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Nether Alderley 
Summary
Nether Alderley is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England, on the A34 a mile and a half south of Alderley Edge. The civil parish includes the hamlets of Monk's Heath and Soss Moss.
| Nether Alderley | |
|---|---|
 St. Mary's Church, Nether Alderley | |
  Nether Alderley Location within Cheshire | |
| Population | 665 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SJ842763 |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MACCLESFIELD |
| Postcode district | SK10 |
| Dialling code | 01625 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
At Monk's Heath crossroads, the A34 crosses the A537. The AstraZeneca research laboratories at Alderley Park house 260 cancer research scientists.[1][2]
At the 2011 census, the population was 665.[3]
Landmarks edit
St Mary's Church, Nether Alderley, is a Grade I listed building,[4] described by Nickolaus Pevsner as "unexpectedly and picturesquely irregular".[5] Nether Alderley Mill is a 16th-century watermill owned by the National Trust[6] and designated at Grade II*.[7]
Notable residents edit
- David Beckham and his wife, pop star Victoria Beckham, used to have a house in Nether Alderley.[8]
- Neil Hamilton and his wife Christine used to live next door to St Mary's Church in Nether Alderley.[9]
- Ole Gunnar Solskjær has a house in Nether Alderley.[10]
- Henry de Motlowe, judge and politician, was the local landowner in the 1340s and 1350s
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Astra Zeneca Cancer Research Laboratories
- ^ "Astra Zeneca - Alderley Park site", archived from the original on 15 July 2009, retrieved 18 July 2009
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011", Neighbourhood Statistics, Office for National Statistics, retrieved 14 March 2016
- ^ Historic England, "Church of St Mary, Nether Alderley (1138849)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 14 May 2012
- ^ Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011). The Buildings of England: Cheshire. Yale University Press. p. 503. ISBN 9780300170436.
- ^ Nether Alderley Mill, National Trust, retrieved 10 March 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Nether Alderley Mill and dam wall (1139592)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 March 2012
- ^ "New road threatens Beckhams' home", BBC News, 12 July 2002, retrieved 3 June 2020
- ^ "Hamiltons Put £1.25 Million Home on The Market", Warrington Guardian, 12 April 2001, retrieved 3 June 2020
- ^ "Ole to demolish mansion", Manchester Evening News, 1 November 2007, retrieved 3 June 2020
External links edit
Media related to Nether Alderley at Wikimedia Commons