Wistaston

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title: "Wistaston" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-cheshire", "civil-parishes-in-cheshire"] description: "Village and civil parish in Cheshire, England" topic_path: "general/villages-in-cheshire" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wistaston" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village and civil parish in Cheshire, England ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]

Field	Value
country	England
official_name	Wistaston
label_position	top
static_image	Wells Green Methodist Church (2).JPG
static_image_caption	Wells Green Methodist Church
map_type	Cheshire
coordinates
population	8,117
population_ref	(2011)
civil_parish	Wistaston
unitary_england	Cheshire East
lieutenancy_england	Cheshire
region	North West England
constituency_westminster	Crewe and Nantwich
post_town	CREWE
postcode_district	CW2
postcode_area	CW
dial_code	01270
os_grid_reference	SJ682539
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Wistaston is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, North West England. It is sited approximately 2 mi west of Crewe town centre and 3 mi east of Nantwich. It has a population of 8,222, reducing to 8,117 at the 2011 Census.

History

In the Domesday Survey of 1086, the area was called Wistanestune and was a going concern having a population of 25 to 30 people, valuable woodland and arable land, and deer roaming about. It had been worth 30 shillings, but after William the Conqueror's devastation of Cheshire, it was worth just ten shillings in 1086. It was one of several local villages with the suffix ‘tune’ or ‘ton’ - meaning a ‘farmstead’.

Awards

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The village has won the following awards, Cheshire Community Council ‘Best Kept Village Competition’ (1984, 1988, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2019), Civic Pride Award (1993, 1994, 1995) and Cheshire Community Council ‘Community Pride’ (2005).

Parish council

Wistaston Parish Council is made up of 12 elected councillors in three wards (Wistaston Green, St Mary's, and Wells Green). The current Chairman of the Parish Council is Councillor John Moore. The Parish Council holds monthly meetings in the Memorial Hall, to which all Wistonians are invited.

Local schools

There are two primary schools in the parish, Wistaston Church Lane Academy and St Mary’s Catholic Primary.

Events

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Events held in the village include:

• Village Fete (includes crowning of the Rose Queen, as well as Wistonian of the Year) - formerly held every year at St Mary's Church Rectory in mid-June. Since the Rectory grounds were sold to housing developers, the Fete has been held at Wistaston Church Lane Academy School
• Flower and Produce Show - held every year at St Mary's Church Hall in August.

Sport

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/WJTC_-30th_anniversary(41).JPG" caption="Wistaston Jubilee Tennis Club's 30th anniversary celebration"] ::

There are a variety of sports teams in Wistaston, including: archery, badminton, cricket, football, tennis and bowls.

Wistaston Sports and Leisure Association run the Eric Swan Sports Ground and Brittles Pavilion; the ground is located off Church Lane behind the primary school. The association was set up in 1997; it is an independent 'not for profit' organisation set up to encourage sport and leisure activities in Wistaston.

References

References

1. "Home".
2. link. (13 June 2011 Retrieved 2009-12-04)
3. "Civil Parish population 2011". Office for National Statistics.
4. "Wistaston Parish Council".
5. "Wistaston Parish Council".
6. "Wistaston Parish Council".
7. "Map".
8. "Flower and Produce Show".
9. "Wistaston Sports and Leisure Association". Wistaston Sports and Leisure Association.
10. "Roundabout Magazine". Wistaston Community Council.

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