Adlington, United Kingdom
Adlington is a town of 1,081 people in England, United Kingdom.
Why visit Adlington
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks, 2 parks and trails, 3 places to eat, 1 place to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Avro Heritage Museum and Adlington Hall.
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About Adlington
Adlington is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It was known as Eduluintune in the Domesday Book. According to the 2001 census the civil parish had a population of 1,081 people across 401 households. There is a mixed, non-denominational primary school in the village.
From the Wikipedia article Adlington, Cheshire (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks4
Anson Engine Museum
Museum · 2.7 mi
Museum based in Poynton, England, United Kingdom
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes3
History
Adlington was a chapelry and township in Prestbury ancient parish. It became a separate civil parish in 1866 and had slight changes to its civil parish boundaries in 1936. It was in Hamestan hundred, which later became Macclesfield Hundred and, later still, was assigned to be part of Macclesfield Poor Law Union and Rural Sanitary District. When Macclesfield Rural District council was established in 1894, Adlington became a civil parish within it. In 1974, local government reorganisation led to it becoming part of the Borough of Macclesfield, which in turn was succeeded by Cheshire East Council in 2009.
Adlington Hall, dating from at least the end of the 13th century, is located at the western end of the village.
Adlington made the news in January 2008, when a delivery vehicle shed 18 tonnes of mango chutney onto the road through the village. A spokesman for F Swain and Sons, the company which owns the lorry, said: "It was just one of those things."
From the History section of Adlington, Cheshire on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable people from Adlington
- Bob Cookecricketer (born 1943)
- Carol MatherBritish army officer and politician (1919-2006)
Born in Adlington, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship8
Schools, colleges and libraries2
Map of Adlington
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Getting there and nearby towns
Manchester Airport (MAN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 6 miles away.
- Poynton 2 mi north, about 4 min by car
- Bramhall 3 mi northwest, about 5 min by car
- Wilmslow 4 mi west, about 6 min by car
- Macclesfield 4 mi south, about 7 min by car
- Cheadle Hulme 4 mi northwest, about 7 min by car
- Hazel Grove 4 mi north, about 7 min by car
- Stockport 6 mi north, about 10 min by car
- Marple 6 mi northeast, about 10 min by car
- New Mills 6 mi northeast, about 10 min by car
- Bredbury 7 mi north, about 11 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Avro Heritage Museum Rear, Trevor Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Courtyard from the south-west, John Swallow, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Anson engine museum 6246, Photograph by Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent. ( www.clemrutter.net )., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bollington Methodist Church, AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dean Row Unitarian Chapel, Wilmslow, Mike in Macc, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St Christopher's Church, Pott Shrigley, Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0
- St George's Church, Poynton, David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0
- St John's Church, Bollington, Dave Kelly, CC BY-SA 2.0
- St Oswald's Church Bollington 1, AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Adlington Primary School, Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St John, Mission Church, Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Interior of St Peter's Church, Prestbury, Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, julianlb, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, julianlb, CC BY-SA 4.0
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