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'''Audlem''' is a large village and [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]] located in the unitary authority of [[Cheshire East]] and the ceremonial county of [[Cheshire]] in [[North West England]], approximately {{convert|7|mi|km|abbr=on}} south of [[Nantwich]]. Close to the border with the neighbouring county of [[Shropshire]], the village is eight miles (13&nbsp;km) east of [[Whitchurch, Shropshire|Whitchurch]] and seven miles (11&nbsp;km) north of [[Market Drayton]]. According to the 2001 census, the population of the entire civil parish was 1,790,<ref name=2001census>{{cite web|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=792552&c=Audlem&d=16&e=15&g=428110&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 |title=2001 Census: Audlem|work=Office for National Statistics|accessdate=14 May 2007}}</ref> increasing to 1,991 at the 2011 Census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11120234&c=Audlem&d=16&e=62&g=6407643&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1457872804509&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=13 March 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref>
'''Audlem''' ({{IPAc-en|ʊər|d|l|ə|m}} {{respell|ORD|ləm}}) is a village and [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]] located in the unitary authority of [[Cheshire East]] and the ceremonial county of [[Cheshire]] in [[North West England]], approximately {{convert|7|mi|km|abbr=on}} south of [[Nantwich]]. Close to the border with the neighbouring county of [[Shropshire]], the village is eight miles (13&nbsp;km) east of [[Whitchurch, Shropshire|Whitchurch]] and seven miles (11&nbsp;km) north of [[Market Drayton]]. According to the 2001 census, the population of the entire civil parish was 1,790,<ref name=2001census>{{cite web|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=792552&c=Audlem&d=16&e=15&g=428110&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 |title=2001 Census: Audlem|work=Office for National Statistics|access-date=14 May 2007}}</ref> increasing to 1,991 at the 2011 Census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11120234&c=Audlem&d=16&e=62&g=6407643&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1457872804509&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|access-date=13 March 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Audlem was mentioned in the [[Domesday Book]] as ''Aldelime'', and [[Edward I of England|Edward I]] granted it a market charter in 1295.<ref name=scholes>Scholes, R. (2000). pages&nbsp;24&ndash;25.</ref>
Audlem was mentioned in the [[Domesday Book]] as ''Aldelime'', and [[Edward I of England|Edward I]] granted it a market charter in 1295.<ref name=scholes>Scholes, R. (2000). pages&nbsp;24–25.</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==
It is situated on the [[Shropshire Union Canal]] which has a run of 15 locks, designed by [[Thomas Telford]], to raise the canal from the [[Cheshire Plain]] to the {{convert|93|ft|m}} higher Shropshire Plain. The [[River Weaver]] passes west of the village. [[Audlem railway station]] closed along with the local railway line in the 1960s.
Audlem is on the [[Shropshire Union Canal]], which has a flight of 15 locks, designed by [[Thomas Telford]], to raise the canal {{convert|93|ft|m}} from the [[Cheshire Plain]] to the Shropshire Plain. The [[River Weaver]] passes west of the village. [[Audlem railway station]] closed along with the local railway line in the 1960s.


==Landmarks==
==Landmarks==
[[Moss Hall, Audlem|Moss Hall]] is an [[Elizabethan era|Elizabethan]] [[timber framing|timber-framed]] hall from 1616 which is {{convert|0.5|mi|km|0}} from Audlem village centre.
[[Moss Hall, Audlem|Moss Hall]] is an [[Elizabethan era|Elizabethan]] [[timber framing|timber-framed]] hall from 1616 {{convert|0.5|mi|km|0}} from Audlem village centre.


==Education and facilities==
==Education and facilities==
Audlem has clubs for [[tennis]], [[badminton]], [[Association football|football]], [[cricket]], [[golf]], [[pigeon racing]] (or [[Pigeon keeping|pigeon-fancying]]), [[Caravan (towed trailer)|caravanning]], bell ringing and [[bowls]]. [[Cyclist]]s meet informally at the Old Priest-House Cafe.
Audlem has clubs for [[tennis]], [[badminton]], [[Association football|football]], [[cricket]], [[golf]], [[pigeon racing]] (or [[Pigeon keeping|pigeon-fancying]]), [[Caravan (towed trailer)|caravanning]], bell ringing and [[bowls]]. [[Cyclist]]s meet informally at the Old Priest-House Cafe.
Audlem has a website, AudlemOnline.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.audlem.org/ |title=Home page |website=AudlemOnline |access-date=27 February 2022}}</ref>

Saint James' Primary School is the only school in the village.
Saint James' Primary School is the only school in the village.


==Notable residents and associated people==
==Notable residents and associated people==
* [[Isabella Whitney]] (c.1546/48–after 1624), the first woman known to have published secular poetry in the English language, grew up in Ryle Green when her father took a lease of a farm there.<ref>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/45498 Travitsky BS. 'Whitney, Isabella (fl. 1566–1573)', ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004] (accessed 21 April 2010)</ref> Her brother, [[Geoffrey Whitney]] (c.1548–c.1601), is likewise believed to have been brought up there; also a poet, he is known for his collection ''Choice of Emblemes''.<ref>''Dictionary of National Biography'', vol. LXI, pp. 142–143 (Oxford University Press, 1900)</ref>
* [[William Baker of Audlem|William Baker]] (1705–71) an architect, surveyor and building contractor, lived at Highfields from the 1740s.<ref>Robinson JM. 'Highfields, Audlem, Cheshire'. ''[[Country Life (magazine)|Country Life]]'', 31 January 1991</ref>
* [[William Baker of Audlem|William Baker]] (1705–71), architect, surveyor and building contractor, lived at Highfields from the 1740s.<ref>Robinson JM. 'Highfields, Audlem, Cheshire'. ''[[Country Life (magazine)|Country Life]]'', 31 January 1991</ref>
* [[Henry Lisle]] (1846 in Audlem – 1916) lawyer <ref>[http://saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/documents/Members-of-Legislative-Assembly.pdf Saskatchewan Archives Board, Members of the Legislative Assembly] retrieved 17 March 2018</ref> and political figure in [[Saskatchewan]], Canada
* [[Field marshal (United Kingdom)|Field Marshal]] [[Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere]] (1773–1865), soldier, associate of the [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Duke of Wellington]], was educated at a grammar school then in Audlem for three years from age nine before entering [[Westminster School]].<ref>''Memoirs and Correspondence of Field-marshal Viscount Combermere'', by Mary, Viscountess Combermere and W.W. Knollys (1866), Volume 1, page 25.</ref>
* [[Alice E. Gillington]] (1863 in Audlem – 1934) author, poet and journalist,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160414050932/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-955443961.html EFDSS Folk Music Journal, Alice E. Gillington, Dweller on the Roughs] retrieved 17 March 2018</ref> she published books about Gypsies
* [[Herbert Broomfield]] (1878 in Audlem – unknown) football goalkeeper,<ref>[http://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/a-z_player_archive/a-z_player_archive_pages/broomfield_herbert.html Profile at MUFC Info.com] retrieved 17 March 2018</ref> 28 pro appearances for [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.]]
* [[Henry Lisle]] (1846 in Audlem – 1916), lawyer<ref>[http://saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/documents/Members-of-Legislative-Assembly.pdf Saskatchewan Archives Board, Members of the Legislative Assembly] retrieved 17 March 2018</ref> and political figure in [[Saskatchewan]], Canada
* [[Peter Ellson]] (1925 in Audlem – 2014) professional footballing goalkeeper,<ref>[https://www.crewealex.net/news/2014/april/peter-ellson---a-tribute-/#YzczoY4AyF8Mpoqp.99 Crewe Alexandra F.C., 16 April 2014, Peter Ellson, A Tribute] retrieved 17 March 2018</ref> 219 pro appearances for [[Crewe Alexandra F.C.]]
* [[Alice Elizabeth Gillington]] (1863 in Audlem – 1934), author, poet and journalist;<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160414050932/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-955443961.html EFDSS Folk Music Journal, Alice E. Gillington, Dweller on the Roughs] retrieved 17 March 2018</ref> published books about Gypsies
* [[Mary Clarissa Gillington]], later better known as May Byron (1861 in Audlem – 1936), author, poet, elder sister of Alice Gillington
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* [[Peter McGarr]] (born 1953) a classical composer and teacher; he has written several pieces inspired by Audlem ('Audlem Sonatas', 'Night-time' and 'Mourning Gamelan'), as homage to his mother, who lived in the village when she was a child.<ref>[http://www.petermcgarr-composer.co.uk Website of UK Composer Peter McGarr]</ref>
* [[Herbert Broomfield]] (1878 in Audlem – unknown), football goalkeeper,<ref>[http://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/a-z_player_archive/a-z_player_archive_pages/broomfield_herbert.html Profile at MUFC Info.com] retrieved 17 March 2018</ref> 28 pro appearances for [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.]]
* [[Margaret Canovan]] (1939-2018), political theorist, lived in Audlem from 1979-2003 while working at [[Keele University]].<ref>https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=VZ5sDwAAQBAJ&lpg</ref>
* [[Peter Ellson]] (1925 in Audlem – 2014), professional footballing goalkeeper,<ref>[https://www.crewealex.net/news/2014/april/peter-ellson---a-tribute-/#YzczoY4AyF8Mpoqp.99 Crewe Alexandra F.C., 16 April 2014, Peter Ellson, A Tribute] retrieved 17 March 2018</ref> 219 pro appearances for [[Crewe Alexandra F.C.]]
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* [[Peter McGarr]] (born 1953), classical composer and teacher; he has written several pieces inspired by Audlem ('Audlem Sonatas', 'Night-time' and 'Mourning Gamelan'), as homage to his mother, who lived in the village when she was a child.<ref>[http://www.petermcgarr-composer.co.uk Website of UK Composer Peter McGarr]</ref>
* [[Margaret Canovan]] (1939–2018), political theorist, lived in Audlem from 1979 to 2003 while working at [[Keele University]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VZ5sDwAAQBAJ |title=Directory of European Political Scientists |author=European Consortium for Political Research, University of Essex |publisher=Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. |date=2016 |edition=4th |isbn=9783111577555 |access-date=17 May 2021}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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* [[Listed buildings in Audlem]]
* [[Listed buildings in Audlem]]
* [[St. James' Church, Audlem]]
* [[St. James' Church, Audlem]]
* [[Audlem Baptist Church]]


==Notes and references==
==Notes and references==
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52°59′21″N 2°30′28″W / 52.989187°N 2.507862°W / 52.989187; -2.507862

Audlem (/ʊərdləm/ ORD-ləm) is a village and civil parish located in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire in North West England, approximately 7 mi (11 km) south of Nantwich. Close to the border with the neighbouring county of Shropshire, the village is eight miles (13 km) east of Whitchurch and seven miles (11 km) north of Market Drayton. According to the 2001 census, the population of the entire civil parish was 1,790,[1] increasing to 1,991 at the 2011 Census.[2]

History[edit]

Audlem was mentioned in the Domesday Book as Aldelime, and Edward I granted it a market charter in 1295.[3]

Geography[edit]

Audlem is on the Shropshire Union Canal, which has a flight of 15 locks, designed by Thomas Telford, to raise the canal 93 feet (28 m) from the Cheshire Plain to the Shropshire Plain. The River Weaver passes west of the village. Audlem railway station closed along with the local railway line in the 1960s.

Landmarks[edit]

Moss Hall is an Elizabethan timber-framed hall from 1616 0.5 miles (1 km) from Audlem village centre.

Education and facilities[edit]

Audlem has clubs for tennis, badminton, football, cricket, golf, pigeon racing (or pigeon-fancying), caravanning, bell ringing and bowls. Cyclists meet informally at the Old Priest-House Cafe. Audlem has a website, AudlemOnline.[4] Saint James' Primary School is the only school in the village.

Notable residents and associated people[edit]

See also[edit]

Notes and references[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "2001 Census: Audlem". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 May 2007.
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  3. ^ Scholes, R. (2000). pages 24–25.
  4. ^ "Home page". AudlemOnline. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  5. ^ Travitsky BS. 'Whitney, Isabella (fl. 1566–1573)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 (accessed 21 April 2010)
  6. ^ Dictionary of National Biography, vol. LXI, pp. 142–143 (Oxford University Press, 1900)
  7. ^ Robinson JM. 'Highfields, Audlem, Cheshire'. Country Life, 31 January 1991
  8. ^ Memoirs and Correspondence of Field-marshal Viscount Combermere, by Mary, Viscountess Combermere and W.W. Knollys (1866), Volume 1, page 25.
  9. ^ Saskatchewan Archives Board, Members of the Legislative Assembly retrieved 17 March 2018
  10. ^ EFDSS Folk Music Journal, Alice E. Gillington, Dweller on the Roughs retrieved 17 March 2018
  11. ^ Profile at MUFC Info.com retrieved 17 March 2018
  12. ^ Crewe Alexandra F.C., 16 April 2014, Peter Ellson, A Tribute retrieved 17 March 2018
  13. ^ Website of UK Composer Peter McGarr
  14. ^ European Consortium for Political Research, University of Essex (2016). Directory of European Political Scientists (4th ed.). Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. ISBN 9783111577555. Retrieved 17 May 2021.

Bibliography[edit]

  • Scholes, R. (2000). Towns and villages of Britain: Cheshire. Wilmslow, Cheshire: Sigma Press. ISBN 1-85058-637-3.

External links[edit]

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