Swettenham

Swettenham

St Peter's Church, Swettenham
Swettenham
Swettenham shown within Cheshire
Population 291 (2011)
OS grid reference SJ800671
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Congleton
Postcode district CW12
Dialling code 01477
Police Cheshire
Fire Cheshire
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK Parliament

Swettenham is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 Official UK Census, the population of the entire civil parish was 248,[1] increasing to 291 at the 2011 Census.[2]

Within the parish is Kermincham Hall, Swettenham Meadows Nature Reserve and Quinta Arboretum,[3] both managed by Cheshire Wildlife Trust.[4][5] The Lovell Quinta Arboretum was founded by astronomer Sir Bernard Lovell, who lived at Swettenham from 1948 until his death in 2012; it has been managed by Tatton Garden Society since 2003.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Official 2001 Census Figures. Retrieval Date: 13 August 2007.
  2. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  3. ↑ www.rhs.org.uk
  4. ↑ Swettenham Meadows Information. Archived 2010-11-21 at the Wayback Machine. Cheshire Wildlife Trust Website. Retrieval Date: 15 August 2007.
  5. 1 2 "The Lovell Quinta Arboretum". Tatton Garden Society. Retrieved 17 August 2018.

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