Manley, Cheshire

Manley is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester (formerly Vale Royal) and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, in the north west of England.

Manley

St. John's Church, Manley
Manley
Location within Cheshire
Population614 (2011)
OS grid referenceSJ508716
Civil parish
  • Manley
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townFRODSHAM
Postcode districtWA6
Dialling code01928
PoliceCheshire
FireCheshire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

Manley had a quarry which was opened in 1860 and claimed to produce white building stone of the same quality as that used to build Eaton Hall and Chester Castle.[1] When the railway came through the quarry was connected to it via a rail siding close to Manley Station - which was one of the shortest lived passenger stations, opening on 22 June 1870 and closing for passengers on 1 May 1875, though it remained open for goods traffic. The quarry sidings closed around 1910, though the track remained in use for freight traffic until 1991.

The population at the 2011 census was 614.[2]

The television writer and novelist Cyril Abraham, who created the popular BBC drama The Onedin Line, lived in Manley until his death.

See also

References
  1. Chester Chronicle, 1 September 1860, p4
  2. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 28 May 2015.

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