Edgerley, Cheshire

Edgerley
Edgerley Lane, near Churton
Edgerley
Location within Cheshire
Population7 (2001)
OS grid referenceSJ434568
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHESTER
Postcode districtCH3 6
Dialling code01829
PoliceCheshire
FireCheshire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

Edgerley is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Churton, in the borough of Cheshire West and Chester and ceremonial county of Cheshire in England. In 2001 it had a population of 7.[2]

History

The name "Edgerley" means 'Ecghere's wood/clearing'.[3] Edgerley was formerly a township in the parish of Aldford,[4] in 1866 Edgerley became a separate civil parish,[5] and on 1 April 2015 the parish was abolished to form Churton.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Location of Chester South and Eddisbury". parliament.uk. July 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  2. ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Chester Retrieved 2009-12-15
  3. ^ "Edgerley Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  4. ^ "History of Edgerley, in Chester and Cheshire". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Relationships and changes Edgerley Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Edgerley". GENUKI. Retrieved 6 April 2018.