Lower Withington
Lower Withington is a civil parish and village in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. At the 2001 census, it had a total population of 492.[1] It contains a tin tabernacle church and a brick-built chapel, two pubs, a few B&Bs and various other businesses.
| Lower Withington | |
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 Rose Day Procession, Lower Withington | |
  Lower Withington Location within Cheshire | |
| Population | 492 (2001) |
| OS grid reference | SJ813698 |
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| Unitary authority | |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MACCLESFIELD |
| Postcode district | SK11 |
| Dialling code | 01477 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
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Every year there is a Rose Day Parade and fair. There is also a carol service during the Christmas season. The Jodrell Bank Observatory lies mostly within the parish.
It is located on the B5392 (Jodrell Bank–Macclesfield) near the A535 road (Alderley Edge–Holmes Chapel). Lower Withington is 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-west of Macclesfield and 29 kilometres (18 mi) south of Manchester.
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External links
Media related to Lower Withington at Wikimedia Commons
Cheshire Portal | |
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