Chowley

Chowley is a hamlet and civil parish in the Borough of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is approximately 9.5 miles (15.3 km) south east of Chester and about 1.3 miles (2.1 km) south west of Tattenhall.

Chowley
Chowley Oak Business Park
Chowley Location within Cheshire
Population	253 (2011 census)[a]
OS grid reference	SJ4756
Civil parish	Chowley
Unitary authority	Cheshire West and Chester
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CHESTER
Postcode district	CH3
Dialling code	01829
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Chester South and Eddisbury[1]
List of places UK England Cheshire 53.102°N 2.784°W / 53.102; -2.784

In the 2001 census Chowley had a population of 23.^[2] The census statistics have been combined with the neighbouring civil parishes of Handley and Golborne David, and the figure was given as 227.^[3] In the 2011 census these parishes were again combined, with the population recorded as 253.^[4]

History

The name Chowley means "Ceola's wood/clearing" and likely derives from the Old English personal name Ceola and the word lēah (a wood, forest, glade or clearing).^[5]

Mentioned as Celelea in the Domesday Book of 1086,^[6] it was partial woodland and consisted of only two households, which belonged to "riders" (roadmen). The landowner was Robert FitzHugh (son of Hugh Lupus), having previously been in the possession of Wulfeva,^[7] a free woman.^[6]

Chowley was a township in Coddington parish, Broxton Hundred, which became a civil parish in 1866. Its population was 56 in 1801, then 58 in 1851, 35 in 1901 and increasing to 65 by 1951.^[2]

Landmarks

Chowley Lodge

The parish contains one structure designated by English Heritage as a listed building; this is Chowley Lodge, which is listed at Grade II. It was built in 1868 as a lodge to Bolesworth Castle and was designed by Alfred Waterhouse.^[8][9]