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Congleton
Sign in to saveCongleton is a market town and civil parish in the borough of Cheshire East, in Cheshire, England. The town is on the River Dane, south of Manchester and north of Stoke on Trent. At the 2021 census, the town's built-up area had a population of 30,005, while the parish had a population of 28,497.
Key facts
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Cheshire
- UK place.region
- North West England
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Congleton
- UK place.type
- Town
- UK place.population_ref
- 28,497 (Parish, 2021)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Congleton
- UK place.unitary_england
- Cheshire East
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Congleton
- UK place.post_town
- CONGLETON
- UK place.postcode_district
- CW12
- UK place.postcode_area
- CW
- UK place.dial_code
- 01260
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SJ854628
- UK place.static_image_2_caption
- Coat of arms of Congleton Town Council
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Article
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- Toponymy
- History
- Governance
- Administrative history
- Geography
- Economy
- Culture
- Media
- Sport
- Rugby union
- Football
- Tennis
- Basketball
- Other sports
- Transport
- Railway
- Buses
- Roads
- Waterways
- Air
- Public services
- Religion
- Education
- Primary schools
- High and secondary schools
- Special and alternative schools
- Notable people
- Public service and commerce
- Arts
- Sports
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Aldermen, alderwomen and freemen
- Freedom of Congleton
- Awards
- Gallery
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Citations
- Sources
- External links
Congleton is a market town and civil parish in the borough of Cheshire East, in Cheshire, England. The town is on the River Dane, south of Manchester and north of Stoke on Trent. At the 2021 census, the town's built-up area had a population of 30,005, while the parish had a population of 28,497.
==Toponymy== The town's name is of unknown origin. The first recorded reference to it was in 1282, when it was spelt Congelton. The element Congle might relate to the old Norse kang meaning a bend, followed by the Old English element tun meaning settlement.