Oldcastle
Oldcastle is a former civil parish, now in the parishes of Malpas and Threapwood, in the Cheshire West and Chester district and ceremonial county of Cheshire in England. In 2001 it had a population of 54.Photo: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Locality with 54 residents
- Description: former civil parish in the Borough of Cheshire West and Chester, in Cheshire, England
- Also known as: “Oldcastle, Cheshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St John’s Church, Threapwood and St Oswald’s Church.
St John’s Church, Threapwood
Church
Photo: Mcginnly, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St John's Church is in the village of Threapwood, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester, and the deanery of Malpas.
St Oswald’s Church
Church
Photo: Mcginnly, Public domain.
St Oswald's Church stands on the highest point in the market town of Malpas, Cheshire, England, on or near the site of a Norman motte and bailey castle. St Oswald’s Church is situated 2 miles northeast of Oldcastle.
Castle Hill motte
Castle
Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castle Hill motte is situated 2 miles northeast of Oldcastle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Malpas and Hanmer.
Malpas
Village
Photo: BrianP, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Malpas is a market town and a civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It lies near the borders with Shropshire and Wales, and had a population of 2,503 at the 2021 census. Malpas is situated 2½ miles northeast of Oldcastle.
Hanmer
Village
Hanmer is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. At the 2001 Census the population of the Hanmer community area, which includes Hanmer village itself, Horseman's Green, Halghton and Arowry along with a number of small hamlets, was recorded at 726, reducing to 665 at the 2011 Census. Hanmer is situated 3½ miles south of Oldcastle.
Horseman’s Green
Village
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Horseman's Green is a village in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. Located in the rural southeast of the county borough, it is close to the Wales-England border, in the community of Hanmer, the village is also simply called the Green. Horseman’s Green is situated 2½ miles south of Oldcastle.
Oldcastle
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Oldcastle” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الدكستل”
- Cebuano: “Oldcastle”
- Chinese: “Oldcastle”
- Dutch: “Oldcastle”
- French: “Oldcastle”
- Irish: “Oldcastle”
- Ladin: “Oldcastle”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Oldcastle (Cheshire)”
- Persian: “اولدکسل، چشر”
- Polish: “Oldcastle”
- Swedish: “Oldcastle, Cheshire”
- Swedish: “Oldcastle”
- Welsh: “Oldcastle, Swydd Gaer”
- Welsh: “Oldcastle”
- “Oldcastle”
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