Reaseheath College

Reaseheath College is a land-based further education college offering a range of diplomas, apprenticeships, and adult courses. It is mainly located on the outskirts of Nantwich in Cheshire, England. The college offers courses in adventure sports, agriculture, agricultural engineering, animal management, business and events management, construction, countryside, equine, floristry, food, horticulture, motor vehicle, public services and sports studies. University Centre Reaseheath shares the same campus and offers a variety of higher education degrees and foundation degrees in areas such as Animal Science, Equine Science, Rural Business Management, Conservation, Food Science, Bakery and Patisserie, Agriculture, and more. The higher education courses offered at University Centre Reaseheath are in conjunction with the University of Chester. The college’s main base is at Reaseheath, but there are also Outreach Centres at Burrows Lane, Merseyside, and Croft End Equestrian Centre, Oldham. Residential accommodation for around 1,000 students is available to both further and higher education students on the main campus site. Marcus Clinton is Reaseheath’s current Principal, and the sixth person to hold this role since the college opened in 1921. Glover Agriculture currently operate the ownership of the land at Reaseheath college, with Cheshire County Council as their main client.

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Reaseheath Old Hall

Reaseheath Old Hall is a former country house in the parish of Worleston, to the north of Nantwich in Cheshire, England. It was bought in 1722 by the Tomkinson family of Dorfold. The house was rebuilt in 1878 in Queen Anne style with Jacobean features, and enlarged in 1892. It is now part of Reaseheath College. The house is constructed in brick on a sandstone plinth, with a slated roof. It has three storeys, is in five bays, and has an L-shaped plan. The central bay projects forward and has a gable pediment. In the middle storey is a three-light lunette window. The house is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

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Nantwich Workhouse

Nantwich Workhouse, also known as Nantwich Union Workhouse, Nantwich Union House and Nantwich Institution, is a former workhouse in Nantwich, Cheshire, England. It is located at The Barony, off Barony Road (at SJ65295338). Built in 1779–80 to accommodate up to 350 people, the institution remained in use as a workhouse until 1930. For much of the remainder of the 20th century, the former workhouse became part of Barony Hospital, and is currently used as offices for the National Health Service. The former workhouse is listed at grade II.

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Poole Hall

Poole Hall is a Regency mansion at Poole, near Nantwich in Cheshire, England. It dates from 1812 to 1817 and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. Nikolaus Pevsner considered the interior to be "exceptionally fine". The hall is a private residence and is not open to the public.

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Battle of Nantwich

The Battle of Nantwich was fought on 25 January 1644 in Cheshire during the First English Civil War. In the battle, Sir Thomas Fairfax in command of a Parliamentarian relief force defeated Lord Byron and the Royalists. The Parliamentarian victory halted a series of Royalist successes in the area and was a major setback to King Charles' planned military campaign for 1644.

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