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Henbury, Cheshire

Henbury
St. Thomas, Henbury - geograph.org.uk - 1538905.jpg
St. Thomas' Church, Henbury
Henbury is located in Cheshire
Henbury
Henbury
Henbury shown within Cheshire
Population 594 
OS grid reference SJ9173
Civil parish
  • Henbury
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town MACCLESFIELD
Postcode district SK11
Dialling code 01625
Police Cheshire
Fire Cheshire
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cheshire
53°15′32″N 2°10′41″W / 53.259°N 2.178°W / 53.259; -2.178Coordinates: 53°15′32″N 2°10′41″W / 53.259°N 2.178°W / 53.259; -2.178

Henbury is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 census, the entire civil parish had a population of 594.

The village became a civil parish in 1845. Henbury has an Anglican church, the Church of St  Thomas, two pubs, and a grocery. There is also a millennium green, which featured in a BBC programme in New Year's Eve (1999/2000) where many villagers got to experience this.

The village is the wealthiest in the Macclesfield area, besides Prestbury which is located approximately five minutes away.

The village is in easy reach of other local towns and villages, such as Alderley Edge which is just ten minutes away, Wilmslow fifteen minutes away and Congleton twenty minutes away.

The village hall hosts a number of functions throughout the year with an active social committee.



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