Holmes Chapel
Holmes Chapel is a village in the east of Cheshire, England. It is located about 23 kilometers northwest of Stoke -on-Trent and 32 kilometers south-west of Manchester. At the same time Holmes Chapel is the capital of the eponymous Civil parish with 5669 inhabitants ( 2001).
History
The story of Holmes Chapel (whose name component Chapel Chapel translated means ) is closely linked with the local parish church, which was already in the 13th century as a branch church of Sandbach mention. Your church register dates back to the year 1613.
In case of fire in July 1753 at the time consisting of 19 buildings city was almost destroyed. Only the church, the pub and two cottages remained.
Holmes Chapel was named in the 19th century as Hulme or Church Hulme. At first it was a district of Sandbach, until it in 1866 to the newly established Civil Parish Church Hulme devolved. Near the village of Holmes Chapel were parts of the hamlet Saltersford it. 1801 lived 314 persons in Church Hulme, 100 years later, it was for the constant increase in 1460 people.
On 11 October 1976, the Civil parish was renamed in Holmes Chapel. On April 1, 1982, he grew to a part of the Civil parish Cranage. This was around the former Civil parish Cotton, who was one of Cranage since 1936.
Population and size of the place increased steadily since its inception, particularly at the end of the 20th century, which was due to the good transport links, among others.
Traffic
Holmes Chapel has a railway station with two platforms, which is operated by Northern Rail. From there, hourly trains to Crewe and Manchester Piccadilly.
By Holmes Chapel leading the A50 trunk road which links with Warrington Leicester. It crosses in place with the A54, via which in turn about a mile away 18 of the M6 ramp is accessible.
Education
The village has a secondary school, the Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School. It was founded in 1978 and employs 74 teachers who teach 1247 students aged 11 to 18 years old (as of 2012).
Structures
The oldest surviving building in Holmes Chapel is the parish church of St. Luke 's Church, a succession to the previously existing in the village church. St. Luke 's Church was built around 1430 in the Perpendicular style as a half-timbered building with a steeple of sandstone. At the beginning of the 18th century the nave and the chancel were covered with arranged in the Flemish Association of red bricks. 1967, English Heritage, the St. Luke 's Church on the monument list.
Another building with a long tradition is the Old Red Lion Pub, which was first mentioned in 1625 in a will.
Personalities
- Henry Cotton (1907-1987), golfers
- Harry Styles (* 1994), singer, member of the band One Direction
Sister City
- Bessancourt, France, since 1979
- Brugg, Switzerland, since 1994