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Stapeley
Stapeley is a hamlet (at ) and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The hamlet lies 2¼ miles to the south east of Nantwich. The parish also includes the small settlements of Broad Lane and Butt Green, and parts of Artle Brook, Haymoor Green and Howbeck Bank, as well as a recent residential development north of the A5301 adjacent to Nantwich.〔(UK & Ireland Genealogy: Stapeley ) (accessed 25 February 2009)〕〔 In 2008, the total population was estimated to be a little under 3000. Nearby villages include Shavington, Willaston and Wybunbury.
==History==
Stapeley appears in the Domesday survey as ''Steple''; it was then held by William Malbank, who held much of the land in the Nantwich hundred.〔(The Domesday Book Online: Cheshire L–Z ) (accessed 26 February 2009)〕
Stapeley Water Gardens garden centre at Butt Green () opened in 1965 and became a major tourist attraction, drawing 1.3 million annual visitors.〔(Stapeley & District Parish Council: A Brief History of Stapeley ) (accessed 10 February 2015)〕 It included a small zoo, the Palms Tropical Oasis. The zoo closed in 2010, and the remainder of the Water Gardens closed the following year.〔(Stapeley Water Gardens: Palms Tropical Oasis ) (accessed 25 February 2009)〕〔(Stapeley Water Gardens: Palms Tropical Oasis: Planning Developments (12 May 2010) ) (accessed 13 September 2010)〕〔(BBC News: Stapeley Water Gardens to close after 45 years ) (accessed 10 February 2015)〕
The Cronkinson Farm housing estate was built in the 1990s and further residential development adjacent to the town of Nantwich followed, reducing the rural character of the northern part of the civil parish.〔
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