Ollerton, Cheshire
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Ollerton is a village in the Borough of Cheshire East
and the ceremonial county of Cheshire
, England
. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south east of the town of Knutsford
, and has a population of 323.
Local services are limited, and include a church
which is within Marthall
, pub
and several postboxes. Other services such as the primary
school
, post office
and shop have closed down, due to many residents using services in Knutsford. Ollerton combined with the adjacent village of Marthall
, has a joint parish council, elected every 3 years, though having very limited and symbolic powers. The villages share the new village hall in Marthall
, which was constructed in November 2009.
Ollerton is thought to have come from the name Owlerton and is named in the Domesday Book
.
Cheshire East
Cheshire East is a unitary authority area with borough status in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England.The borough was established in April 2009 as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England, by virtue of an order under the Local Government and Public Involvement in...
and the ceremonial county of Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south east of the town of Knutsford
Knutsford
Knutsford is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority area of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, in North West England...
, and has a population of 323.
Local services are limited, and include a church
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
which is within Marthall
Marthall
Marthall is a village in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is around 3 miles from Knutsford....
, pub
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
and several postboxes. Other services such as the primary
Primary education
A primary school is an institution in which children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as primary or elementary education. Primary school is the preferred term in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth Nations, and in most publications of the United Nations Educational,...
school
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
, post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
and shop have closed down, due to many residents using services in Knutsford. Ollerton combined with the adjacent village of Marthall
Marthall
Marthall is a village in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is around 3 miles from Knutsford....
, has a joint parish council, elected every 3 years, though having very limited and symbolic powers. The villages share the new village hall in Marthall
Marthall
Marthall is a village in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is around 3 miles from Knutsford....
, which was constructed in November 2009.
Ollerton is thought to have come from the name Owlerton and is named in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
.