Wistaston Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Wistaston
Label Position:top
Static Image:Wells Green Methodist Church (2).JPG
Static Image Caption:Wells Green Methodist Church
Map Type:Cheshire
Coordinates:53.0821°N -2.4747°W
Population:8,117
Population Ref:(2011)
Civil Parish:Wistaston [1]
Unitary England:Cheshire East
Lieutenancy England:Cheshire
Region:North West England
Constituency Westminster:Crewe and Nantwich
Post Town:CREWE
Postcode District:CW2
Postcode Area:CW
Dial Code:01270
Os Grid Reference:SJ682539

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 2miles west of Crewe town centre and 3miles east of Nantwich. It has a population of 8,222,[2] reducing to 8,117 at the 2011 Census.[3]

History

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’.

Awards

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).

Parish council

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). The current Chairman of the Parish Council is Councillor John Moore. The annual Parish Council meeting, to which all local Wistonians are invited, is held in April each year in the Wistaston Memorial Hall.

Local schools

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

Events held in the village each year include:

Sport

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

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

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. The 100th issue of Roundabout was published in spring 2006 - its 25th anniversary. The first editor of Roundabout was Malcolm Bellis; the current editor is Eileen Bamber.[7]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home . wistastonparishcouncil.org.uk.
  2. 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
  3. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 16 March 2016. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics.
  4. Web site: Map . Wistaston Parish Council . 29 April 2024.
  5. Web site: Wistaston Sports and Leisure Association. Wistaston Sports and Leisure Association.
  6. Web site: Roundabout Magazine. Wistaston Community Council.
  7. Web site: Roundabout Magazine. Wistaston Community Council.