| Handley | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
 All Saints' Church, Handley | |
  Handley Location withinCheshire | |
| Population | 253 (2011 census)[a] |
| OS grid reference | SJ467578 |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CHESTER |
| Postcode district | CH3 |
| Dialling code | 01829 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
| 53°06′54″N2°47′42″W / 53.115°N 2.795°W /53.115; -2.795 | |
Handley is a village andcivil parish in the unitary authority ofCheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county ofCheshire, England. It is part of thelocal governmentward ofTattenhall,[1] a larger settlement approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) to the east. The hamlet ofMilton Green is to the north west of the village. TheA41 road, which previously passed through the village now bypasses it, having been re-routed further to the east.
In the2001 census Handley had a population of 149.[2] The census statistics have been combined with the neighbouring civil parishes ofChowley andGolborne David, and the figure was given as 227.[3] In the2011 census these parishes were again combined, with the population recorded as 253.[4]
The name Handley means "at the high wood/clearing" and likely derives from theOld English wordshēah (a high place) andlēah (a wood, forest, glade or clearing).[5]
Handley was mentioned in theDomesday Book of 1086 asHanlei,[6] under the ownership of Osbern, son of Tezzo. The entry lists only four households (two villagers, onesmallholder and one slave/servant), making it amongst the smallest 20% of settlements recorded in the survey.[7]
The village was a township and parish withinBroxton Hundred, which became a civil parish in 1866. The population was recorded at 203 in 1801, then 307 in 1851, 259 in 1901 and increasing to 277 by 1951.[2]
All Saints Church, Handley, is a Grade II*listed building.[8] NearbyCalveley Hall dates from 1684 and is also a Grade II* listed building.[9]
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