52-631: Sandbach Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street in Sandbach , Cheshire , England. The structure, which is the meeting place of Sandbach Town Council, is a Grade II listed building . The first town hall in Sandbach was a medieval structure located in the Market Square. On the High Street side, it was arcaded on the ground floor so that markets could be held, while on the Market Square side it had
104-466: A Scheduled Ancient Monument . A plaque near the crosses reads: Saxon crosses completed in the 9th century to commemorate the advent of Christianity in this Kingdom of Mercia about AD 653 in the reign of the Saxon king Penda . They were restored in 1816 by Sir John Egerton after destruction by iconoclasts. Sandbach is also home to many listed buildings , including Sandbach School , St Mary's Church and
156-435: A village lock-up at one end and shops at the other end; there was an assembly hall on the first floor. The lawyer and author, Thomas Hughes , served as a judge at county court hearings in the building. The town hall was re-built on the same site in 1888; it was arranged with shops and offices on the ground floor and an assembly hall on the first floor but only survived three years before being demolished in 1891. The site for
208-559: A civil parish in 1866. The records from 1901 show a population of 5,568. The Sandbach Corn Mill was a three-story brick building built in the late 19th century, on what is now Mill Hill Lane. In 1933 the ERF lorry company was founded. In 1936 parts of the area of Bradwall , all of Elton and Wheelock were added, significantly increasing the size of the parish. The hamlets transferred from Bradwall were Boothlane Head, Brickhouses, Ettiley Heath, Forge Fields, Hindheath, Elworth and Marsh Green. By 1951
260-520: A cost of between £165-£221 million. The new road contains the first 'green bridge' wildlife crossing in the United Kingdom . The existing road has been narrowed to one lane in each direction and re-designated as the B5569 under the maintenance of Cheshire East Council . M6 Junctions 16-19: Smart Motorway: Highways England are preparing to convert the hard shoulder to a permanent running lane and introduce
312-411: A group of 14 separate waterbodies, as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), described as: [A] site of physiographical and biological importance. It consists of a series of pools formed as a result of subsidence due to the solution of underlying salt deposits [...] that show considerable variation in their plant and animal communities. At least 225 species of bird have been recorded on
364-718: A relatively new councillor having been elected in the May 2011 elections – was elected as the Leader of the Conservative Group on 17 March 2012. Cheshire East is an observer member of the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities of Greater Manchester , which borders Cheshire to the north. The area is served by BBC North West and ITV Granada with television signals received from the Winter Hill TV transmitter . Radio stations for
416-556: A similar origin as bæce , means "brook"; thus, the meaning of Sandbach can be understood correctly in German. In Germany, there are two places and several small waterways of that name (see German disambiguation page "Sandbach" ). Traces of settlement are found in Sandbach from Saxon times, when the town was called Sanbec. Little is known about the town during this period, except that it was subjected to frequent Welsh and Danish raids. The town's inhabitants were converted to Christianity in
468-429: A total coverage of 10.7 square kilometres (4.1 sq mi). The distance from London to Sandbach is 171 miles (275 km). Crewe is 6 miles (10 km) to the south-west and Stoke-on-Trent in the neighbouring Staffordshire is 15 miles (24 km). The Sandbach Crosses are an important historical feature on the cobbled market square: the two Saxon crosses, reportedly built in the 7th, 8th or 9th century, constitute
520-615: A variable speed limit along this section of the M6. The scheme is expected to cost between £192-£274 million. However, in Spring 2023 the Government abandoned all plans for further Smart Motorways to be constructed following concerns regarding their safety. Crewe Green Link Road South: A dual-carriageway extension of Crewe Green Link Road is being constructed between the A5020 and Weston Gate Roundabout on
572-605: Is Leighton Hospital in Crewe. Sandbach is served by the North West Ambulance Service . Policing is provided by Cheshire Constabulary . Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service runs the fire station in the town. The following primary schools are in Sandbach Town and Civil Parish. Sandbach School was founded as a parish charity school for boys in 1677. The school became a grammar school for boys after 1955. In 1979
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#1733084703416624-440: Is a branch line north of the station leading to Northwich , which is mainly used by goods traffic and express passenger trains heading to Chester . Some organisations have been campaigning to restore a local passenger service between Northwich and Crewe. Pressure of road traffic going from Greater Manchester to Crewe has forced the building of a bypass for Sandbach, Wheelock , Wheelock Heath , Winterley and Haslington for
676-565: Is also home to Tatton Park , a historic estate that hosts RHS Show Tatton Park . Cheshire East lies within North West England . It borders Cheshire West and Chester to the west, Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east as well as Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. It is home to the Cheshire Plain and the southern hills of the Pennines . The local geology
728-552: Is based at Sandbach School. Sandbach has an annual transport festival which usually takes place during April. It originally started in 1992 as ‘Transport Through the Ages Parade', and was such a success that it became an annual event; since its inception it has been run alongside the National Town Criers' competition. The Festival is run by an organising committee made up of local councils and volunteers. Foden's Brass Band
780-652: Is mostly glacial clay, as well as glacial sands and gravel. According to the Köppen climate classification , like most areas of the UK , the climate is classified as “ oceanic ” or "Cfb". The population of Cheshire East was 406,527 in 2022. According to the 2021 Census, ethnic white groups account for 94.4% of the population (376,543 people), with 5.6% of the population (22,229 people) being in ethnic groups other than white (Asian, Black, Mixed, Other). A breakdown of religious groups: The 52 wards of Cheshire East are: Profile At
832-513: Is no trace of Fodens within Sandbach, with the former mansion home of the Foden family at Westfields being demolished to make way for a new council building. However, Foden's Brass Band , originally created for employees, is still based in Sandbach. There is also a farmers' market which takes place on the second Saturday of each calendar month. Sandbach lies close to the conurbations of Greater Manchester , Merseyside and The Potteries . The town
884-591: Is part of Staffordshire Wing and the West Midlands Reserve Forces. Cadets here parade twice a week; Wednesdays and Fridays from 19:15 to 21:30. The squadron usually parades about 20–30 cadets per parade night. 24 Sandbach Detachment, Cheshire Army Cadet Force is based in the Army Cadet Centre behind the police station. Sandbach Fire Station Cadets consists of around 20 young people and meet every Tuesday evening. The Combined Cadet Force (CCF)
936-527: Is served by Sandbach railway station , on the Crewe to Manchester Line , which is located to the west of the town in Elworth . Services are operated by Northern Trains between Crewe , Manchester Piccadilly and Liverpool Lime Street . Trains operate generally twice an hour in both directions; northbound services alternate between trains to Manchester (via Stockport) and to Liverpool (via Styal and Manchester). There
988-404: Is still based in the town, despite the truck manufacturer from which it derives its name no longer having a presence. In 2008 Foden's became British Open Brass Band Champions. The Lions Youth Brass Band and Roberts Bakery Band are also based in the town. Sandbach Choral Society, formerly Sandbach Voices, is a local choir that was founded in 1947 and is a registered charity. The choir's mission
1040-609: Is still held outdoors on Scotch Common, and in and around the town hall. During the 17th century, the town used to be famous for its ale: The ale brewed at this town was formerly in great repute in London, where, about the middle of the last century, it sold for twelve-pence a bottle, but it seems to be entirely supplanted by the Dorchester beer, and the Yorkshire and Welch ales, insomuch that we do not know of any Sandbach ale being now sold in
1092-543: Is to bring choral music into the community, and it regularly stages concerts, often in Sandbach Town Hall or at St Mary's Church . Sandbach Concert Series features classical, jazz and brass music. Cheshire East Cheshire East is a unitary authority area with borough status in Cheshire , England. The local authority is Cheshire East Council , which is based in the town of Sandbach . Other towns within
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#17330847034161144-624: The A534 . This is largely due to the M6 motorway which has a junction (J17) at Sandbach, which is close to the RoadChef service station . Local bus services are provided by Arriva North West and D&G Bus (Monday to Saturday only). In Sandbach water services are provided by United Utilities . Healthcare is provided at Ashfields Primary Care Centre. The primary care centre is overseen by Central and Eastern Cheshire Primary Care Trust. The nearest local hospital
1196-510: The Cheshire East borough of Cheshire , England. The civil parish contains four settlements: Sandbach, Elworth , Ettiley Heath and Wheelock . Known as Sanbec in 1086, Sondbache (also Sondebache) in 1260, and Sandbitch in the 17th–18th centuries, Sandbach derives its name from the Anglo-Saxon sand bæce , which can mean "sand stream" or "sand valley". The modern German word Bach , with
1248-675: The Old Hall Hotel . Many of the local public houses, which were formerly stage coach stops, are listed, for example the Lower Chequer. Many of the buildings of the town were designed by the renowned architect Sir George Gilbert Scott ; he designed Sandbach Literary Institute , Sandbach School, St John's, Sandbach Heath and the Almshouses. He also restored St Mary's Church. The town has Methodist , Baptist , Anglican and Catholic churches. Natural England has designated Sandbach Flashes ,
1300-692: The 15th and 16th (Service) Battalions of the Cheshire Regiment throughout 1915 during the First World War and concerts and other events were held to raise funds for the Wings for Victory Week during the Second World War . The town hall continued to be used as an events venue after the war and performers included the soul and rhythm and blues singer, Jimmy Powell , in April 1963. The town hall ceased to be
1352-476: The 7th century by four priests: Cedda, Adda, Betti and Diuma. The town has an entry in the Domesday Book from 1086, at which time it was sufficiently large to need a priest and a church. The entry states: Sanbec: Bigot de Loges. 1 hide and 1½ virgates pay tax. Land for 2 ploughs. 1 Frenchman has ½ plough, 3 slaves. 2 villagers have ½ plough. Church. Woodland. Value TRE 4s; now 8s. By the 13th century, during
1404-590: The 81 seats with the others being held by the Liberal Democrats (12), Labour (6), 3 members of Middlewich First and one Independent. The first leader of the authority was Wesley Fitzgerald who was elected at Cheshire East's inaugural meeting on 13 May 2008. Wesley Fitzgerald is a Councillor for the Wilmslow South ward. Having decided in February 2012 to step down, a leadership contest was triggered. Michael Jones –
1456-509: The A500 by Cheshire East Council at a cost of £26.5 million. Cheshire East Council, for multiple years now, has been investing in LEDs (light emitting diodes) . The area is home to a large number of sites of public interest: The former borough of Macclesfield was twinned with Eckernförde , Germany. Congleton has been twinned with Trappes since 16 September 1962 Twinning remains active in
1508-680: The Abbot of Dieulacres , only for it to be lost when it went to the King's Bench . The manor in Sandbach passed through numerous families, including the Leghs and Radclyffes. It was eventually bought by Sir Randulph (or Randle) Crewe , who became the Lord of the Manor. Sandbach has been a market town since 1579, when it was granted a Royal Charter by Elizabeth I due to the petitioning of Sir John Radclyffe of Ordsall who, as
1560-602: The Crewe and Nantwich area. The town of Crewe began twinning with the town of Mâcon in France in 1957. This continued when the borough of Crewe and Nantwich was formed in 1974. The borough added the town of Bischofsheim in Germany in 1991. In 2003 the administration of twinning was passed to CANTA, the Crewe and Nantwich Twinning Association, a voluntary association supported by the borough. The association immediately added Dzierżoniów in Poland as
1612-582: The Flashes. Sandbach has been a market town since 1579 when it was granted a Royal Charter by Elizabeth I . Today the Thursday market is still held outdoors on Scotch Common, and in and around Sandbach Town Hall . Sandbach is probably best known as the original home of both Foden and ERF lorries, both companies founded by members of the Foden family. Neither company now exists in Sandbach, having been taken over and production moved elsewhere. As of 2007 there
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1664-582: The Freedom of Sandbach at the town hall on 29 June 2014 and the BBC programme Any Questions? was broadcast from the town hall on 8 July 2016. In October 2020, Sandbach Town Council decided to move its main meeting place from the Sandbach Literary Institute to Sandbach Town Hall. Sandbach Sandbach (pronounced / ˈ s æ n d b æ tʃ / ) is a market town and civil parish in
1716-400: The High Street; the central section of four bays featured arches on the ground floor and three-light mullioned windows on the first floor. The right hand bay featured a four-stage tower with an arch on the ground floor, a panel with the Crewe family coat of arms flanked by statues on the first floor, a two-light mullioned window on the second floor, an octagonal shaped stage with a clock on
1768-779: The South East Cheshire Enterprise (SECE). The town is in the Congleton constituency whose MP is Sarah Russell of the Labour Party . Before the 2024 General Election the MP was Fiona Bruce of the Conservative Party . Before its current constituency, Sandbach has been part of five other constituencies: South Cheshire from 1832 to 1867, Mid Cheshire from 1868 to 1885, Crewe from 1885 to 1948, Knutsford from 1949 to 1954 and Crewe from 1955 to 1974. The land area of Sandbach has
1820-498: The area are: Motorways and primary routes in the borough which are maintained by National Highways ( trunk roads de jure ) include the M6 , M56 and the A556 . Other primary routes are maintained by the council. A556 Knutsford to Bowdon Improvement: A new 5-mile (8.0 km) four-lane dual-carriageway bypass of Bucklow Hill and Mere Crossroads on the A556 has been by Highways England at
1872-639: The area include Crewe , Macclesfield , Congleton , Wilmslow , Nantwich , Poynton , Knutsford , Alsager , Bollington and Handforth . The borough council was established in April 2009 as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England , by virtue of an order under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 . It is an amalgamation of the former boroughs of Macclesfield , Congleton and Crewe and Nantwich , and includes
1924-586: The current town hall, further to the northwest along the High Street, was donated by the lord of the manor , Lord Crewe : it had been occupied by a barber's shop and a private house. The foundation stone for the new building was laid on 2 July 1889. It was designed by Thomas Bower in the Gothic Revival style , built by John Stringer in red brick with stone dressings at a cost of £5,000 and was officially opened by Lord Crewe on 28 October 1890. The design involved an asymmetrical main frontage with six bays facing onto
1976-521: The functions of the former Cheshire County Council . The residual part of the disaggregated former County Council, together with the other three former Cheshire borough councils (Chester City, Ellesmere Port & Neston and Vale Royal) were, similarly, amalgamated to create the new unitary council of Cheshire West and Chester . Cheshire East has historic links to textile mills of the Industrial Revolution , such as seen at Quarry Bank Mill . It
2028-434: The ground and first floors with a gable above. Internally, the principal room was the ballroom. After significant population growth, largely associated with Sandbach's status as a market town, the area became an urban district in 1894. Although the council meetings took place in the town hall, the town clerk was based in offices at 3 Crewe Road in Sandbach. Rallies were held at the town hall to identify potential recruits for
2080-595: The largest landowner in Sandbach and the owner of the Sandbach Old Hall , encouraged the farmers of the area to hold a market in the town on Thursdays. The charter also allowed for right to establish a Court-leet and a Court of Pied-powder. The original charter is still preserved, and can be found in Chester . The charter also granted the town the right to hold two annual fairs, which lasted for two days, and were held around Easter and early September. The Thursday market
2132-404: The last Cheshire County Council election in 2005 there were 15 Conservative controlled wards, 6 Labour controlled wards, 5 Liberal Democrat controlled wards and 1 ward controlled by an independent within the unitary authority boundaries. The first elections for Cheshire East Council took place on 1 May 2008, with the Conservative Party taking overall control. The Conservatives took 59 of
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2184-530: The local seat of government when the enlarged Congleton Borough Council was formed at Westfields in Middlewich Road in Sandbach in 1974. Sandbach Town Council took over the management of the building in 2012, and, following the completion of an extensive programme of refurbishment works which included improvements to the main frontage, the town hall was officially re-opened by the mayor, Councillor Mike Benson, on 19 February 2014. The Mercian Regiment received
2236-574: The metropolis. And about 1621 William Webb writes that "Our ale here at Sandbach being no less famous than that [at Derby] of a true nappe". During the Wars of the Three Kingdoms , a Scottish army swept down into England before being forced to retreat at the Battle of Worcester . On 3 September 1651, the Sandbach summer fair was being held, and a Scottish army of around 1,000 exhausted cavalry men passed through
2288-515: The parish of Sandbach, not just the town. All meetings are held in the Town Hall. For the purposes of the town council and borough council elections Sandbach is divided into four wards: Elworth, Ettiley Heath and Wheelock, Sandbach Heath and East, and Town Ward, and town councillors are elected for terms of four years. A partnership of groups forms the Sandbach Partnership, which is part of
2340-647: The population had reached 9,253. During the Second World War , in Warship Week in December 1941 Sandbach adopted HMS Vimiera as its affiliated ship. The Vimiera was lost on 9 January 1942 when it was sunk by a mine in the Thames Estuary off East Spile Buoy with the loss of 96 hands. Sandbach hosts the administrative headquarters for Cheshire East Council . For the Cheshire East unitary authority elections
2392-470: The reign of King John , much of the land around the township of Sandbach was owned by Richard de Sandbach who was the High Sheriff of Cheshire in 1230. Richard de Sandbach specifically owned a manor; he claimed an interest in the living of Sandbach. This claim against Earl Randle de Blundeville was unsuccessful. His son, John, however, was slightly more successful as he won an 'interest' temporarily against
2444-448: The school became an independent comprehensive boys school, with charitable status, funded by Cheshire Local Education Authority but controlled by a board of governors. In September 2011, Sandbach School became a free school , one of the first free schools to be established in England. The school also contains a sixth form which is open to both boys and girls. Within Sandbach there is also a girls comprehensive school, Sandbach High . It
2496-515: The third floor and a pyramidal roof with a cupola above. The statues, which were paid for by Lord Crewe, depicted, on the left, the Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench , Sir Ranulph Crewe , and, on the right, the early Norman lord of the manor, Bigot de Loges, who was referred to in the Domesday Book . The left hand bay, which was slightly set back, featured mullioned and transomed windows on
2548-507: The town is divided into two wards. From 1875 until 1894 Sandbach was governed by Sandbach Urban Sanitary District. Between 1894 and 1974 the town was governed by Sandbach Urban District Council. In 1974, it was merged with other urban and rural councils to form Congleton Borough Council , which was later dissolved on 31 March 2009. The new authority Cheshire East took over its responsibilities and those of Cheshire County Council on 1 April 2009. Sandbach Town Council has jurisdiction over
2600-528: The town under the command of David Leslie on their way back to Scotland. The town proved to be a difficult retreat route, however, as the people of Sandbach and the market stallholders attacked the Scottish army. A newspaper of the time said: The dispute was very hot for two or three houres, and there were some townsmen hurt and two or three slaine, the Townesman slew about nine or ten and tooke 100 prisoners. This
2652-460: Was originally the town's mixed secondary modern when Sandbach School served as the boys' grammar school, but has been a single-sex comprehensive since 1979. It now has a college attached to it, which accepts boys as well as girls and offers a more vocational side of education along with A levels. 1873 (Sandbach) Squadron is the local squadron of the Air Training Corps . Founded in 1952, it
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#17330847034162704-422: Was the only notable event of the Civil War to have happened in Sandbach. As the fair and the fight took place on the common of the town, after this event the common gained the name Scotch Common. In 1836 Sandbach silk mills employed 554 people, including 98 boys and girls under 12 years old. In 1801 the population was 1,844; by 1851 this had reached 4,659. The town centre is shown on an 1840 map. Sandbach became
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