Leighton, Cheshire

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Leighton is a scattered settlement and civil parish in the Crewe and Nantwich district of Cheshire, England, which lies immediately north west of Crewe. The parish also includes the village of Barrows Green (at SJ 687 579), which lies on the northern outskirts of Crewe, 1½ miles from the centre.^[1] Nearby villages include Bradfield Green and Worleston. The River Weaver runs north–south along the eastern boundary of the parish. The A530 runs north–south through the parish and the B5076 runs south-eastwards from Bradfield Green. The Crewe–Chester railway line runs east–west to the south of the parish and the Middlewich branch of the Shropshire Union Canal runs to the north.

Leighton Hospital, one of two hospitals in the Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust, is located on the A530 (at SJ 681 579). A large general hospital, it provides accident and emergency services covering a wide area of South Cheshire.^[2]

According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 4863.^[3]

[edit] References

^ Genuki: Leighton (accessed 14 August 2007)
^ NHS Choices: Leighton Hospital (accessed 16 August 2007)
^ Neighbourhood Statistics: Leighton CP (accessed 12 August 2007)

v • d • e The Borough of Crewe and Nantwich, Cheshire

Principal Settlements	Crewe • Nantwich

Civil Parishes	Acton • Alpraham • Aston juxta Mondrum • Audlem • Austerson • Baddiley • Baddington • Barthomley • Basford • Batherton • Bickerton • Blakenhall • Bridgemere • Brindley • Broomhall • Buerton • Bulkeley • Bunbury • Burland • Calveley • Checkley cum Wrinehill • Cholmondeley • Cholmondeston • Chorley • Chorlton • Church Minshull • Coole Pilate • Crewe Green • Dodcott cum Wilkesley • Doddington • Edleston • Egerton • Faddiley • Hankelow • Haslington • Hatherton • Haughton • Henhull • Hough • Hunsterson • Hurleston • Lea • Leighton • Marbury cum Quoisley • Minshull Vernon • Nantwich • Newhall • Norbury • Peckforton • Poole • Ridley • Rope • Shavington cum Gresty • Sound • Spurstow • Stapeley • Stoke • Walgherton • Wardle • Warmingham • Weston • Wettenhall • Willaston • Wirswall • Wistaston • Woolstanwood • Worleston • Wrenbury cum Frith • Wybunbury

Unparished Area	Crewe

v • d • e Ceremonial county of Cheshire

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Unitary authorities	Halton • Warrington

Boroughs or districts	Chester • Congleton • Crewe and Nantwich • Ellesmere Port and Neston • Macclesfield • Vale Royal

Cities and towns	Alsager • Bollington • Birchwood • Chester • Congleton • Crewe • Ellesmere Port • Frodsham • Knutsford • Macclesfield • Middlewich • Nantwich • Neston • Northwich • Runcorn • Sandbach • Warrington • Widnes • Wilmslow • Winsford See also: List of civil parishes in Cheshire

Rivers	Bollin • Croco • Dane • Dean • Dee • Gowy • Goyt • Mersey • Weaver • Wheelock