Astbury Mere
Astbury Mere is a lake and open area in West Heath, a suburb of Congleton, Cheshire, England, in an area formerly quarried for silica sand. Part of the area is accredited by Natural England as a country park, Astbury Mere Country Park.Photo: Kentynet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: lake and country park in Congleton, Cheshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Astbury Lake” and “Astbury Mere Country Park”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Mary’s Church, Congleton and St Mary’s Church, Astbury.
St Mary’s Church, Congleton
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church is in West Road, Congleton, Cheshire, England. It is a Roman Catholic church recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. The listing includes the adjoining presbytery. St Mary’s Church, Congleton is situated 2,500 feet northeast of Astbury Mere.
St Mary’s Church, Astbury
Church
Photo: Galatas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church is an Anglican parish church in the village of Newbold Astbury, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and its architecture has been praised by a number of writers. St Mary’s Church, Astbury is situated 2,900 feet south of Astbury Mere.
St. James the Great Congleton
Church
Photo: Jonathan Kington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St. James the Great Congleton is a church, which is situated 2,800 feet northeast of Astbury Mere.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Heath and Hulme Walfield.
West Heath
Suburb
West Heath is a suburb to the west of Congleton, in Cheshire, England. It is the site of Astbury Mere Country Park. The West Heath area has three schools, with one of Congleton's two secondary schools, Congleton High School being located there.
Hulme Walfield
Hamlet
Photo: David C Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hulme Walfield is a small village and civil parish, just north of Congleton, in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire. Hulme Walfield is situated 1½ miles north of Astbury Mere.
Buglawton
Suburb
Photo: Jonathan Kington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Buglawton is a suburb of Congleton, in the Cheshire East borough of Cheshire, lying to the north-east of the town centre. It was formerly a separate parish, but was absorbed into the borough of Congleton in 1936 and has been administered as part of the town since then. Buglawton is situated 2 miles northeast of Astbury Mere.
Astbury Mere
- Categories: lake, country park, and recreation area
- Location: Congleton, Cheshire East, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.15854° or 53° 9′ 31″ northLongitude
-2.22882° or 2° 13′ 44″ westOpen location code
9C5V5Q5C+CFOpenStreetMap ID
way 488320127OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q65069832
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