary schools in the civil parish, Berkeley (now called The Berkeley Academy), Wistaston Church Lane (now called Wistaston Church Lane Academy) and Wistaston Green (now called Wistaston Academy).
There are two primary schools in the parish, Wistaston Church Lane Academy and St Mary’s Catholic Primary.<ref name="Map">{{cite web |title=Map |url=http://www.wistastonparishcouncil.org.uk/map.html |website=Wistaston Parish Council |access-date=29 April 2024}}</ref>


== Events ==
== Events ==
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[[Image:Wistaston Village Fete 2005 (9).JPG|thumb|Wistaston Village Fete, within the grounds of St Mary's Church Rectory]]

Events held in the village each year include:
Events held in the village each year include:
* Village Fete (includes crowning of the Rose Queen, as well as Wistonian of the Year) - formerly held every year at St Mary's Church Rectory in mid-June. Since the Rectory grounds were sold to housing developers the Fete has been held at Wistaston Church Lane Academy School{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}
* Village Fete (includes crowning of the Rose Queen, as well as Wistonian of the Year) - formerly held every year at St Mary's Church Rectory in mid-June. Since the Rectory grounds were sold to housing developers, the Fete has been held at Wistaston Church Lane Academy School{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}
* Flower and Vegetable Show - held every year at St Mary's Church Hall in August.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}
* Flower and Vegetable Show - held every year at St Mary's Church Hall in August.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}


== Sports ==
== Sport ==
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[[Image:WJTC - 30th anniversary (41).JPG|thumb|Wistaston Jubilee Tennis Club's 30th anniversary celebration]]
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There are a variety of sports teams including: [[archery]], [[badminton]], [[cricket]], [[soccer]] (football), [[tennis]] and [[bowls]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}

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Wistaston Sports and Leisure Association run the Eric Swan Sports Ground and Brittles Pavilion. The ground is located off Church Lane behind the primary school. The association was set up in 1997. It is an independent 'not for profit' organisation set up to encourage sport and leisure activities in Wistaston.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wistaston Sports and Leisure Association|url=http://www.wistastonsportsandleisure.co.uk/|publisher=Wistaston Sports and Leisure Association}}</ref>
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There are a variety of sports teams in Wistaston, including: [[archery]], [[badminton]], [[cricket]], [[association football|football]], [[tennis]] and [[bowls]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}

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''Wistaston Sports and Leisure Association'' run the Eric Swan Sports Ground and Brittles Pavilion; the ground is located off Church Lane behind the primary school. The association was set up in 1997; it is an independent 'not for profit' organisation set up to encourage sport and leisure activities in Wistaston.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wistaston Sports and Leisure Association|url=http://www.wistastonsportsandleisure.co.uk/|publisher=Wistaston Sports and Leisure Association}}</ref>


==Further reading==
==Further reading==
The village magazine, ''Roundabout'', is circulated to over 4,000 homes within Wistaston four times a year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Roundabout Magazine|url=http://www.wistastoncommunity.co.uk/roundabout.html|publisher=Wistaston Community Council}}</ref> It is distributed ‘round about’ Wistaston, hence its title.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}} The 100th issue of ''Roundabout'' was published in spring 2006 - its 25th anniversary.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}} The first editor of Roundabout was Malcolm Bellis{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}; the current editor is Eileen Bamber.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}
The village magazine, ''Roundabout'', is circulated to over 4,000 homes within Wistaston four times a year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Roundabout Magazine|url=http://www.wistastoncommunity.co.uk/roundabout.html|publisher=Wistaston Community Council}}</ref> It is distributed ‘round about’ Wistaston, hence its title.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}} The 100th issue of ''Roundabout'' was published in spring 2006 - its 25th anniversary.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}


==See also==
==See also==

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53°04′56″N 2°28′29″W / 53.0821°N 2.4747°W / 53.0821; -2.4747

Wistaston is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, North West England. It is sited approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Crewe town centre and 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Nantwich. It has a population of 8,222,[2] reducing to 8,117 at the 2011 Census.[3]

History

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In the Domesday Survey of 1086, the area was called Wistanestune and was a going concern having a population of 25 to 30 people, valuable woodland and arable land, and deer roaming about. It had been worth 30 shillings, but after William the Conqueror's devastation of Cheshire, it was worth just ten shillings in 1086. It was one of several local villages with the suffix ‘tune’ or ‘ton’ - meaning a ‘farmstead’.[citation needed]

Awards

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Wistaston in Bloom - flowerbed opposite Memorial Hall

The village has won the following awards, Cheshire Community Council ‘Best Kept Village Competition’ (1984, 1988, 1998, 1999, 2000), Civic Pride Award (1993, 1994, 1995) and Cheshire Community Council ‘Community Pride’ (2005).[citation needed]

Parish council

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The Wistaston Parish Council comprises 15 elected councillors, five from each of the three wards of Wistaston (Wistaston Green, St Mary's, and Wells Green).[citation needed] The current Chairman of the Parish Council is Councillor John Moore.[citation needed] The annual Parish Council meeting, to which all local Wistonians are invited, is held in April each year in the Wistaston Memorial Hall.[citation needed]

Local schools

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See also: List of schools in Cheshire East

There are two primary schools in the parish, Wistaston Church Lane Academy and St Mary’s Catholic Primary.[4]

Events

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Wistaston Village Fete, within the grounds of St Mary's Church Rectory

Events held in the village each year include:

  • Village Fete (includes crowning of the Rose Queen, as well as Wistonian of the Year) - formerly held every year at St Mary's Church Rectory in mid-June. Since the Rectory grounds were sold to housing developers, the Fete has been held at Wistaston Church Lane Academy School[citation needed]
  • Flower and Vegetable Show - held every year at St Mary's Church Hall in August.[citation needed]

Sport

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Wistaston Jubilee Tennis Club's 30th anniversary celebration

There are a variety of sports teams in Wistaston, including: archery, badminton, cricket, football, tennis and bowls.[citation needed]

Wistaston Sports and Leisure Association run the Eric Swan Sports Ground and Brittles Pavilion; the ground is located off Church Lane behind the primary school. The association was set up in 1997; it is an independent 'not for profit' organisation set up to encourage sport and leisure activities in Wistaston.[5]

Further reading

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The village magazine, Roundabout, is circulated to over 4,000 homes within Wistaston four times a year.[6] It is distributed ‘round about’ Wistaston, hence its title.[citation needed] The 100th issue of Roundabout was published in spring 2006 - its 25th anniversary.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Home". wistastonparishcouncil.org.uk.
  2. ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts :Crewe and Nantwich Retrieved 2009-12-04
  3. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Map". Wistaston Parish Council. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Wistaston Sports and Leisure Association". Wistaston Sports and Leisure Association.
  6. ^ "Roundabout Magazine". Wistaston Community Council.
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