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Human settlement in England
Lea is a former civil parish , now in the parish of Doddington and District ,[1] in the unitary authority area of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire , England, which lies to the north east of Audlem and to the south of Crewe . The parish was predominantly rural, but it includes the hamlet of Lea Forge (at SJ707486 ).[2] Nearby villages include Betley , Blakenhall, Hough , Walgherton and Wybunbury .
According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 25.[3] At the time of the 2011 Census the population remained less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Blakenhall, Cheshire .
Governance [ edit ]
Lea was administered by Doddington and District Parish Council, which also includes the parishes of Blakenhall , Bridgemere , Checkley cum Wrinehill , Doddington and Hunsterson .[4] From 1974 the civil parish was served by Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council, which was succeeded on 1 April 2009 by the new unitary authority of Cheshire East .[5] Lea falls in the parliamentary constituency of Crewe and Nantwich ,[6] which has been represented by Kieran Mullan since 2019,[7] after being represented by Laura Smith (2017–19), Edward Timpson (2008–17) and Gwyneth Dunwoody (1983–2008).
Lea was formerly a township in the parish of Wybunbury ,[8] from 1866 Lea was a civil parish in its own right,[9] on 1 April 2023 the parish was abolished to form "Doddington and District".[10]
Geography and transport [ edit ]
The parish includes several areas of mixed woodland, including Lea Park. The South Cheshire Way long-distance footpath runs through the parish. The A51 runs immediately to its west.
Landmarks [ edit ]
Lea Hall
There is one listed building in the parish. This is a timber-framed house dating from the 16th century named Lea Hall, which was extended in the 19th and 20th centuries. It is designated by English Heritage at Grade II*.[11] This grade is the middle of the three grades of listing designated by English Heritage, and is granted to "particularly important buildings of more than special interest".[12]
References [ edit ]
^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Crewe and Nantwich Retrieved 2009-11-30
^ Doddington and District Parish Council Official Web Site Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 18 August 2007)
^ Cheshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008 Archived 2009-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
^ Cheshire County Council: Interactive Mapping: Crewe and Nantwich Archived 1 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 27 January 2009)
^ Crewe & Nantwich Parliamentary constituency , BBC, retrieved 13 January 2020
^ "History of Lea, in Crewe and Nantwich and Cheshire" . A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 16 July 2023 .
^ "Relationships and changes Lea CP/Tn through time" . A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 16 July 2023 .
^ "Cheshire East Registration District" . UKBMD. Retrieved 11 October 2023 .
^ Historic England , "Lea Hall (1138514)" , National Heritage List for England , retrieved 4 February 2014
^ Listed Buildings , English Heritage, archived from the original on 22 December 2012, retrieved 4 February 2014
External links [ edit ]
Media related to Lea, Cheshire at Wikimedia Commons
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