Betchton
Betchton is a civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England.
Betchton is a civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 620, increasing to 677 at the 2011 Census. The population at the census of 2021 was 701. At the census of 1801 the population was 798, but the boundaries may have been slightly different. The parish is immediately to the east of Sandbach, and includes Betchton Heath, a village now partly named Sandbach Heath, Hassall Green, the hamlets of Boults Green, Dean Hill, Dubthorn, Fourlanes End, Lawton Heath End and Malkin's Bank. There are numerous scattered farms and dwellings.
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Worth seeing in and around Betchton
9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Sandbach Crosses
The Sandbach Crosses are two 9th-century stone Anglo-Saxon crosses now erected in the market place in the town of Sandbach, Cheshire, England. They are unusually large and elaborate examples of the type and are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and a scheduled monument.
3.1 km · Grade I listed building in Cheshire East, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 02Christ Church, Wheelock
Christ Church is in Crewe Road, Wheelock, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Congleton, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield, and the diocese of Chester.
3.2 km · church in United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 03St Mary's Church, Sandbach
St Mary's Church is in the town of Sandbach, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.
3 km · church in Sandbach, Cheshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04St Mary Magdalene's Church, Alsager
St Mary Magdalene's Church is in Crewe Road, Alsager, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Congleton, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield, and the diocese of Chester.
3.4 km · Grade II listed church in Alsager, Cheshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05Christ Church, Alsager
Christ Church Alsager is in the town of Alsager, Cheshire, England. Its mission is to love God and to love others.
3 km · Grade II* listed church in Alsager, Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 06The Literary Institute
The Sandbach Literary Institute, also known as Sandbach Literary Institution, is a commercial building in Hightown in Sandbach, Cheshire, England. The structure, which is currently used as a community events venue, is a Grade II listed building.
3.3 km · Grade II listed building in Sandbach, Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07Town Hall and Market Hall
Sandbach Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street in Sandbach, Cheshire, England. The structure, which is the meeting place of Sandbach Town Council, is a Grade II listed building.
3.2 km · Grade II listed town hall in Sandbach, Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 08Hassall Hall
Hassall Hall is a former manor house to the east of the village of Hassall, Cheshire, England. The house dates from the 17th century, and was re-fronted in the 19th century.
1.6 km · Grade II* listed house in Hassall, Cheshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 09St Philip's Church, Hassall Green
St Philip's Church is in New Inn Lane, Hassall Green, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican church in the parish of Wheelock, the benefice of Sandbach Heath with Wheelock, the deanery of Congleton, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield, and the diocese of Chester.
500 m · church in Hassall Green, Cheshire, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
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Getting to Betchton
- Airports
- Manchester (MAN), 25 km · Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 42 km · East Midlands (EMA), 75 km
- Liverpool → Betchton54 km · quickest by road, 1h 20m · £6–9
- Nottingham, Leicestershire → Betchton81 km · quickest by road, 2h · £9–12
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Betchton77 km · quickest by road, 1h 38m · £8–11
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Betchton
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Betchton. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Go nextAfter taking in the splendid scenery and trekking to your heart's content, either camping out overnight or staying in Buxton, you might want to continue on to Sheffield, another post-industrial Northern city with more to offer than that description suggests.
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Betchton is 40 km from Manchester, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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