Rudheath | |
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![]() The Old Broken Cross public house, Rudheath | |
Location within Cheshire | |
Population | 3,807 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SJ677726 |
Civil parish |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NORTHWICH |
Postcode district | CW9 |
Dialling code | 01606 |
Police | Cheshire |
Fire | Cheshire |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
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 is the location of Rudheath Primary Academy,[2] 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.[3] 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ https://www.rudheathprimaryacademy.co.uk/
- ^ "Frank Roberts Home Page". Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
External links
[edit] Media related to Rudheath at Wikimedia Commons