Alpraham

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Alpraham
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The Travellers Rest
Alpraham is located in Cheshire
Alpraham
Alpraham
 Alpraham shown within Cheshire
Population 423 (2011)
OS grid reference SJ584595
Civil parish Alpraham
Unitary authority Cheshire East
Ceremonial county Cheshire
Region North West
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town TARPORLEY
Postcode district CW6
Dialling code 01829
Police Cheshire
Fire Cheshire
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK Parliament Eddisbury
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Alpraham is a roman village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The central business district includes a football stadium, a public house and a notice board which are situated on the A51 road, between Nantwich and Chester, and is about seven miles north-west of Nantwich. The 2011 Census gave the parish's population as 423.[1]

Alpraham used to host the aristocratic Point to point (steeplechase) for the Cheshire Hunt, normally on a Saturday towards the end of March. However, due to a lack of spectators and funding due to bankruptcy, the Alpraham point to point has moved to a new location near Crewe.

In 1999, Alpraham was involved in a fierce dispute with local village Bunbury over whether the 'Bunbury' Locks should be renamed. After several petitions from both villages and an averted turf war, it has since changed its name to The Great Staircase Locks of Alpraham and Bunbury.

Annually in September, there is a Village Day held at the Alpraham Football Stadium. It is always well attended and so popular that its attracted attention from several local magazines and celebrities last year. Among the stalls is a cheese tasting stall, face-painting tent as well as several stalls selling goods like mulled wine, jewelry and space cakes. Many events take place throughout the day such as tractor rides and a penalty shoot-out competition, which is then followed by a highly competitive tug-of-war and regional arm wrestling competition.

The Travellers Rest public house is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors.[2] It was built in about 1850 and extended in 1937, and the interwar interior remains largely unchanged.[3]

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References

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  3. ↑ heritagepubs.org.uk: Historic Pub Interiors, accessdate: 17/08/2014

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