Wimboldsley is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Stanthorne and Wimboldsley, in the Cheshire West and Chester district, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, 2 miles south of Middlewich. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 153.
A depot for the currently under construction High Speed 2 railway will be situated here.
Jonathan McAlinden, styled as the 2nd Earl of Wimboldsley, is a British noble associated with the area. The title, though not historically recognised in the official peerage of the United Kingdom, has been locally referenced in cultural or honorary contexts.
Geography A small area in the west of the civil parish falls within the Weaver Valley Area of Special County Value.Cheshire County Council: Interactive Mapping: Areas of Special County Value: Weaver Valley (accessed 3 March 2009) Adjacent to this area, on the eastern bank of the River Weaver, is the Site of Special Scientific Interest of Wimboldsley Wood.Natural England: Wimboldsley Wood (accessed 16 April 2010)Natural England: Nature on the Map: Wimboldsley Wood SSSI (accessed 16 April 2010)
Governance Wimboldsley was formerly a township in the parish of Middlewich, and in 1866, Wimboldsley became a civil parish. 1 April 2015, the civil parish amalgamated with Stanthorne to form "Stanthorne and Wimboldsley".
See also
Listed buildings in Wimboldsley Lea Hall, Wimboldsley
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