Allostock
| Allostock | |
|---|---|
 The Drovers Arms, Allostock | |
  Allostock Location within Cheshire | |
| Population | 816 (2011 census) |
| OS grid reference | SJ744708 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Knutsford |
| Postcode district | WA16 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
Allostock is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, about five miles south of Knutsford and 20 miles south of Manchester. Allostock was formerly in the borough of Vale Royal until it was abolished on 1 April 2009 to form Cheshire West and Chester.[1] Allostock is located on an affluent of the river Weaver. It had a population of 816 according to the 2011 census data as well as 325 households.[2]
John Bartholemew wrote this in 1887 about Allostock:
- "Allostock, township, Great Budworth par., mid. Cheshire, 5 miles S. of Knutsford, 3017 ac., pop. 501."[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Cheshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008
- ^ Allostock. "Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ Bartholomew, John (1887). Gazetteer of the British Isles (1st ed.). Allostock: Bartholemew. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
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