Rudheath | |
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The Old Broken Cross public house, Rudheath |
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Rudheath shown within Cheshire | |
Population | 3,807 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SJ677726 |
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Unitary authority | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NORTHWICH |
Postcode district | CW9 |
Dialling code | 01606 |
Police | Cheshire |
Fire | Cheshire |
Ambulance | North West |
EU Parliament | North West England |
UK Parliament | |
Rudheath is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, in the north west of England, approximately 2 miles east of Northwich. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 census was 3,807.
This village is home of Rudheath Community High School, a specialist arts college.
Contemporary major local employers include Frank Roberts & Sons, a bakery that has been associated with the area since 1887. Two of Frank Roberts & Sons's three main business divisions, Roberts Bakery and The Little Treats Co, are based on the A556 in Rudheath and Aldred’s The Bakers, is located in Ilkeston, Derbyshire.Morrisons supermarket has a large distribution centre on the A530, while Orange, Barclays Bank and The Hut Group all have business centres at Gadbrook Park, off the A556.