Ridley, Cheshire

Ridley, Cheshire

Ridley is a civil parish in the Crewe and Nantwich district of Cheshire, England, which lies to the north east of Malpas and to the west of Nantwich. The parish is largely rural with scattered farms and buildings and no significant settlements. Nearby villages include Bulkeley, Bunbury, Faddiley, Peckforton and Spurstow.

The River Weaver runs north–south through the parish, close to its source in the Peckforton Hills. The A49 and A534 roads run north–south and east–west through the parish, respectively.

According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 120. [Combining Cheshire County Council: Local Statistics: Peckforton - Ridley & [http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=792597&c=peckforton&d=16&e=15&g=428289&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 Neighbourhood Statistics: Peckforton CP] (accessed 17 August 2007)]

Education

Ridley civil parish falls within the catchment areas of Bickerton Holy Trinity CE Primary School in Bickerton and Bishop Heber High School in Malpas. [ [http://maps.cheshire.gov.uk/cheshirecc.interactivemapping.web.internet/Default.aspx?e=353980&n=353065&mpp=25&layers=BOU.PLA.PLO.PAR.PSCA&hLayer=PSCA&hField=OBJECTID&hValue=596 Cheshire County Council: Interactive Mapping: Bickerton Holy Trinity CE Primary School] (accessed 25 May 2008)] [ [http://maps.cheshire.gov.uk/cheshirecc.interactivemapping.web.internet/Default.aspx?e=351180&n=353295&mpp=10&layers=BOU.PLA.PLO.PAR.SSCA&hLayer=SSCA&hField=OBJECTID&hValue=96 Cheshire County Council: Interactive Mapping: Bishop Heber High School] (accessed 25 May 2008)]

References

External links

* [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/chs/ridley.html Genuki: Ridley]


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