Cheshire East
§ This page gives an overview of the Cheshire East local authority district, bringing together key facts, maps, and data to help you quickly understand the area. One of 361 district profiles on Baseview.
Overview ⁞ Cheshire East is a large district combining historic market towns, rural countryside, and parts of the Peak District National Park. Macclesfield, once a silk town, lies on the edge of the Pennines, while Crewe is renowned for its railway heritage. Congleton and Sandbach add charm with historic markets, while the countryside is dotted with villages, canals, and stately homes such as Tatton Park and Lyme Park. The landscape ranges from rolling Cheshire farmland to the rugged uplands of the Peak District, offering scenic variety.
The administrative boundary of Cheshire East can be viewed on OpenStreetMap: District Boundary of Cheshire East.
Key Facts about Cheshire East
What region is Cheshire East in? Cheshire East is in the North West of England, a region within the UK.
What county is Cheshire East in? Cheshire East is in the county of Cheshire.
Is Cheshire East a city? No, Cheshire East is not a city. (Note: the UK has 76 officially designated cities.)
Who governs Cheshire East? The local government for this district is: Cheshire East Council (Unitary Authority).
▶ Official website of Cheshire East Council 🔗 cheshireeast.gov.uk
Which police force covers Cheshire East? Policing in Cheshire East is provided by Cheshire Constabulary 🔗 cheshire.police.uk, which serves 4 local authority districts: Cheshire East ⁞ Cheshire West and Chester ⁞ Halton ⁞ Warrington.
Cheshire East in International Geographies
In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Cheshire East is an ITLs Level 3 area:
- (ITL 1) North West
- (ITL 2) ⇒ Cheshire
- (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Cheshire East
The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.
Constituencies in Cheshire East
A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.
Wards in Cheshire East
Cheshire East is divided into 52 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Alderley Edge
- Alsager
- Audlem
- Bollington
- Brereton Rural
- Broken Cross and Upton
- Bunbury
- Chelford
- Congleton East
- Congleton West
- Crewe Central
- Crewe East
- Crewe North
- Crewe South
- Crewe St Barnabas
- Crewe West
- Dane Valley
- Disley
- Gawsworth
- Handforth
- Haslington
- High Legh
- Knutsford
- Leighton
- Macclesfield Central
- Macclesfield East
- Macclesfield Hurdsfield
- Macclesfield South
- Macclesfield Tytherington
- Macclesfield West and Ivy
- Middlewich
- Mobberley
- Nantwich North and West
- Nantwich South and Stapeley
- Odd Rode
- Poynton East and Pott Shrigley
- Poynton West and Adlington
- Prestbury
- Sandbach Elworth
- Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock
- Sandbach Heath and East
- Sandbach Town
- Shavington
- Sutton
- Willaston and Rope
- Wilmslow Dean Row
- Wilmslow East
- Wilmslow Lacey Green
- Wilmslow West and Chorley
- Wistaston
- Wrenbury
- Wybunbury
In the UK, a ward is a subdivision of a local authority area, used mainly for electoral and statistical purposes. Defined by the ONS, wards represent the primary unit for local elections, each returning one or more councillors to the local council. Wards are also used as a key geography for presenting population and census data.
Parishes in Cheshire East
Cheshire East is part-parished: 126 civil parishes (listed A-Z below) alongside 1 unparished areas.
- Adlington
- Alderley Edge
- Alpraham and Calveley
- Alsager
- Arclid
- Ashley
- Aston by Budworth
- Aston juxta Mondrum
- Audlem
- Austerson
- Baddiley
- Baddington
- Barthomley
- Betchton
- Bexton
- Bickerton
- Bollington
- Bosley
- Bradwall
- Brereton
- Brindley
- Broomhall
- Buerton
- Bulkeley and Ridley
- Bunbury
- Burland and Acton
- Chelford
- Cholmondeley
- Cholmondeston
- Chorley (Wilmslow West and Chorley Ward)
- Chorley (Wrenbury Ward)
- Church Lawton
- Church Minshull
- Congleton
- Coole Pilate
- Cranage
- Crewe
- Disley
- Dodcott cum Wilkesley
- Doddington and District
- Eaton
- Egerton
- Faddiley
- Gawsworth
- Goostrey
- Great Warford
- Handforth
- Hankelow
- Haslington
- Hassall
- Hatherton
- Haughton
- Henbury
- High Legh
- Higher Hurdsfield
- Holmes Chapel
- Hough and Chorlton
- Hulme Walfield
- Kettleshulme and Lyme Handley
- Knutsford
- Leighton
- Little Bollington with Agden
- Little Warford
- Lower Withington
- Macclesfield
- Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough
- Marbury and District
- Marthall
- Marton
- Mere
- Middlewich
- Millington and Rostherne
- Minshull Vernon
- Mobberley
- Moreton cum Alcumlow
- Moston
- Mottram St. Andrew
- Nantwich
- Nether Alderley
- Newbold Astbury
- Newhall
- North Rode
- Odd Rode
- Ollerton
- Over Alderley
- Peckforton
- Peover Inferior
- Peover Superior and Snelson
- Pickmere
- Plumley
- Poole
- Pott Shrigley
- Poynton with Worth
- Prestbury
- Rainow
- Rope
- Sandbach
- Shavington cum Gresty
- Siddington
- Smallwood
- Somerford
- Somerford Booths
- Sound
- Spurstow
- Stapeley and District
- Stoke and Hurleston
- Styal
- Sutton
- Swettenham
- Tabley Inferior
- Tabley Superior
- Toft
- Twemlow
- Walgherton
- Wardle
- Warmingham
- Weston and Crewe Green
- Wettenhall
- Willaston
- Wilmslow
- Wincle
- Wistaston
- Woolstanwood
- Worleston
- Wrenbury cum Frith
- Wybunbury
A civil parish is the lowest tier of local government in England, used for villages, small towns, and suburbs. They have their own local authority, either a parish council or a parish meeting, which provides local services like managing parks, allotments, and streetlights, and represents the community's views to larger councils.
Built-up Areas in Cheshire East
Cheshire East covers 76 built-up areas, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Adlington (Cheshire East)
- Alderley Edge
- Alpraham
- Alsager *
- Appleton Thorn *
- Aston (Cheshire East)
- Audlem
- Bollington
- Brown Knowl *
- Bucklow Hill
- Bunbury *
- Butt Green
- Chelford
- Congleton
- Cranage
- Crewe
- Dean Row
- Disley
- Elworth
- Gawsworth
- Goostrey *
- Great Warford
- Hale (Trafford) *
- Hankelow
- Harriseahead, Mow Cop and Newchapel *
- Haslington
- Hazel Grove *
- High Lane *
- High Legh
- Higher Poynton
- Holmes Chapel
- Hough
- Kidsgrove *
- Knolls Green
- Knutsford
- Langley (Cheshire East)
- Lower Peover *
- Lymm *
- Macclesfield
- Marpleridge *
- Mere (Cheshire East)
- Middlewich *
- Mobberley
- Mottram St Andrew
- Nantwich
- Nether Alderley
- New Mills *
- Over Peover
- Pickmere *
- Plumley
- Poynton *
- Prestbury (Cheshire East)
- Radway Green
- Rainow
- Ravensmoor
- Rease Heath
- Rode Heath
- Rudheath Woods *
- Sandbach
- Scholar Green
- Shavington
- Somerford and Brereton Heath
- Styal
- Sutton Lane Ends
- The Bank
- Wardle (Cheshire East)
- Weston (Cheshire East)
- Wheelock
- Willaston (Cheshire East)
- Wilmslow
- Winterley
- Withington Green
- Woodford (Stockport) *
- Wrenbury-cum-Frith
- Wybunbury
- Wythenshawe *
In the UK, a Built-up Area (BUA) is a continuous urban area of at least 20 hectares (0.2 km²), defined by the ONS as land where buildings are generally no more than 200 metres apart, such as towns, cities, or large villages. (Note: A BUA name marked with an asterisk (*) indicates that the area is situated partly in the district of Cheshire East.)
Cheshire East compared with other districts in the UK
This section shows how Cheshire East compares with other local authority districts in the UK, using a variety of measures and rankings.
Cheshire East has 52 electoral wards.
Cheshire East has a population of 421,298 (2024 mid-year estimate by ONS)
More local statistics and data for Cheshire East can be found on the ONS statistics for Cheshire East.