Woolstanwood
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| Woolstanwood | |
|---|---|
 Wood Farm, Woolstanwood | |
  Woolstanwood Location within Cheshire | |
| Population | 678 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SJ679556 |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CREWE |
| Postcode district | CW2 |
| Dialling code | 01270 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Woolstanwood (also Woolstan Wood) is a village (at SJ680556) and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, which lies immediately to the west of Crewe, 1½ miles from the centre. The parish also includes the settlements of Brassey Bank and Marshfield Bank.[1] Nearby villages include Wistaston and Worleston.
According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 723,[2] reducing to 678 at the 2011 Census.[3]
Woolstanwood is administered by Minshull Vernon and District Parish Council, jointly with Minshull Vernon and Leighton. Four of the 22 parish councillors represent Woolstanwood.[4][5] From 1974 to 2009 the Borough Council was Crewe and Nantwich. Since 1 April 2009 the civil parish has been administered by the unitary authority of Cheshire East.[6] Woolstanwood falls in the parliamentary constituency of Crewe and Nantwich,[7] which has been represented by Kieran Mullan since 2019,[8] after being represented by Laura Smith (2017–19), Edward Timpson (2008–17) and Gwyneth Dunwoody (1983–2008).
Geography and transport
Much of the civil parish is rural, with the major land use being agricultural. Urban development is present east of the A530 adjacent to Crewe. The River Weaver forms the western boundary of the parish; its tributaries Leighton Brook and Valley Brook form the northern and southern boundaries, respectively. The Crewe–Chester railway line runs east–west through the parish. The A530 between Nantwich and Middlewich runs north–south through the parish, and the A532 splits from it at Marshfield Bank to run eastwards into Crewe.[9][10]
