Chelford
Chelford is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England, near to the junction of the A537 and A535 roads six miles west of Macclesfield and six miles south-east of Knutsford, and is part of the Tatton constituency. It is served by Chelford railway station on the line between Crewe and Manchester. At the 2011 census, Chelford had a population of 1,174.
Almost all inhabitants of the village live on one estate where the only way in or out is via the main road. The civil parish includes the hamlet of Astle.
Chelford is near the Capesthorne Estate and surrounded by farmland. Local amenities include St John's church, the burial place of former world champion racing cyclist Reg Harris and the venue for an annual cyclists' Christmas Carol service, a post office, a pub/restaurant called The Egerton Arms, and an agricultural supplies business, Chelford Farm Supplies.
A large cattle market was held at Chelford every Monday for over a century, but closed in 2017, the last day of sales being 30 March; business has been transferred to the market at Beeston, and the site is now to be used for housing. As at 17 November 2019 shows the Chelford Market buildings demolished, leaving only foundations.
In 1894, 14 people died in the Chelford rail accident.
