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cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Sport subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Sport-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Rugby_union" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Rugby_union"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1</span> <span>Rugby union</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Rugby_union-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Football" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Football"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2</span> <span>Football</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Football-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Tennis" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Tennis"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.3</span> <span>Tennis</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Tennis-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Basketball" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Basketball"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.4</span> <span>Basketball</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Basketball-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_sports" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_sports"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.5</span> <span>Other sports</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other_sports-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Transport" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Transport"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Transport</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Transport-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet 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id="toc-Roads-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Waterways" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Waterways"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.4</span> <span>Waterways</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Waterways-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Air" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Air"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.5</span> <span>Air</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Air-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Public_services" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Public_services"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Public services</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Public_services-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Religion" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Religion"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Religion</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Religion-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Education" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Education"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>Education</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Education-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Education subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Education-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Primary_schools" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Primary_schools"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.1</span> <span>Primary schools</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Primary_schools-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-High_and_secondary_schools" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#High_and_secondary_schools"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.2</span> <span>High and secondary schools</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-High_and_secondary_schools-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Special_and_alternative_schools" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Special_and_alternative_schools"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.3</span> <span>Special and alternative schools</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Special_and_alternative_schools-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notable_people" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notable_people"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>Notable people</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Notable_people-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Notable people subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Notable_people-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Public_service_and_commerce" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Public_service_and_commerce"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12.1</span> <span>Public service and commerce</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Public_service_and_commerce-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Arts" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Arts"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12.2</span> <span>Arts</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Arts-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sports" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sports"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12.3</span> <span>Sports</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sports-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Twin_towns_–_sister_cities" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Twin_towns_–_sister_cities"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">13</span> <span>Twin towns – sister cities</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Twin_towns_–_sister_cities-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Aldermen/Alderwomen_and_Freeman" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Aldermen/Alderwomen_and_Freeman"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">14</span> <span>Aldermen/Alderwomen and Freeman</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Aldermen/Alderwomen_and_Freeman-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Freedom_of_Congleton" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Freedom_of_Congleton"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">15</span> <span>Freedom of Congleton</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Freedom_of_Congleton-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Awards" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Awards"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">16</span> <span>Awards</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Awards-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Gallery" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Gallery"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">17</span> <span>Gallery</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Gallery-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">18</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">19</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sources" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sources"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">20</span> <span>Sources</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sources-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div 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href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%86%D9%82%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86" title="کونقلتون – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="کونقلتون" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congleton_(Cheshire)" title="Congleton (Cheshire) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Congleton (Cheshire)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congleton_(lungsod)" title="Congleton (lungsod) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Congleton (lungsod)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congleton" title="Congleton – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Congleton" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congleton" title="Congleton – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Congleton" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congleton" title="Congleton – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Congleton" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congleton" title="Congleton – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Congleton" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%86%DA%AF%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86" title="کونگلتون – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="کونگلتون" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congleton" title="Congleton – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Congleton" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congleton" title="Congleton – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Congleton" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congleton" title="Congleton – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Congleton" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congleton" title="Congleton – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Congleton" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congleton_(plaats)" title="Congleton (plaats) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Congleton (plaats)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congleton" title="Congleton – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Congleton" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congleton" title="Congleton – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Congleton" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congleton" title="Congleton – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Congleton" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%BB%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD" title="Конглтон – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Конглтон" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congleton" title="Congleton – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Congleton" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link 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class="infobox-data"><span class="country-name"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Sovereign state</a></th><td class="infobox-data">United Kingdom</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Post_town" title="Post town">Post town</a></th><td class="infobox-data">CONGLETON</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Postcodes_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Postcodes in the United Kingdom">Postcode district</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/CW_postcode_area" title="CW postcode area">CW12</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbers_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Telephone numbers in the United Kingdom">Dialling code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">01260</td></tr><tr 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li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"> <dl><dt><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold">List of places</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_locations" title="List of United Kingdom locations">UK</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_places_in_England" title="List of places in England">England</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_places_in_Cheshire" title="List of places in Cheshire">Cheshire</a></dd></dl></div> <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Congleton&params=53.162_N_2.217_W_region:GB_type:city(30015)"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">53°09′43″N</span> <span class="longitude">2°13′01″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">53.162°N 2.217°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">53.162; -2.217</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Congleton</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Market_town" title="Market town">market town</a> and <a href="/wiki/Civil_parish" title="Civil parish">civil parish</a> in the unitary authority of <a href="/wiki/Cheshire_East" title="Cheshire East">Cheshire East</a> in <a href="/wiki/Cheshire" title="Cheshire">Cheshire</a>, England. It is on the <a href="/wiki/River_Dane" title="River Dane">River Dane</a>, 21 miles (34 km) south of <a href="/wiki/Manchester" title="Manchester">Manchester</a> and 13 miles (21 km) north of <a href="/wiki/Stoke_on_Trent" class="mw-redirect" title="Stoke on Trent">Stoke on Trent</a>. At the <a href="/wiki/2021_United_Kingdom_census" title="2021 United Kingdom census">2021 census</a>, it had a population of 30,015.<sup id="cite_ref-Population_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Population-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability"><span title="does not give a figure (January 2023)">failed verification</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Toponymy">Toponymy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Congleton&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Toponymy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The town's name is of unknown origin. The first recorded reference to it was in 1282, when it was spelt <i>Congelton</i>. The element <i>Congle</i> might relate to the old Norse <i>kang</i> meaning a bend, followed by the Old English element <i>tun</i> meaning settlement.<sup id="cite_ref-ekwall120_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ekwall120-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Congleton&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first settlements in the Congleton area were <a href="/wiki/Neolithic" title="Neolithic">Neolithic</a>. <a href="/wiki/Stone_Age" title="Stone Age">Stone Age</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bronze_Age" title="Bronze Age">Bronze Age</a> artefacts have been found in the town.<sup id="cite_ref-Congleton_Museum_website_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Congleton_Museum_website-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Congleton was once thought to have been a <a href="/wiki/Roman_Empire" title="Roman Empire">Roman</a> settlement, although there is no archaeological or documentary evidence to support this. Congleton became a <a href="/wiki/Market_town" title="Market town">market town</a> after <a href="/wiki/Vikings" title="Vikings">Vikings</a> destroyed nearby Davenport. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Godwin,_Earl_of_Wessex" title="Godwin, Earl of Wessex">Godwin, Earl of Wessex</a> held the town in the <a href="/wiki/Saxon" class="mw-redirect" title="Saxon">Saxon</a> period. The town is mentioned in the <a href="/wiki/Domesday_Book" title="Domesday Book">Domesday Book</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> where it is listed as <i>Cogeltone: Bigot de Loges</i>. <a href="/wiki/William_the_Conqueror" title="William the Conqueror">William the Conqueror</a> granted the whole of Cheshire to his nephew the <a href="/wiki/Earl_of_Chester" title="Earl of Chester">Earl of Chester</a> who constructed several fortifications including the town's castle in 1208. In the 13th century, Congleton belonged to the <a href="/wiki/De_Lacy" title="De Lacy">de Lacy</a> family.<sup id="cite_ref-Congleton_Museum_website_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Congleton_Museum_website-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Henry_de_Lacy,_Earl_of_Lincoln" title="Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln">Henry de Lacy, 3rd Earl of Lincoln</a> granted the town its first charter in 1272, enabling it to hold fairs and markets, elect a mayor and ale taster, have a <a href="/wiki/Merchant_guild" class="mw-redirect" title="Merchant guild">merchant guild</a> and <a href="/wiki/Decapitation" title="Decapitation">behead</a> known criminals.<sup id="cite_ref-Congleton_Museum_website_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Congleton_Museum_website-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1451, the River Dane flooded, destroying a number of buildings, the town's mill and a wooden bridge.<sup id="cite_ref-Congleton_Museum_website_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Congleton_Museum_website-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The river was diverted, and the town was rebuilt on higher ground. </p><p>Congleton became known in the 1620s when <a href="/wiki/Bear-baiting" title="Bear-baiting">bear-baiting</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cockfighting" title="Cockfighting">cockfighting</a> were popular sports.<sup id="cite_ref-Congleton_Museum_website_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Congleton_Museum_website-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Bearwardsandtheirsocialstatus_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bearwardsandtheirsocialstatus-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The town was unable to attract large crowds to its bear-baiting contests and lacked the money to pay for a new, more aggressive bear. A legend tells that Congleton spent the money they were going to spend on a bible on a bear; this legend is only partly true as only part of the fund to buy a new bible was used to buy a new bear.<sup id="cite_ref-Bearwardsandtheirsocialstatus_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bearwardsandtheirsocialstatus-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The legend earned Congleton the nickname Beartown. The chorus of 20th-century folk song "Congleton Bear",<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> by folk artist <a href="/wiki/John_Tams" title="John Tams">John Tams</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> runs: </p> <dl><dd>Congleton Rare, Congleton Rare</dd> <dd>Sold the Bible to buy a bear.</dd></dl> <p>During the <a href="/wiki/English_Civil_War" title="English Civil War">Civil War</a>, former mayor and lawyer <a href="/wiki/John_Bradshaw_(judge)" title="John Bradshaw (judge)">John Bradshaw</a> became president of the court which sent <a href="/wiki/Charles_I_of_England" title="Charles I of England">Charles I</a> to his execution in 1649. His signature as <a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_for_England_and_Wales" title="Attorney General for England and Wales">Attorney General</a> was the first on the king's death warrant.<sup id="cite_ref-Congleton_Museum_website_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Congleton_Museum_website-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A plaque on Bradshaw House in Lawton Street commemorates him. Almost opposite the town hall, the White Lion public house bears a <a href="/wiki/Blue_plaque" title="Blue plaque">blue plaque</a>, placed by the Congleton Civic Society, which reads: "The White Lion, built 16–17th century. Said to have housed the attorney's office where John Bradshaw, regicide, served his articles."<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Old_Mill_(1753-1830)_in_1902.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Old_Mill_%281753-1830%29_in_1902.png/220px-Old_Mill_%281753-1830%29_in_1902.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Old_Mill_%281753-1830%29_in_1902.png/330px-Old_Mill_%281753-1830%29_in_1902.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Old_Mill_%281753-1830%29_in_1902.png/440px-Old_Mill_%281753-1830%29_in_1902.png 2x" data-file-width="460" data-file-height="278" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/List_of_textile_mills_in_Cheshire#Congleton" title="List of textile mills in Cheshire">Old Mill</a> and the town corn mill photographed in 1902; the mill became unstable and Roldane Mill was built on the site in 1923. The mill was demolished in 2003, and sheltered housing is being built here.</figcaption></figure> <p>King <a href="/wiki/Edward_I_of_England" title="Edward I of England">Edward I</a> granted permission to build a mill. Congleton became an important centre of textile production, especially leather gloves and <a href="/wiki/Lace" title="Lace">lace</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Congleton_Museum_website_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Congleton_Museum_website-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Congleton had an early <a href="/wiki/Silk_throwing" title="Silk throwing">silk throwing</a> mill, the <a href="/wiki/List_of_textile_mills_in_Cheshire#Congleton" title="List of textile mills in Cheshire">Old Mill</a> built by John Clayton and Nathaniel Pattison in 1753.<sup id="cite_ref-Callandine_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Callandine-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> More mills followed, and cotton was also spun. The town's prosperity depended on <a href="/wiki/Tariff" title="Tariff">tariffs</a> imposed on imported silk. When tariffs were removed in the 1860s, the empty mills were converted to <a href="/wiki/Fustian" title="Fustian">fustian</a> cutting. A limited silk ribbon weaving industry survived into the 20th century, and woven labels were still produced in the 1990s. Many mills survive as industrial or residential units.<sup id="cite_ref-bdghs_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bdghs-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Congleton_water_tower.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Congleton_water_tower.jpg/170px-Congleton_water_tower.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="237" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Congleton_water_tower.jpg/255px-Congleton_water_tower.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Congleton_water_tower.jpg/340px-Congleton_water_tower.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2268" data-file-height="3168" /></a><figcaption>Congleton water tower built 1881</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1881, in order to improve the water supply to the town, a pumping station was built on Forge Lane to draw water from the <a href="/wiki/Spring_(hydrology)" title="Spring (hydrology)">springs</a> in Forge Wood and pump it up to a <a href="/wiki/Water_tower" title="Water tower">water tower</a> at the top of the hill. The red and yellow brick water tower was designed by the engineer William Blackshaw. A second adjacent tower was constructed later.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Congleton_Town_Hall" title="Congleton Town Hall">Congleton Town Hall</a> was designed in the <a href="/wiki/Gothic_architecture" title="Gothic architecture">Gothic</a> style by <a href="/wiki/Edward_William_Godwin" title="Edward William Godwin">Edward William Godwin</a>. It was completed in 1866.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The current hospital in Congleton was opened by the <a href="/wiki/George_VI" title="George VI">Duke of York</a> on 22 May 1924.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1920 , the Marie Hall home for boys was established in West House, an 18th-century house on West Road, as a branch of the <a href="/wiki/National_Children%E2%80%99s_Home" class="mw-redirect" title="National Children’s Home">National Children’s Home</a>. It became an <a href="/wiki/Approved_school" title="Approved school">approved school</a> in 1935 and was renamed Danesford School. It was converted into a Community Home with Education in 1973, run jointly by NCH and Cheshire County Council. Danesford has since closed, and the Grade II listed buildings have been converted for residential use.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Congleton elected its first Lady Mayor in November 1945.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the celebration marking 700 years of Congleton's Charter in 1972 Queen <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a> and <a href="/wiki/Prince_Philip" class="mw-redirect" title="Prince Philip">Prince Philip</a> visited Congleton in May, this was the first visit by a reigning monarch since the visit of King <a href="/wiki/George_V" title="George V">George V</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mary_of_Teck" title="Mary of Teck">Queen Mary</a> in 1913.<sup id="cite_ref-Alcock_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Alcock-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1983 <a href="/wiki/Princess_Michael_of_Kent" title="Princess Michael of Kent">Princess Michael of Kent</a> visited Congleton.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the celebration marking 700 years of Mayoralty in Congleton in 2018 the <a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">Prince of Wales</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Duchess_of_Cornwall_Camilla" class="mw-redirect" title="Duchess of Cornwall Camilla">Duchess of Cornwall</a> visited the town.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2019 the <a href="/wiki/Serial_rapist" title="Serial rapist">serial rapist</a> <a href="/wiki/Joseph_McCann_(criminal)" title="Joseph McCann (criminal)">Joseph Mccann</a> was arrested on a country lane in Congleton after a nationwide manhunt for him.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As part of the celebration marking 750 years of Congleton's charter Congleton appointed an Ale Taster.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2023 part of the Congleton town centre was regenerated as part of the Congleton Market Quarter project.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The regenerated part of Congleton town centre is named the "Congleton Market Quarter" and it opened in November 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 28 September 2024 Congleton appointed its first female town crier.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Governance">Governance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Congleton&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Governance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Congleton_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Congleton (UK Parliament constituency)">Congleton parliamentary constituency</a> is a <a href="/wiki/County_constituency" class="mw-redirect" title="County constituency">county constituency</a> represented in the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">House of Commons</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Parliament of the United Kingdom">Parliament of the United Kingdom</a>. It includes the towns of Congleton, <a href="/wiki/Alsager" title="Alsager">Alsager</a>, <a href="/wiki/Holmes_Chapel" title="Holmes Chapel">Holmes Chapel</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sandbach" title="Sandbach">Sandbach</a>. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the <a href="/wiki/First-past-the-post" class="mw-redirect" title="First-past-the-post">first-past-the-post</a> system of election. The current MP is <a href="/wiki/Sarah_Russell_(politician)" title="Sarah Russell (politician)">Sarah Russell</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Labour_(UK)" class="mw-redirect" title="Labour (UK)">Labour Party</a>, the previous incumbent was <a href="/wiki/Fiona_Bruce_(politician)" title="Fiona Bruce (politician)">Fiona Bruce</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Conservative_(UK)" class="mw-redirect" title="Conservative (UK)">Conservative Party</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Congleton forms the central portion of the <a href="/wiki/Cheshire_East" title="Cheshire East">Cheshire East</a> <a href="/wiki/Unitary_authority" title="Unitary authority">unitary authority</a>, located in the south-east of Cheshire. Before the abolition of <a href="/wiki/Cheshire_County_Council" title="Cheshire County Council">Cheshire County Council</a> on 1 April 2009, Congleton had <a href="/wiki/Borough" title="Borough">borough</a> status (originally conferred in 1272). The neighbouring urban district of <a href="/wiki/Buglawton" title="Buglawton">Buglawton</a> was incorporated into Congleton borough in 1936. From 1974 to 2009, <a href="/wiki/Congleton_(borough)" title="Congleton (borough)">Congleton borough</a> covered much of south-east Cheshire. </p><p>For representation on Cheshire East Council, Congleton was divided into two wards returning three members, Congleton East and Congleton West. Three of the six seats are currently represented by Conservative Party Councillors, with one <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrat</a> and two <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independents</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-cecc_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cecc-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The town has an elected <a href="/wiki/Parish_council_(England)" title="Parish council (England)">Town Council</a><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which was established in 1980. The town is split into two wards with 20 councillors elected every 4 years. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Congleton&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="Mossley"></span> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Congleton_Brookside_Mill_2569.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Congleton_Brookside_Mill_2569.JPG/220px-Congleton_Brookside_Mill_2569.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Congleton_Brookside_Mill_2569.JPG/330px-Congleton_Brookside_Mill_2569.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Congleton_Brookside_Mill_2569.JPG/440px-Congleton_Brookside_Mill_2569.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>Brook Mill, a textile mill that has been converted to residential units, on a brook leading to the <a href="/wiki/River_Dane" title="River Dane">River Dane</a> in the centre of Congleton. Behind are trees on the steep northern bank</figcaption></figure> <p>Mossley is sometimes classed as the wealthier part of town. Hightown is located in Mossley. <a href="/wiki/West_Heath,_Cheshire" title="West Heath, Cheshire">West Heath</a> is an estate built in the early 1960s to the early 1980s. Lower Heath lies to the north of the town. There is also the town centre.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Congleton is in the valley of the <a href="/wiki/River_Dane" title="River Dane">River Dane</a>. South of the town lies an expanse of green space known locally as Priesty Fields which forms a green corridor right into the heart of the town – a rare feature in English towns. Folklore says that Priesty Fields gained its name as there was no priest performing services within the town. The nearest priest was based at the nearby village of <a href="/wiki/Newbold_Astbury" title="Newbold Astbury">Astbury</a>. It is told that the priest would walk along an ancient medieval pathway which ran between the fields at the Parish Church in Astbury and <a href="/wiki/St_Peter%27s_Church,_Congleton" title="St Peter's Church, Congleton">St Peter's Church</a> in Congleton.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Congleton&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The principal industries in Congleton include the manufacture of <a href="/wiki/Airbag" title="Airbag">airbags</a> and <a href="/wiki/Golf_ball" title="Golf ball">golf balls</a>. There are light engineering factories near the town and <a href="/wiki/Sand_mining" title="Sand mining">sand extraction</a> occurs on the <a href="/wiki/Cheshire_Plain" title="Cheshire Plain">Cheshire Plain</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>One of the most prominent industries during the nineteenth century onwards was Berisfords Ribbons, established in 1858.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was founded by Charles Berisford and his brothers Francis and William. The brothers leased part of <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Mill" title="Victoria Mill">Victoria Mill</a>, on Foundry Bank, owning the entire factory by 1872. By 1898, the company had offices in <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, Manchester, <a href="/wiki/Leeds" title="Leeds">Leeds</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bristol" title="Bristol">Bristol</a>. </p><p>Congleton Market operates every Tuesday and Saturday from the Bridestones Centre. </p><p>Until about 2000, Super Crystalate balls, made of <a href="/wiki/Crystalate" title="Crystalate">crystalate</a>, were manufactured by The Composition Billiard Ball Company in Congleton. The company was then sold by its owner to <a href="/wiki/Saluc_S.A." class="mw-redirect" title="Saluc S.A.">Saluc S.A.</a>, the Belgian manufacturer of Aramith Balls. The name Super Crystalate was retained, but the manufacturing process was integrated into the standard process used for Aramith balls.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Congleton&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LittleMoretonHall.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/LittleMoretonHall.jpg/220px-LittleMoretonHall.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/LittleMoretonHall.jpg/330px-LittleMoretonHall.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/LittleMoretonHall.jpg/440px-LittleMoretonHall.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3442" data-file-height="2346" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Little_Moreton_Hall" title="Little Moreton Hall">Little Moreton Hall</a>, 4 miles (6.4 km) south-west of Congleton</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/National_Trust" title="National Trust">National Trust</a> Tudor house <a href="/wiki/Little_Moreton_Hall" title="Little Moreton Hall">Little Moreton Hall</a> is 4 miles (6.4 km) south-west of the town.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Congleton_Park" title="Congleton Park">Congleton Park</a> is located along the banks of the River Dane, just north-east of the town centre. Town Wood, on the northern edge of the park, is a Grade A Site of Biological Interest and contains many nationally important plants.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Congleton Paddling Pool was built in the 1930s and is open in the summer months. <a href="/wiki/Astbury_Mere" title="Astbury Mere">Astbury Mere Country Park</a> lies just to the south-west of the town centre, on the site of a former sand <a href="/wiki/Quarry" title="Quarry">quarry</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The lake is used for fishing and sailing and, despite its name, is actually in the West Heath area of Congleton, with the boundary between Congleton and Newbold Astbury parishes lying further to the south. </p><p>The independently run 300 seat <a href="/wiki/Daneside_Theatre" title="Daneside Theatre">Daneside Theatre</a> is on Park Road.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 400-seat <a href="/wiki/Clonterbrook_House" title="Clonterbrook House">Clonter Opera Theatre</a> is based in the village of <a href="/wiki/Swettenham" title="Swettenham">Swettenham Heath</a>, 5 mi (8 km) north of Congleton. Founded in 1971, Congleton Choral Society is a mixed voice choir which regularly performs choral works at Congleton Town Hall and other venues around the town. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Congleton_Museum" title="Congleton Museum">Congleton Museum</a> is on Market Square, in the centre of town. It was established in 2002 and is dedicated to Congleton's industrial history. It also contains an ancient <a href="/wiki/Log_boat" class="mw-redirect" title="Log boat">log boat</a> and gold and silver <a href="/wiki/Numismatics" title="Numismatics">coin hoards</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Congleton Tourist Information Centre is on the town's High Street. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Congleton_Park_2456.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Congleton_Park_2456.JPG/220px-Congleton_Park_2456.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Congleton_Park_2456.JPG/330px-Congleton_Park_2456.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Congleton_Park_2456.JPG/440px-Congleton_Park_2456.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>Congleton Park from the Jubilee Pavilion</figcaption></figure> <p>The town annually hosts a food and drink festival,<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which promotes locally sourced produce/cuisine, with a jazz and blues festival which showcases acts from across the UK. In 2019, Congleton held its first annual pride event.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Congleton hosts two annual musical festivals, Congleton Jazz and Blues and Congleton Unplugged.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The town once hosted the <a href="/wiki/Congleton_Carnival" title="Congleton Carnival">Congleton Carnival</a> a one-day carnival which was hosted once every two years.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the past the carnival was regarded as one of the best local carnivals in England, and used to last for up to three days and feature floats and live music among another attractions.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For six months in summer 2011 Congleton hosted an event called "Bearmania",<sup id="cite_ref-Bearmania_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bearmania-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in which over sixty 5-foot fibreglass sculptures where placed around the town.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Over 26,000 people came to see the bears during "Bearmania".<sup id="cite_ref-Bearmania_47-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bearmania-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Media">Media</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Congleton&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There is one weekly local newspaper: the locally owned and financed <i><a href="/wiki/Congleton_Chronicle" title="Congleton Chronicle">Congleton Chronicle</a></i>. The evening newspaper <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sentinel_(Staffordshire)" title="The Sentinel (Staffordshire)">The Sentinel</a></i>, based in Stoke-on-Trent, also covers the town although less so than in the past. Local radio is broadcast from nearby Macclesfield-based <a href="/wiki/Silk_106.9" class="mw-redirect" title="Silk 106.9">Silk Radio</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hits_Radio_Staffordshire_%26_Cheshire" title="Hits Radio Staffordshire & Cheshire">Hits Radio Staffordshire & Cheshire</a> and <a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_Radio_Staffordshire_%26_Cheshire" class="mw-redirect" title="Greatest Hits Radio Staffordshire & Cheshire">Greatest Hits Radio Staffordshire & Cheshire</a> from Stoke-on-Trent and <a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_Stoke" title="BBC Radio Stoke">BBC Radio Stoke</a>. Community radio is provided by <a href="/wiki/Moorlands_Radio" title="Moorlands Radio">Moorlands Radio</a> in <a href="/wiki/Leek,_Staffordshire" title="Leek, Staffordshire">Leek</a> and Canalside Community Radio in Bollington. </p><p>Local news and television programmes are provided by <a href="/wiki/BBC_North_West" title="BBC North West">BBC North West</a> and <a href="/wiki/ITV_Granada" title="ITV Granada">ITV Granada</a>. Television signals are received from the <a href="/wiki/Winter_Hill_transmitting_station" title="Winter Hill transmitting station">Winter Hill</a> and the local relay transmitters.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Congleton did have its own community radio station Beartown FM,<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but this has now closed. There is an internet-only radio station, Congleton Radio, which started broadcasting on 25 June 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint noexcerpt Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTRS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTRS"><span title="This claim needs references to better sources. (August 2022)">better source needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sport">Sport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Congleton&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Sport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rugby_union">Rugby union</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Congleton&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Rugby union"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Congleton is home to the third oldest rugby union club in the country, dating back to 1860. Currently fielding a mini and junior section and three adult sides,<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the club held the world record for the longest continuous game of rugby ever played, at 24 hours, 30 minutes and 6 seconds. The club has also pioneered the development of 'walking rugby' for more senior players and has re-established a ladies' team, having previously had two of its women players represent England.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Football">Football</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Congleton&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The local <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">football</a> team, <a href="/wiki/Congleton_Town_F.C." title="Congleton Town F.C.">Congleton Town F.C.</a>, known as the Bears, play in the Northern Premier League First Division West. Their ground is at Booth Street. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tennis">Tennis</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Congleton&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Tennis"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Congleton Tennis Club, one of the oldest in the country (founded in 1890), have occupied the same grounds throughout their history. The club has nine courts: six all-weather courts and three with artificial grass. Four of the courts are floodlit.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Basketball">Basketball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Congleton&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Basketball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Congleton Grizzlies Basketball Club is the town's basketball team.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_sports">Other sports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Congleton&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Other sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are two cricket clubs, Congleton CC and Mossley CC. There are two golf clubs in the town—the nine-hole Congleton Golf Club, and the 18-hole parkland course at Astbury. Congleton Harriers running club meets weekly at Congleton Leisure Centre.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The club organises the Congleton Half Marathon.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A weekly 5K parkrun takes place at Astbury Mere Country Park. <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transport">Transport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Congleton&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Railway">Railway</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Congleton&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Railway"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Congleton_station.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Congleton_station.jpg/220px-Congleton_station.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Congleton_station.jpg/330px-Congleton_station.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Congleton_station.jpg/440px-Congleton_station.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5312" data-file-height="2988" /></a><figcaption>Congleton railway station in 2018</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Congleton_railway_station" title="Congleton railway station">Congleton railway station</a> was opened by the <a href="/wiki/North_Staffordshire_Railway" title="North Staffordshire Railway">North Staffordshire Railway</a> on 9 October 1848. It is situated on the <a href="/wiki/Stafford-Manchester_Line" class="mw-redirect" title="Stafford-Manchester Line">Stafford-Manchester spur</a> of the <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Main_Line" title="West Coast Main Line">West Coast Main Line</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There is generally an hourly stopping service between <a href="/wiki/Manchester_Piccadilly" class="mw-redirect" title="Manchester Piccadilly">Manchester Piccadilly</a> and <a href="/wiki/Stoke-on-Trent_railway_station" title="Stoke-on-Trent railway station">Stoke-on-Trent</a>, fewer on Sundays (every 2 to 3 hours), with trains operated by <a href="/wiki/Northern_Trains" title="Northern Trains">Northern Trains</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Biddulph_Valley_line" title="Biddulph Valley line">Biddulph Valley line</a> used to terminate in the town. The railway ran from Stoke-on-Trent to <a href="/wiki/Brunswick_Wharf" title="Brunswick Wharf">Brunswick Wharf</a>, in the suburb of <a href="/wiki/Buglawton" title="Buglawton">Buglawton</a>. Passenger services ended in 1927,<sup id="cite_ref-y_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-y-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with freight services continuing until 1968 when the line was closed.<sup id="cite_ref-y_59-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-y-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Buses">Buses</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Congleton&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Buses"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Congleton is served by eight bus routes, operated by <a href="/wiki/D%26G_Bus" title="D&G Bus">D&G Bus</a> and Hollinshead Coaches; there are no services on Sundays. Destinations include <a href="/wiki/Alsager" title="Alsager">Alsager</a>, <a href="/wiki/Macclesfield" title="Macclesfield">Macclesfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Crewe" title="Crewe">Crewe</a> and <a href="/wiki/Newcastle-under-Lyme" title="Newcastle-under-Lyme">Newcastle</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Roads">Roads</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Congleton&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Roads"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Congleton is 7 miles (11 km) east of the <a href="/wiki/M6_motorway" title="M6 motorway">M6 motorway</a>, connected by the <a href="/wiki/A534_road" class="mw-redirect" title="A534 road">A534</a>. It is on the <a href="/wiki/A34_road" title="A34 road">A34</a> trunk road between Stoke-on-Trent and Manchester, and the <a href="/wiki/A54_road_(England)" class="mw-redirect" title="A54 road (England)">A54</a> to <a href="/wiki/Buxton" title="Buxton">Buxton</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Peak_District" title="Peak District">Peak District</a>. The <a href="/wiki/A536_road" title="A536 road">A536</a> links the town with Macclesfield, with the A527 linking the town to <a href="/wiki/Biddulph" title="Biddulph">Biddulph</a> and providing an alternative route to Stoke-on-Trent. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Waterways">Waterways</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Congleton&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Waterways"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Canal_bridges_at_Hightown_in_Congleton,_Cheshire_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4255065.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Canal_bridges_at_Hightown_in_Congleton%2C_Cheshire_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4255065.jpg/220px-Canal_bridges_at_Hightown_in_Congleton%2C_Cheshire_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4255065.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Canal_bridges_at_Hightown_in_Congleton%2C_Cheshire_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4255065.jpg/330px-Canal_bridges_at_Hightown_in_Congleton%2C_Cheshire_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4255065.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Canal_bridges_at_Hightown_in_Congleton%2C_Cheshire_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4255065.jpg/440px-Canal_bridges_at_Hightown_in_Congleton%2C_Cheshire_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4255065.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1024" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Macclesfield_Canal" title="Macclesfield Canal">Macclesfield Canal</a> at Hightown in Congleton</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Macclesfield_Canal" title="Macclesfield Canal">Macclesfield Canal</a>, completed in 1831, passes through the town. It runs 26 miles (42 km) from Marple Junction at <a href="/wiki/Marple,_Greater_Manchester" title="Marple, Greater Manchester">Marple</a>, where it joins the <a href="/wiki/Peak_Forest_Canal" title="Peak Forest Canal">Upper Peak Forest Canal</a>, southwards (through <a href="/wiki/Bollington" title="Bollington">Bollington</a> and <a href="/wiki/Macclesfield" title="Macclesfield">Macclesfield</a>), before arriving at <a href="/wiki/Bosley" title="Bosley">Bosley</a>. Having descended the 12 Bosley Locks over the course of about a mile (1.6 km), the canal continues through Congleton to a junction with the Hall Green Branch of the <a href="/wiki/Trent_%26_Mersey_Canal" class="mw-redirect" title="Trent & Mersey Canal">Trent & Mersey Canal</a> at Hall Green. The canal is renowned for its elegant <a href="/wiki/Roving_bridge" title="Roving bridge">roving bridges</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Congleton is one of few places in Britain where a road, canal and railway all cross each other at the same place.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Air">Air</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Congleton&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Air"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The nearest airport to the town is <a href="/wiki/Manchester_Airport" title="Manchester Airport">Manchester Airport</a>, 20 miles (32 km) away. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Public_services">Public services</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Congleton&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Public services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Congleton" title="Special:EditPage/Congleton">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">January 2024</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Policing in Congleton is provided by <a href="/wiki/Cheshire_Constabulary" title="Cheshire Constabulary">Cheshire Constabulary</a>. The main police station is on Market Square. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Fire_services_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Fire services in the United Kingdom">Statutory emergency fire and rescue service</a> is provided by the <a href="/wiki/Cheshire_Fire_and_Rescue_Service" title="Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service">Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service</a>. Congleton Fire Station is on West Road, near the centre of town. </p><p>Congleton has a small Non-Accident and Emergency hospital, Congleton War Memorial Hospital, which was built by public subscription in 1924. The town is also served by <a href="/wiki/Leighton_Hospital" title="Leighton Hospital">Leighton Hospital</a> in <a href="/wiki/Crewe" title="Crewe">Crewe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Macclesfield_District_General_Hospital" title="Macclesfield District General Hospital">Macclesfield District General Hospital</a> and the <a href="/wiki/University_Hospital_of_North_Staffordshire" class="mw-redirect" title="University Hospital of North Staffordshire">University Hospital of North Staffordshire</a> in <a href="/wiki/Stoke-on-Trent" title="Stoke-on-Trent">Stoke-on-Trent</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Religion">Religion</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Congleton&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Religion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:St_Peter%27s_Church,_Congleton.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/St_Peter%27s_Church%2C_Congleton.jpg/200px-St_Peter%27s_Church%2C_Congleton.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="267" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/St_Peter%27s_Church%2C_Congleton.jpg/300px-St_Peter%27s_Church%2C_Congleton.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/St_Peter%27s_Church%2C_Congleton.jpg/400px-St_Peter%27s_Church%2C_Congleton.jpg 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="640" /></a><figcaption>St Peter's Church, Congleton, from the southeast</figcaption></figure> <p>The four <a href="/wiki/Anglican" class="mw-redirect" title="Anglican">Anglican</a> churches in Congleton (forming a partnership in the All Saints Congleton parish<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) are: </p> <ul><li>St John's</li> <li>St Stephen's</li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Peter%27s_Church,_Congleton" title="St Peter's Church, Congleton">St Peter's</a></li> <li>Trinity</li></ul> <p>Congleton Town Council lists eleven other places of worship in the town:<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Congleton Community <a href="/wiki/Baptist" class="mw-redirect" title="Baptist">Baptist</a> Church<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Brookhouse Green <a href="/wiki/Methodism" title="Methodism">Methodist</a> Church<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>New Life Church<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Congleton <a href="/wiki/Pentecostal" class="mw-redirect" title="Pentecostal">Pentecostal</a> Church<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Rood Lane Methodist Church</li> <li>Congleton <a href="/wiki/Spiritualism_(movement)" title="Spiritualism (movement)">Spiritualist</a> Church<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>St James' Anglican Church</li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Mary%27s_Church,_Congleton" title="St Mary's Church, Congleton">St Mary's Roman Catholic Church</a><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Trinity Methodist Church</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Congleton_United_Reformed_Church" title="Congleton United Reformed Church">Congleton United Reformed Church</a><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Wellspring Methodist Church</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</a> (Mormons)</li></ul> <p>Historically, Congleton has seen a wide range of Christian church denominations. </p> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Society_of_Friends" class="mw-redirect" title="Society of Friends">Friends' Meeting House</a> closed in 1741.<sup id="cite_ref-rels_70-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rels-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Wesleyan_Methodist_Church_(Great_Britain)" title="Wesleyan Methodist Church (Great Britain)">Wesleyan Methodist</a> Trinity Chapel, in Wagg Street, was founded in 1766 and was rebuilt in 1808 and again in 1967; the <a href="/wiki/Primitive_Methodist" class="mw-redirect" title="Primitive Methodist">Primitive Methodist</a> Chapel was built in 1821 on Lawton Street, and rebuilt in 1890 on Kinsey Street; the <a href="/wiki/Countess_of_Huntingdon%27s_Connexion" title="Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion">Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion</a> Methodist chapel was founded in 1822; the Congleton Edge Wesleyan Methodist Chapel was built in 1833 and rebuilt in 1889; the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel in Brook Street was built in 1834; the New Connexion Methodist Chapel in Queen Street was built in 1836 and closed in 1969; the Primitive Methodist Chapel in Biddulph Road was built in 1840; the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel in Rood Lane was founded in 1861 and rebuilt in 1886.<sup id="cite_ref-rels_70-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rels-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/General_Assembly_of_Unitarian_and_Free_Christian_Churches" title="General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches">Unitarian</a> Chapel in Cross Street was founded in 1687 near the Dane Bridge and in 1733 moved to Cross Street, with the present building constructed in 1883 and closed in 1978.</li> <li>The United Reformed Church (<a href="/wiki/Independent_(religion)" title="Independent (religion)">Independent</a>/<a href="/wiki/Congregationalist" class="mw-redirect" title="Congregationalist">Congregationalist</a>) was built in 1790 on Mill Street, and then rebuilt in 1876 on Antrobus Street.<sup id="cite_ref-rels_70-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rels-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Congleton&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Primary_schools">Primary schools</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Congleton&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Primary schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Astbury St Mary's C of E School<sup id="cite_ref-Schools_71-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schools-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Black Firs Primary School<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Buglawton Primary School<sup id="cite_ref-Schools_71-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schools-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Daven Primary School<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Havannah Primary School<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Marlfields Primary Academy<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Mossley CE Primary School<sup id="cite_ref-Schools_71-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schools-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>St Mary's Catholic Primary School<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The Quinta Primary School<sup id="cite_ref-Schools_71-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schools-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="High_and_secondary_schools">High and secondary schools</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Congleton&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: High and secondary schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Congleton_High_School" title="Congleton High School">Congleton High School</a><sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eaton_Bank_Academy" title="Eaton Bank Academy">Eaton Bank Academy</a><sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Special_and_alternative_schools">Special and alternative schools</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Congleton&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Special and alternative schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Aidenswood School<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Esland Daven School<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Congleton&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:JohnBradshaw.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/JohnBradshaw.jpg/120px-JohnBradshaw.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/JohnBradshaw.jpg/180px-JohnBradshaw.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/JohnBradshaw.jpg/240px-JohnBradshaw.jpg 2x" data-file-width="265" data-file-height="305" /></a><figcaption>John Bradshaw</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Elizabeth_Wolstenholme_001.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Elizabeth_Wolstenholme_001.jpg/120px-Elizabeth_Wolstenholme_001.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="173" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Elizabeth_Wolstenholme_001.jpg/180px-Elizabeth_Wolstenholme_001.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Elizabeth_Wolstenholme_001.jpg/240px-Elizabeth_Wolstenholme_001.jpg 2x" data-file-width="554" data-file-height="800" /></a><figcaption>Elizabeth Wolstenholme</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:George_Eardley_VC.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/George_Eardley_VC.jpg/120px-George_Eardley_VC.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/George_Eardley_VC.jpg/180px-George_Eardley_VC.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/George_Eardley_VC.jpg/240px-George_Eardley_VC.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="800" /></a><figcaption>George Harold Eardley VC MM</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jackie_Oates_2010.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Jackie_Oates_2010.jpg/120px-Jackie_Oates_2010.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="181" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Jackie_Oates_2010.jpg/180px-Jackie_Oates_2010.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Jackie_Oates_2010.jpg/240px-Jackie_Oates_2010.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1184" data-file-height="1788" /></a><figcaption>Jackie Oates 2010</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ann_Packer_(1964).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Ann_Packer_%281964%29.jpg/120px-Ann_Packer_%281964%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Ann_Packer_%281964%29.jpg/180px-Ann_Packer_%281964%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Ann_Packer_%281964%29.jpg/240px-Ann_Packer_%281964%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="891" data-file-height="1188" /></a><figcaption>Ann Packer 1964</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Public_service_and_commerce">Public service and commerce</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Congleton&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Public service and commerce"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Saint <a href="/wiki/Margaret_Ward" title="Margaret Ward">Margaret Ward</a> (died 1588), the "pearl of Tyburn", English Catholic martyr<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> executed during the reign of Elizabeth I for assisting a priest to escape from prison<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Bradshaw_(judge)" title="John Bradshaw (judge)">John Bradshaw</a> (1602–1659), judge,<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> sat as President of the <a href="/wiki/High_Court_of_Justice" title="High Court of Justice">High Court of Justice</a> for the trial of King Charles I, Mayor of Congleton 1637–1638</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Whitehurst" title="John Whitehurst">John Whitehurst</a> (1713–1788), clockmaker<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and scientist, member of the <a href="/wiki/Lunar_Society" class="mw-redirect" title="Lunar Society">Lunar Society</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sir_John_Parnell,_2nd_Baronet" title="Sir John Parnell, 2nd Baronet">Sir John Parnell, 2nd Baronet</a> (1744–1801), Anglo-Irish Member of Parliament,<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> his family originally migrated to Ireland from Congleton</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Hodgson_(dean_of_Carlisle)" title="Robert Hodgson (dean of Carlisle)">Robert Hodgson</a> (1773–1844), priest, Dean of Carlisle</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gibbs_Antrobus" title="Gibbs Antrobus">Gibbs Crawfurd Antrobus</a> (1793–1861), diplomat and politician,<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> long-established family in Congleton</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hewett_Watson" title="Hewett Watson">Hewett Watson</a> (1804–1881), phrenologist, botanist and evolutionary theorist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Newton_(trade_unionist)" title="William Newton (trade unionist)">William Newton</a> (1822–1876), trade unionist, journalist and Chartist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Bradwell" title="Dennis Bradwell">Dennis Bradwell</a> (1823–1897), silk mill owner and Mayor of Congleton 1875–1878.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Clarke_Wolstenholme_Elmy" class="mw-redirect" title="Elizabeth Clarke Wolstenholme Elmy">Elizabeth Wolstenholme</a> (1833–1918), suffragist, essayist and poet<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Harrison" title="Gerald Harrison">Rear-Admiral Gerald Cartmell Harrison</a> (1883–1943), Royal Navy officer<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and cricketer<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theodora_Turner" title="Theodora Turner">Theodora Turner</a> (1907–1999), born in Congleton, nurse<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and hospital matron.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Kearton,_Baron_Kearton" title="Frank Kearton, Baron Kearton">Frank Kearton, Baron Kearton</a> (1911–1992), life peer, scientist and industrialist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Harold_Eardley" title="George Harold Eardley">George Harold Eardley</a><sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>(1912–1991), received the <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Cross" title="Victoria Cross">Victoria Cross</a><sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in 1944<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Blundell_(economist)" title="John Blundell (economist)">John Blundell</a> (1952–2014), Director General<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> at the <a href="/wiki/Institute_of_Economic_Affairs" title="Institute of Economic Affairs">Institute of Economic Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dawn_Gibbins" title="Dawn Gibbins">Dawn Gibbins</a> (1961–2022)<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> entrepreneur,<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> started flooring company Flowcrete with her father.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Reade_(British_Army_officer)" title="Thomas Reade (British Army officer)">Sir Thomas Reade</a> British Army Officer and Napoleon's Jailer.<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Russell_(politician)" title="Sarah Russell (politician)"> Sarah Alison Russell</a><sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MP for <a href="/wiki/Congleton_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Congleton (UK Parliament constituency)">Congleton constituency</a> since 5 July 2024.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Arts">Arts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Congleton&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Arts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Garner" title="Alan Garner">Alan Garner</a> (born 1934), novelist best known for his children's fantasy novels</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louise_Plowright" title="Louise Plowright">Louise Plowright</a> (1956–2016), actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emma_Bossons" title="Emma Bossons">Emma Bossons</a> (born 1976 in Congleton), ceramic artist and designer for <a href="/wiki/Moorcroft" title="Moorcroft">Moorcroft</a> Pottery<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Oates" title="Jackie Oates">Jackie Oates</a> (born 1983 in Congleton), folk singer and fiddle player</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sports">Sports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Congleton&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Clare" title="Tommy Clare">Tommy Clare</a> (1865–1929), international footballer (right-back) and football manager<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Yates_(athlete)" title="William Yates (athlete)">William Yates</a> (1880–1967), racewalker, competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Moffat_(footballer)" title="Hugh Moffat (footballer)">Hugh Moffat</a> (1885–1952), footballer, played for <a href="/wiki/Burnley_F.C." title="Burnley F.C.">Burnley F.C.</a> and <a href="/wiki/Oldham_Athletic_F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Oldham Athletic F.C.">Oldham Athletic F.C.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Fielding" title="Bill Fielding">Bill Fielding</a> (1915–2006), goalkeeper for Cardiff City, Bolton Wanderers and Manchester United</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ann_Packer" title="Ann Packer">Ann Packer</a> (born 1942) and <a href="/wiki/Robbie_Brightwell" title="Robbie Brightwell">Robbie Brightwell</a> (1939–2022),<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> husband-and-wife <a href="/wiki/Gold_medal" title="Gold medal">Olympic gold medal</a> athletes</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ian_Brightwell" title="Ian Brightwell">Ian Brightwell</a> (born 1968), former <a href="/wiki/Manchester_City_F.C." title="Manchester City F.C.">Manchester City</a> footballer with 464 club caps; grew up in Congleton</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laura_Newton" class="mw-redirect" title="Laura Newton">Laura Newton</a> (born 1977), cricketer<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Brown_(footballer)" title="Tim Brown (footballer)">Tim Brown</a> (born 1981), New Zealand international footballer, born in Congleton</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Gimson" title="John Gimson">John Gimson</a> Olympic Sliver Medallist, lives in Congleton.<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Twin_towns_–_sister_cities"><span id="Twin_towns_.E2.80.93_sister_cities"></span>Twin towns – sister cities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Congleton&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Twin towns – sister cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_twin_towns_and_sister_cities_in_England" title="List of twin towns and sister cities in England">List of twin towns and sister cities in England</a></div> <p>Congleton is twinned with: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Trappes" title="Trappes">Trappes</a>, France, since 16 September 1962<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aldermen/Alderwomen_and_Freeman"><span id="Aldermen.2FAlderwomen_and_Freeman"></span>Aldermen/Alderwomen and Freeman</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Congleton&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Aldermen/Alderwomen and Freeman"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following is a list of people who have been either an Alderman/Alderwoman or Freeman of Congleton, and when the title was bestowed. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 18em;"> <ul><li>A.J. Solly (Alderman ???)<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Solly (Alderman ???)<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Ernest Hancock (Alderman ???)<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>J.A. Clayton (Alderman ???)<sup id="cite_ref-ChroniclingThePast_110-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ChroniclingThePast-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>John Smith (Alderman ???)<sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Massie Harper (Alderman ???)<sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Harold Burns (Alderman ???)<sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>H.W. Howard (Alderman ???)<sup id="cite_ref-ChroniclingThePast_110-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ChroniclingThePast-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>W.I. Fern <a href="/wiki/Justice_of_the_peace" title="Justice of the peace">J.P.</a> (Alderman ???)<sup id="cite_ref-DayByDay_114-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DayByDay-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>S. Maskery (Alderman ???)<sup id="cite_ref-GrandOldMan_115-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GrandOldMan-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Fred Jackson (Alderman ???, Freeman ???)<sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Frederick Barton (Alderman ???)<sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>D. Charlesworth (Alderman ???)<sup id="cite_ref-RoyalTour_118-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RoyalTour-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>W.H. Semper (Alderman ???)<sup id="cite_ref-RoyalTour_118-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RoyalTour-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>R.A. Daniel (Alderman ???)<sup id="cite_ref-HONORARYFREEDOMOFTHEBOROUGH_119-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HONORARYFREEDOMOFTHEBOROUGH-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>S. Moores (Alderman ???)<sup id="cite_ref-HONORARYFREEDOMOFTHEBOROUGH_119-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HONORARYFREEDOMOFTHEBOROUGH-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>A. Gleeson (Alderman ???)<sup id="cite_ref-HONORARYFREEDOMOFTHEBOROUGH_119-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HONORARYFREEDOMOFTHEBOROUGH-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Jackson <a href="/wiki/Justice_of_the_peace" title="Justice of the peace">JP</a> (Alderman ???)<sup id="cite_ref-120" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>F Jackson (Alderman???)<sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Shepard (Alderman ???)<sup id="cite_ref-SEATVACANT_122-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SEATVACANT-122"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Wright (Alderman ???)<sup id="cite_ref-SEATVACANT_122-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SEATVACANT-122"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Isaac Salt (Alderman ???)<sup id="cite_ref-SEATVACANT_122-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SEATVACANT-122"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>M. Pass (Alderwoman 1937)<sup id="cite_ref-123" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Frank Dale (Alderman 1938)<sup id="cite_ref-HONORARYFREEDOMOFTHEBOROUGH_119-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HONORARYFREEDOMOFTHEBOROUGH-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>G. Rowell (Alderman November 1945)<sup id="cite_ref-ThreenewAldermen_124-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ThreenewAldermen-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>W. Newton (Alderman November 1945)<sup id="cite_ref-ThreenewAldermen_124-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ThreenewAldermen-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>W.F. O'Reilly (Alderman November 1945)<sup id="cite_ref-ThreenewAldermen_124-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ThreenewAldermen-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Freedom_of_Congleton">Freedom of Congleton</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Congleton&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Freedom of Congleton"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following is a list of people who have had freedom of Congleton and when the freedom was bestowed. </p> <ul><li>S. Maskery (Freedom of the Borough of Congleton early 1900s)<sup id="cite_ref-GrandOldMan_115-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GrandOldMan-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>W.L. Fern (Freedom of the Borough of Congleton 14 May 1934)<sup id="cite_ref-125" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-125"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>W. I. Fern (Freedom of the Borough of Congleton 14 May 1934)<sup id="cite_ref-DayByDay_114-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DayByDay-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Frank Dale (Freedom of the Borough of Congleton October 1953)<sup id="cite_ref-HONORARYFREEDOMOFTHEBOROUGH_119-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HONORARYFREEDOMOFTHEBOROUGH-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Harry Williams (Freedom of the Borough of Congleton October 1953)<sup id="cite_ref-HONORARYFREEDOMOFTHEBOROUGH_119-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HONORARYFREEDOMOFTHEBOROUGH-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Congleton&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Congleton_Award_plaques_one.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Congleton_Award_plaques_one.jpg/220px-Congleton_Award_plaques_one.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Congleton_Award_plaques_one.jpg/330px-Congleton_Award_plaques_one.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Congleton_Award_plaques_one.jpg/440px-Congleton_Award_plaques_one.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a><figcaption>Award Plaques for awards the town of Congleton has won</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Congleton_Award_plaques_Two.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Congleton_Award_plaques_Two.jpg/220px-Congleton_Award_plaques_Two.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Congleton_Award_plaques_Two.jpg/330px-Congleton_Award_plaques_Two.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Congleton_Award_plaques_Two.jpg/440px-Congleton_Award_plaques_Two.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a><figcaption>Award Plaques for awards the town of Congleton has won</figcaption></figure> <p>The following is a list of awards the town of Congleton has won and the year the awards were won. </p> <ul><li>Civic Pride award (1997)</li> <li>Civic Pride Competition (1999)</li> <li>Civic Pride Competition (2001)</li> <li>Community Pride (2006)</li> <li>Community Pride (2007)</li> <li>Little Gem (2011)</li> <li>Community Pride (2011)</li> <li>Community Pride (2012)</li> <li>Best Kept Village (2018)</li> <li>Best Kept Village Overall Winner (2018)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Congleton&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dane-in-Shaw_bluebells.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bluebells at Dane-in-Shaw Brook SSI"><img alt="Bluebells at Dane-in-Shaw Brook SSI" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Dane-in-Shaw_bluebells.jpg/160px-Dane-in-Shaw_bluebells.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Dane-in-Shaw_bluebells.jpg/239px-Dane-in-Shaw_bluebells.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Dane-in-Shaw_bluebells.jpg/319px-Dane-in-Shaw_bluebells.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="771" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Hyacinthoides_non-scripta" title="Hyacinthoides non-scripta">Bluebells</a> at Dane-in-Shaw Brook SSI</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Astbury_Mere_entrance.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Astbury Mere"><img alt="Astbury Mere" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Astbury_Mere_entrance.jpg/160px-Astbury_Mere_entrance.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Astbury_Mere_entrance.jpg/239px-Astbury_Mere_entrance.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Astbury_Mere_entrance.jpg/319px-Astbury_Mere_entrance.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="771" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Astbury_Mere" title="Astbury Mere">Astbury Mere</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 210px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Daneside_Theatre.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Daneside Theatre in March 2022"><img alt="Daneside Theatre in March 2022" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Daneside_Theatre.jpg/160px-Daneside_Theatre.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Daneside_Theatre.jpg/240px-Daneside_Theatre.jpg 1.5x, 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href="#cite_ref-Population_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Population_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px 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.cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/visualisations/customprofiles/draw/">"Congleton (Parish): Key Figures for 2021 Census"</a>. <i>ONS</i>. Office for National Statistics<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">13 March</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ONS&rft.atitle=Congleton+%28Parish%29%3A+Key+Figures+for+2021+Census&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ons.gov.uk%2Fvisualisations%2Fcustomprofiles%2Fdraw%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACongleton" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ekwall120-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ekwall120_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFEkwall1936" class="citation book cs1">Ekwall, Eilert (1936). <i>The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names</i> (Fourth, 1984 Reprint ed.). Oxford. p. 120. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-19-869103-3" title="Special:BookSources/0-19-869103-3"><bdi>0-19-869103-3</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Concise+Oxford+Dictionary+of+English+Place-Names&rft.pages=120&rft.edition=Fourth%2C+1984+Reprint&rft.pub=Oxford&rft.date=1936&rft.isbn=0-19-869103-3&rft.aulast=Ekwall&rft.aufirst=Eilert&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACongleton" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Congleton_Museum_website-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Congleton_Museum_website_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Congleton_Museum_website_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Congleton_Museum_website_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Congleton_Museum_website_3-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Congleton_Museum_website_3-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Congleton_Museum_website_3-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Congleton_Museum_website_3-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110721162217/http://www.congletonmuseum.co.uk/9.html">"The History of Congleton"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Congleton_Museum" title="Congleton Museum">Congleton Museum</a></i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.congletonmuseum.co.uk/9.html">the original</a> on 21 July 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">7 October</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Congleton+Museum&rft.atitle=The+History+of+Congleton&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.congletonmuseum.co.uk%2F9.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACongleton" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/cheshire1.html">"The Domesday Book Online"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.beartownfm.co.uk/about-us">the original</a> on 25 May 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">12 August</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Beartown+FM&rft.atitle=About+Us&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.beartownfm.co.uk%2Fabout-us&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACongleton" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-52"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-52">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F107998191756992%2Fposts%2Fpfbid031v3YmDjyX7p8n8SSYhYPtLA93d7WsfZfEYfqdiND2xKYMyPUJvYbSsQGUTQg7BYzl%2F%3Fd%3Dn">"Congleton Radio launches tonight Saturday 25th of June at 7pm"</a>. Congleton Radio<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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(1970). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=ydFRAQAAIAAJ"><i>History of Congleton<br /> Published to Celebrate the 700th Anniversary of the Granting of the Charter to the Town</i></a>. 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Budworth">Aston by Budworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aston_juxta_Mondrum" title="Aston juxta Mondrum">Aston juxta Mondrum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Audlem" title="Audlem">Audlem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austerson" title="Austerson">Austerson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baddiley" title="Baddiley">Baddiley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baddington" title="Baddington">Baddington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barthomley" title="Barthomley">Barthomley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basford,_Cheshire" title="Basford, Cheshire">Basford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batherton" title="Batherton">Batherton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Betchton" title="Betchton">Betchton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bexton" title="Bexton">Bexton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bickerton,_Cheshire" title="Bickerton, Cheshire">Bickerton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blakenhall,_Cheshire" title="Blakenhall, Cheshire">Blakenhall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bollington" title="Bollington">Bollington</a></li> <li><a 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title="Cholmondeley, Cheshire">Cholmondeley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cholmondeston" title="Cholmondeston">Cholmondeston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chorley,_Cholmondeley" title="Chorley, Cholmondeley">Chorley (near Nantwich)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chorley,_Alderley" title="Chorley, Alderley">Chorley (near Alderley Edge)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chorlton,_Cheshire_East" title="Chorlton, Cheshire East">Chorlton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_Lawton" title="Church Lawton">Church Lawton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_Minshull" title="Church Minshull">Church Minshull</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Congleton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coole_Pilate" title="Coole Pilate">Coole Pilate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cranage" title="Cranage">Cranage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crewe" title="Crewe">Crewe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crewe_Green" title="Crewe Green">Crewe Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disley" title="Disley">Disley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dodcott_cum_Wilkesley" title="Dodcott cum Wilkesley">Dodcott cum Wilkesley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doddington,_Cheshire" title="Doddington, Cheshire">Doddington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eaton,_Macclesfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Eaton, Macclesfield">Eaton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edleston" title="Edleston">Edleston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egerton,_Cheshire" title="Egerton, Cheshire">Egerton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Faddiley" title="Faddiley">Faddiley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gawsworth" title="Gawsworth">Gawsworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goostrey" title="Goostrey">Goostrey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Warford" title="Great Warford">Great Warford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hankelow" title="Hankelow">Hankelow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haslington" title="Haslington">Haslington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hassall" title="Hassall">Hassall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hatherton,_Cheshire" title="Hatherton, Cheshire">Hatherton</a></li> <li><a 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title="Leighton, Cheshire">Leighton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Little_Bollington" title="Little Bollington">Little Bollington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Little_Warford" title="Little Warford">Little Warford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lower_Withington" title="Lower Withington">Lower Withington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lyme_Handley" title="Lyme Handley">Lyme Handley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Macclesfield" title="Macclesfield">Macclesfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Macclesfield_Forest_and_Wildboarclough" title="Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough">Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marbury_cum_Quoisley" class="mw-redirect" title="Marbury cum Quoisley">Marbury cum Quoisley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marthall" title="Marthall">Marthall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marton,_Cheshire" title="Marton, Cheshire">Marton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mere,_Cheshire" title="Mere, Cheshire">Mere</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middlewich" 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Cheshire">Norbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Rode" title="North Rode">North Rode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Odd_Rode" title="Odd Rode">Odd Rode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ollerton,_Cheshire" title="Ollerton, Cheshire">Ollerton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Over_Alderley" title="Over Alderley">Over Alderley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peckforton" title="Peckforton">Peckforton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peover_Inferior" title="Peover Inferior">Peover Inferior</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peover_Superior" title="Peover Superior">Peover Superior</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pickmere" title="Pickmere">Pickmere</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plumley" title="Plumley">Plumley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poole,_Cheshire" title="Poole, Cheshire">Poole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pott_Shrigley" title="Pott Shrigley">Pott Shrigley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poynton" title="Poynton">Poynton with Worth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prestbury,_Cheshire" title="Prestbury, 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<li><a href="/wiki/Borough_of_Warrington" title="Borough of Warrington">Warrington</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Major settlements<br />(cities in italics)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alsager" title="Alsager">Alsager</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birchwood,_Cheshire" title="Birchwood, Cheshire">Birchwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bollington" title="Bollington">Bollington</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Chester" title="Chester">Chester</a></i></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Congleton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crewe" title="Crewe">Crewe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culcheth" title="Culcheth">Culcheth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ellesmere_Port" title="Ellesmere Port">Ellesmere Port</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frodsham" title="Frodsham">Frodsham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Handforth" title="Handforth">Handforth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holmes_Chapel" title="Holmes Chapel">Holmes Chapel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knutsford" title="Knutsford">Knutsford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lymm" title="Lymm">Lymm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Macclesfield" title="Macclesfield">Macclesfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malpas,_Cheshire" title="Malpas, Cheshire">Malpas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middlewich" title="Middlewich">Middlewich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nantwich" title="Nantwich">Nantwich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neston" title="Neston">Neston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwich" title="Northwich">Northwich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poynton" title="Poynton">Poynton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Runcorn" title="Runcorn">Runcorn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandbach" title="Sandbach">Sandbach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrington" title="Warrington">Warrington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Widnes" title="Widnes">Widnes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilmslow" 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