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Cholmondeley ( )〔 is a civil parish in Cheshire, England, north east of Malpas and west of Nantwich. It includes the small settlements of Croxton Green () and Dowse Green (), with a total population of a little over a hundred.〔(Neighbourhood Statistics: Cholmondeley CP ) (accessed 25 May 2008)〕〔(Genuki: Cholmondeley ) (accessed 14 August 2007)〕 Nearby villages include Bickerton to the north east, Bulkeley to the north, Chorley to the east, No Man's Heath to the south west, and Bickley Moss to the south. Cholmondeley Castle is in Cholmondeley and much of the civil parish falls within the Cholmondeley Estate, owned by the Marquess of Cholmondeley. Its parkland includes mixed woodland and plantations, lakes, gardens and farmland. ==Geography, transport and economy== The civil parish has a total area of .〔Crewe & Nantwich Borough Council: Parish Statistics (downloaded from (); 5 April 2010)〕 The Cholmondeley Estate stretches from the A49 in the east to the Cholmondeley lane to the west and the parish boundary to the south; it is designated an area of special county value. The parkland extends to 251.5 hectares.〔(Cheshire County Council: Interactive Mapping: Registered Parks and Gardens & Areas of Special County Value ) (accessed 26 May 2008)〕 The parish contains part of the large mixed woodland of Moss Wood (centred on ), as well as Long Plantation (), Marl Piece (), Garden Covert (), Nevill's Wood (), Coronation Wood () and several unnamed smaller woods and plantations. There are two large lakes, Chapel Mere () and Deer Park Mere (), as well as several smaller meres. Chapel Mere has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest.〔(Natural England: Chapel Mere ) (accessed 16 April 2010)〕〔(Natural England: Nature on the Map: Chapel Mere SSSI ) (accessed 16 April 2010)〕 The high point is 125 metres on Castle Hill in Cholmondeley Park, at . The River Weaver runs through the parish from the north west to the south east.〔(Cheshire County Council: Interactive Mapping: Cholmondeley CP ) (accessed 25 May 2008)〕 The A49 runs north–south through the parish. Other through routes include an unclassified road running broadly east–west, crossing the A49 at , which connects with the settlements of Bickerton, Chorley and Wrenbury.〔 The land use is predominantly agricultural, with cattle pasture and some arable land. Cholmondeley Park supports rare-breed cattle, sheep and goats, including longhorn cattle.〔Castles and Cottages: The View from the Estates. ''The Sandstone News'', issue 3 (June 2005) (downloaded from (); 25 May 2008)〕 Cholmondeley Castle gardens are a tourist attraction. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cholmondeley, Cheshire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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