Wettenhall

History

The village is listed in the Domesday Book as Watenhale and was held by Gilbert de Venables. In the Norman era, Wettenhall was within the Forests of Mara and Mondrem (now Delamere Forest) and in the mid-14th century was overseen by an underforester. The village's former manor house, Wettenhall Hall, dated from 1635 and was demolished in around 1930. A drawing by John Douglas reveals that it was a brick building in the Artisan Mannerist style, with three shaped gables.

The population has declined since the 19th century; the historical population figures are 228 (1801), 294 (1851), 214 (1901) and 154 (1951).

Governance

Wettenhall is administered by Cholmondeston and Wettenhall Parish Council jointly with the adjacent civil parish of Cholmondeston. From 1974 the civil parish was served by Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council, which was succeeded on 1 April 2009 by the unitary authority of Cheshire East. Since 2024 Wettenhall has been within the parliamentary constituency of Chester South and Eddisbury which is represented by Aphra Brandreth.

Landmarks

St David's, the village church, dates from around 1870 and was designed by J. Redford and J.A. Davenport; it holds services every Sunday. The Little Man is the only remaining public house; the Boot and Slipper was demolished in 2016.

Geography

Wettenhall village is centred on the junction of Long Lane to Alpraham and Winsford Road between Darnhall and Cholmondeston. Wettenhall Brook flows through the village. The parish includes Wettenhall Wood, part of the Wettenhall And Darnhall Woods Site of Special Scientific Interest, together with woodland in the adjacent Darnhall parish.

Education

There are no educational facilities in the civil parish. Wettenhall falls within the catchment areas of Calveley Primary Academy and Tarporley High School.

References

;Sources

• C. Hartwell, M. Hyde, E. Hubbard, N. Pevsner. The Buildings of England: Cheshire (Yale University Press; 2011) ()
• P. de Figueiredo, J. Treuherz. Cheshire Country Houses (Phillimore; 1988) ()
• B. M. C. Husain. Cheshire under the Norman Earls: 1066–1237. A History of Cheshire Vol. 4 (J. J. Bagley, ed.) (Cheshire Community Council; 1973)

References

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13. [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/220930 Geograph: Little Man Pub, Wettenhall] (accessed 15 August 2007)
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17. (August 2025)