Whitley Parish
Council
Whitley is a
rural parish and community within the north-western part of the Borough
of Vale Royal in the County of Cheshire. It comprises 833 hectares (2182
acres) of predominantly agricultural land, lying mainly in the northern part of
a triangle of land bounded by the A49 (Warrington to Tarporley) to the west,
the A559 (Warrington to Northwich) to the east and the A533 (Runcorn to
Northwich) to the south. The centres of the towns of Warrington to the
north and Northwich to the south are almost equi-distant.
Whitley -
Our Village
As it is today
As it is today
The Parish
comprises two parts, Higher Whitley to the north and east and Lower Whitley to
the south and west. Both have settlement centres with a small nucleus of
residences. Higher Whitley includes a separate small sub-settlement at Norcott
Brook. The combined population is approximately 540 persons including 106
children residing in 217 dwellings.
The principal
buildings of Lower Whitley are St Lukes Church and The Chetwode Arms Public
House lying within the Lower Whitley Conversation Area. The focal
point of Higher Whitley is Town Pit, a medium-sized pond now registered as a
Village Green and which the community has restored over a number of
years. It is believed to have been a watering place for cattle on
the drovers road to Liverpool. A group of period properties stand in close proximity
making an attractive and much-photographed scene. The Higher Whitley
Conservation Area embraces these features.
Whitley lies
wholly within the North Cheshire Green Belt. Responsible authorities are
Cheshire County Council, Vale Royal Borough Council and Whitley Parish
Council. The Parish Council was formed immediately following the passing
of the Local Government Act 1894 under which Parish Councils were created.
There are currently seven Parish Councillors, elections occurring every 4
years.
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The Whitley
Parish Council Website is a work in progress - we need your help. Please
contact me Steve Moore on stephan.1612@btinternet.com if you
have any ideas, suggestions and expertise. In particular we need photos
of the village and villagers, old and new.
May 2011
With the kind contribution of some pictures from Geoffrey Brereton Holt we have started a page on Whitley though the ages.
May 2011
With the kind contribution of some pictures from Geoffrey Brereton Holt we have started a page on Whitley though the ages.
Whitley 10k - Back on http://whitley10k.wemakejam.org/
PARISH COUNCIL - WHITLEY NO.2 PIT
The Parish Council have at last completed the acquisition of No.2 Pit (former
sand quarry between A49 and Raddel Lane) by way of a long lease from Cheshire
West and Chester Council.
Information on the new Byelaw can be found here
Details of draft Byelaw are available
here