Sound, Cheshire

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Sound is a hamlet (at SJ 619 483) and civil parish in the Crewe and Nantwich district of Cheshire, England. The village is located 3¼ miles to the south west of Nantwich. The parish also includes the settlements of Newtown and Sound Heath.^[1] Nearby villages include Aston, Ravensmoor and Wrenbury. The Welsh Marches railway line runs north–south through the parish and the A530 runs along its south-east edge.

The parish includes the heathland Site of Special Scientific Interest of Sound Heath.^[2]

According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 233.^[3]

[edit] References

^ Genuki: Sound (accessed 14 August 2007)
^ English Nature: Sound Heath
^ Neighbourhood Statistics: Sound 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