Kerridge
{{Short description|Village in Cheshire, England}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2025}}
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| civil_parish = Bollington
| country = England
| region = North West England
| coordinates = {{coord|53.290|N|2.098|W|type:city|display=title}}
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| unitary_england = Cheshire East
| lieutenancy_england = Cheshire
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Kerridge is a village in the civil parish of Bollington, in the Cheshire East district, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. Kerridge borders the neighbouring parish of Rainow.
File:Kerridge Ridge and White Nancy Monument - geograph.org.uk - 1167404.jpg and White Nancy]]
It gives its name to Kerridge Ridge – one of the western foothills of the Pennines – by which it stands. It is overlooked by the local landmark of White Nancy. The local industries were quarrying and cotton mills, of which remnants remain.
On 29 February 1912, the Macclesfield Canal at Kerridge burst its banks, flooding several nearby streets.{{cite web|url=http://www.happy-valley.org.uk/history/misc-kerridgebreach.htm|title='Bollington burst' canal breach|website=happyvalley.org.uk|date=2011-02-09|accessdate=28 February 2011}}
History
Kerridge itself comes from 'key ridge', and was known in Old English as 'Gaeg Hrycg'.
Kerridge became a civil parish in 1894, being formed from the rural part of Bollington, On 30 September 1900 the parish was abolished and merged with Bollington.{{cite web|url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/macclesfield.html|title=Macclesfield Registration District|publisher=UKBMD|accessdate=26 September 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10156427|title=Relationships and changes Kerridge CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=26 September 2023}}
References
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External links
{{Portal|Cheshire}}
{{Commons category-inline|Kerridge}}
- [http://www.happy-valley.org.uk/kerridgehp.htm Local webpage]
- [http://www.kriv.org.uk/ Heritage project] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080515200909/http://www.kriv.org.uk/ |date=15 May 2008 }}
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Category:Towns and villages of the Peak District
Category:Former civil parishes in Cheshire
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