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Rudheath

Rudheath
The Old Broken Cross public house, Rudheath
Rudheath is located in Cheshire
Rudheath
Rudheath
Location within Cheshire
Population3,807 (2011)
OS grid referenceSJ677726
Civil parish
  • Rudheath
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORTHWICH
Postcode districtCW9
Dialling code01606
PoliceCheshire
FireCheshire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cheshire
53°15′00″N 2°28′59″W / 53.25°N 2.483°W / 53.25; -2.483

Rudheath is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, in the north west of England, approximately 2 miles east of Northwich. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 census was 3,807.[1] Rudheath has a parish council, the lowest level of local government.[2]

Rudheath is the location of Rudheath Primary Academy,[3] and the Rudheath Senior Academy. Both schools provide education to school-age children from the village and the surrounding area.

Contemporary major local employers include Frank Roberts & Sons, a bakery that has been associated with the area since 1887. Two of Frank Roberts & Sons's three main business divisions, Roberts Bakery and The Little Treats Co, are based on the A556 in Rudheath and Aldred's The Bakers, is located in Ilkeston, Derbyshire.[4] Morrisons supermarket has a large distribution centre on the A530, while Orange, Barclays Bank and The Hut Group all have business centres at Gadbrook Park, off the A556.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Rudheath Parish Council". rudheath-pc.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  3. ^ https://www.rudheathprimaryacademy.co.uk/
  4. ^ "Frank Roberts Home Page". Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.

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