Welcome to Gawsworth
CLICK FOR 2021 CENSUS DATAIntroduction
Gawsworth is a civil parish and village in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,705. It is one of the eight ancient parishes of Macclesfield Hundred. Twenty acres of the civil parish were transferred to Macclesfield civil parish in 1936 The country houses Gawsworth Old Hall, Gawsworth New Hall and Gawsworth Old Rectory are in the village. The authors of the Cheshire volume of the Buildings of England series state: There is nothing in Cheshire to compare with the loveliness of Gawsworth: three great houses and a distinguished church set around a descending string of pools, all within an enigmatic large-scale formal landscape. A wood near the village known as Maggotty Wood is the burial place of the eighteenth-century dramatist Samuel "Maggotty" Johnson. His ghost is reputed to haunt the wood.
Parish Information
Parish statistics
Area |
2,239 hectares |
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Population |
1,652 (2021) |
Density |
74 people/km2 |
Mean age |
49.5 |
Ward |
Gawsworth |
District |
Cheshire East |
Postcodes |
CW12, SK11 |
ONS ID |
E04010942 |
Council
Contact details for Gawsworth Parish Council, including current councillors, precept data and election results.
Education
View educational establishments in Gawsworth Parish. Data includes OFSTED rating and current appointed governors.
Business
Business directory listing local businesses operating within Gawsworth Parish.
Planning
View recent planning applications submitted for Gawsworth Parish.
Property
Price paid data for all property sold in Gawsworth Parish since 2018. Includes average prices for each property type.
Heritage
Local heritage sites, historic churches, heritage pubs plus local heritage initiatives for Gawsworth Parish.
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