Museums · West Midlands
Gawsworth
In or near Henbury.
Gawsworth is a civil parish and village in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,705. It i
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Macclesfield · 5.6 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
Gawsworth is located in Cheshire East, with the postcode CW12 2NX. The nearest railway station is Macclesfield, which is 5.6 km away. Entry is paid and wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
Gawsworth is a civil parish and village in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,705. It is one of the eight ancient parishes of Macclesfield Hundred. Twenty acres of the civil parish were transferred to Macclesfield civil parish in 1936. The country houses Gawsworth Old Hall, Gawsworth New Hall and Gawsworth Old Rectory are in the village. The authors of the Cheshire volume of the Buildings of England series state: There is nothing in Cheshire to compare with the loveliness of Gawsworth: three great houses and a distinguished church set around a descending string of pools, all within an enigmatic large-scale formal landscape. A wood near the village known as Maggotty Wood is the burial place of the eighteenth-century dramatist Samuel "Maggotty" Johnson. His ghost is reputed to haunt the wood.
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From the Wikipedia article
Gawsworth is a civil parish and village in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,705. It is one of the eight ancient parishes of Macclesfield Hundred. Twenty acres of the civil parish were transferred to Macclesfield civil parish in 1936.
The country houses Gawsworth Old Hall, Gawsworth New Hall and Gawsworth Old Rectory are in the village. The authors of the Cheshire volume of the Buildings of England series state: There is nothing in Cheshire to compare with the loveliness of Gawsworth: three great houses and a distinguished church set around a descending string of pools, all within an enigmatic large-scale formal landscape. A wood near the village known as Maggotty Wood is the burial place of the eighteenth-century dramatist Samuel "Maggotty" Johnson. His ghost is reputed to haunt the wood.
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- Coordinates
- 53.2160, -2.1660
- District
- Cheshire East
- Parish
- Gawsworth
- Postcode
- CW12 2NX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Macclesfield
- Nearest railway station
- Macclesfield — 5.6 km
Sources
- wikipedia: Gawsworth (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gawsworth?
- Gawsworth is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode CW12 2NX), in the parish of Gawsworth.
- What is Gawsworth?
- Gawsworth is a civil parish and village in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,705. It i
- How do I get to Gawsworth?
- The nearest railway station is Macclesfield, about 5.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode CW12 2NX.
- How do I get to Gawsworth?
- The nearest railway station is Macclesfield, about 5.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CW12 2NX.