Wistaston

{{Short description|Village and civil parish in Cheshire,

England }}

{{Infobox UK place

|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 = {{coord|53.0821|-2.4747|display=inline,title}}

| population = 8,117

| population_ref = (2011)

|civil_parish= Wistaston {{cite web |url=http://www.wistastonparishcouncil.org.uk/ |title=Home |website=wistastonparishcouncil.org.uk}}

|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 {{convert|2|mi|km}} west of Crewe town centre and {{convert|3|mi|km}} east of Nantwich. It has a population of 8,222,[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] Retrieved 2009-12-04 reducing to 8,117 at the 2011 Census.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11130799&c=Wistaston&d=16&e=62&g=6407856&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1458124332343&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|access-date=16 March 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}

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’.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}

Awards

Image:Wistaston in Bloom - opp Memorial Hall (1).JPG

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).{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}

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).{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}} The current Chairman of the Parish Council is Councillor John Moore.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}} The annual Parish Council meeting, to which all local Wistonians are invited, is held in April each year in the Wistaston Memorial Hall.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}

Local schools

There are two primary schools in the parish, Wistaston Church Lane Academy and St Mary’s Catholic Primary.{{cite web |title=Map |url=http://www.wistastonparishcouncil.org.uk/map.html |website=Wistaston Parish Council |access-date=29 April 2024}}

Events

Image:Wistaston Village Fete 2005 (9).JPG

Events held in the village each year include:

Village Fete (includes crowning of the Rose Queen, as well as Wistonian of the Year) - formerly held every year at St Mary's Church Rectory in mid-June. Since the Rectory grounds were sold to housing developers, the Fete has been held at Wistaston Church Lane Academy School{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}
Flower and Vegetable Show - held every year at St Mary's Church Hall in August.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}

Sport

Image:WJTC - 30th anniversary (41).JPG

There are a variety of sports teams in Wistaston, including: archery, badminton, cricket, football, tennis and bowls.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}

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.{{cite web|title=Wistaston Sports and Leisure Association|url=http://www.wistastonsportsandleisure.co.uk/|publisher=Wistaston Sports and Leisure Association}}

References

External links

[http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/ Cheshire East Council]
[http://www.wistastonparishcouncil.org.uk/ Wistaston Parish Council]
[http://www.wistaston-np.org.uk/ Wistaston Neighbourhood Plan]
[http://www.wistastoncommunity.co.uk/ Wistaston Community Council]
[http://www.wistastonsportsandleisure.co.uk/ Wistaston Sports and Leisure Association]
{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20041010093617/http://www.creweandnantwich-u3a.org.uk/ Crewe & Nantwich U3A]}}
[http://www.oblateretreatcentre.org.uk/ Oblate Retreat Centre]
[http://wjtc.intheteam.com Wistaston Jubilee Tennis Club]
[http://www.wistastonjunior.school.cheshire.org.uk/ Wistaston Junior School]
[http://wistastonvillage.play-cricket.com Wistaston Village Cricket Club]
[http://www.wistastonwestfield.school.cheshire.org.uk/ Wistaston Westfield Infant School]
[https://www.facebook.com/groups/112611379309137/?ref=share Wistaston (Facebook group)]
[https://www.facebook.com/wistaston/ Wistaston Community News and Events (Facebook page)]

Category:Villages in Cheshire

Category:Civil parishes in Cheshire