Bollington

Also known as Bollington, Cheshire

Bollington is a town and civil parish in Cheshire, England, to the east of Prestbury. In the Middle Ages, it was part of the Earl of Chester's manor of Macclesfield and the ancient parish of Prestbury. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 7,944 and the built up area had a population of 7,235.

Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Bollington
UK place.label_position: left
UK place.population_ref: 7,944 (Parish, 2021)
UK place.civil_parish: Bollington
UK place.unitary_england: Cheshire East
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Cheshire
UK place.region: North West England
UK place.constituency_westminster: Macclesfield
UK place.post_town: MACCLESFIELD
UK place.postcode_district: SK10
UK place.postcode_area: SK
UK place.dial_code: 01625
UK place.os_grid_reference: SJ9377
UK place.static_image_name: Bollington.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: A view over Bollington from White Nancy, looking north

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Bollington is on the River Dean and the Macclesfield Canal, on the south-western edge of the Peak District. Rising above the town on Kerridge Hill is White Nancy, a structure built to commemorate the victory at the Battle of Waterloo.

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