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Rostherne Mere
Rostherne Mere is a natural lake in Cheshire, England. It is the largest of the Cheshire meres with an area of 48 hectares (120 acres) and a maximum depth of 30 metres (98 ft). It lies north of Rostherne village and south of the M56 motorway. Because of its importance for wildlife, the lake, together with neighbouring areas of woodland and pasture, has been declared a national nature reserve, a Ramsar site and a Site of Special Scientific Interest covering 152.9 hectares (378 acres).
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St Mary's Church, Rostherne
St Mary's Church lies between the village of Rostherne and Rostherne Mere in Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Knutsford. Its benefice is united with that of Holy Trinity, Bollington.
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Rostherne
Rostherne is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Millington and Rostherne, in the unitary authority area of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England (grid reference SJ743835). In 2001 the parish had a population of 160.
To the north of the village is Rostherne Mere and to the south is Tatton Park. The A556 road passes to its west.
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Bucklow Hill
Bucklow Hill is a village in Cheshire, England whose name originates from a slight rise in the road. It is part of the civil parish of Mere and is located at the junction of the A5034 and the B5569 road (formerly A556).
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Millington, Cheshire
Millington is a former civil parish, now in the parishes of Millington and Rostherne and Little Bollington with Agden, in the Cheshire East district, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The parish was 8 miles (13 km) from Warrington and 3 miles (5 km) from Altrincham. Its name is a "relic of Saxon clanship – the ton or town of the Millings". The parish is primarily agricultural, with a number of farms including Moss House Farm, Newhall Farm, Mereside Farm, Boothbank Farm and Stonedelph Farm. Millington has been recently described on Britain Streets as a "hamlet or isolated settlement in the inhabited countryside". Millington is situated within the market town Macclesfield. The M56 motorway was close to the parish, which allows travel into areas of Warrington and Manchester, 13 miles (21 km) and 14 miles (23 km) away respectively. In 2011 the parish had a population of 234.