Eaton, Cheshire East

For other uses, see Eaton. For the other civil parish in Cheshire called Eaton, see Eaton, west Cheshire.

Eaton 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 population of the civil parish was 289.^[1] Congleton is the nearest large town. Buses serve the Village Monday to Saturday.

Eaton
The Plough Inn public house, Eaton
Eaton Location within Cheshire
Population	289 [1]
OS grid reference	SJ870654
Civil parish	Eaton
Unitary authority	Cheshire East
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CONGLETON
Postcode district	CW12
Dialling code	01260
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Macclesfield
List of places UK England Cheshire 53.185°N 2.195°W / 53.185; -2.195

Tracey Mertens was set on fire in Christ Church in Eaton on 23 December 1994 , she died the following day. She was able to tell the police her two attackers were black men with Birmingham accents, but who also spoke Jamaican Patois.^[2]

See also

• Cheshire portal

• Listed buildings in Eaton, Cheshire East
• Christ Church, Eaton