Governor’s House, Knutsford
The former Governor's House is located in Toft Road, Knutsford, Cheshire, England. It was built for the governor of Knutsford Gaol, and has later been used as a Tourist Information Centre.Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Public building
- Description: Grade II listed house in Knutsford, Cheshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Knutsford Town Council Offices” and “Knutsford Town Council Offices (former prison governor’s house)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Knutsford railway station and St John the Baptist’s Church, Knutsford.
Knutsford railway station
Railway station
Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knutsford railway station serves the town of Knutsford, in Cheshire, England. It lies 21+3⁄4 miles south of Manchester Piccadilly on the Mid-Cheshire Line to Chester. Knutsford railway station is situated 340 feet east of Governor’s House, Knutsford.
St John the Baptist’s Church, Knutsford
Church
Photo: Stefan.p21, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St John the Baptist's Church is in the town of Knutsford, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. St John the Baptist’s Church, Knutsford is situated 620 feet north of Governor’s House, Knutsford.
St Cross Church, Knutsford
Church
Photo: Peter I. Vardy, Public domain.
St Cross Church is in the town of Knutsford, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, in the deanery of Knutsford, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield, and the diocese of Chester. St Cross Church, Knutsford is situated 1,600 feet northeast of Governor’s House, Knutsford.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lostock Gralam and Chorley.
Lostock Gralam
Village
Photo: Ian Warburton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lostock Gralam is a village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England; it is sited east of Northwich. The civil parish also includes the small hamlet of Lostock Green. At the 2011 census, the population was 2,298. Lostock Gralam is situated 4 miles southwest of Governor’s House, Knutsford.
Chorley
Village
Photo: michael ely, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chorley is a civil parish in the borough of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. The parish is named after the village of Chorley, which was renamed Alderley Edge during the 19th century. Chorley is situated 4½ miles east of Governor’s House, Knutsford.
Lach Dennis
Village
Photo: Ian Warburton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lach Dennis is a village in the civil parish of Lach Dennis and Lostock Green, in the unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. Lach Dennis is situated 5 miles southwest of Governor’s House, Knutsford.
Governor’s House, Knutsford
- Categories: house, government office, building, office, and government building
- Location: Knutsford, Cheshire East, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.30148° or 53° 18′ 5″ northLongitude
-2.3737° or 2° 22′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C5V8J2G+HGOpenStreetMap ID
way 421258797OpenStreetMap feature
building=civicOpenStreetMap feature
office=governmentWikidata ID
Q5589468
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