Bollington

Bollington
A view over Bollington from White Nancy, looking north
Bollington is located in Cheshire
Bollington
Bollington
Location within Cheshire
Population7,944 (Parish, 2021)[1]
7,235 (Built up area, 2021)[2]
OS grid referenceSJ9377
Civil parish
  • Bollington
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMACCLESFIELD
Postcode districtSK10
Dialling code01625
PoliceCheshire
FireCheshire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
Websitebollington-tc.gov.uk
List of places
UK
England
Cheshire
53°17′53″N 2°05′35″W / 53.298°N 2.093°W / 53.298; -2.093

Bollington is a town and civil parish in Cheshire, England, to the east of Prestbury. In the Middle Ages, it was part of the Earl of Chester's manor of Macclesfield and the ancient parish of Prestbury. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 7,944 and the built up area had a population of 7,235.

Bollington is on the River Dean and the Macclesfield Canal, on the south-western edge of the Peak District. Rising above the town on Kerridge Hill is White Nancy, a monument built to commemorate the Battle of Waterloo.

  1. ^ "Bollington parish". City Population. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales: Census 2021". Census 2021. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

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