Wistaston

Wistaston is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, North West England. It is sited approximately 2 mi west of Crewe town centre and 3 mi east of Nantwich. It has a population of 8,222, reducing to 8,117 at the 2011 Census.

History
In the Domesday Survey of 1086, the area was called Wistanestune and was a going concern having a population of 25 to 30 people, valuable woodland and arable land, and deer roaming about. It had been worth 30 shillings, but after William the Conqueror's devastation of Cheshire, it was worth just ten shillings in 1086. It was one of several local villages with the suffix ‘tune’ or ‘ton’ - meaning a ‘farmstead’.

Awards
The village has won the following awards, Cheshire Community Council ‘Best Kept Village Competition’ (1984, 1988, 1998, 1999, 2000), Civic Pride Award (1993, 1994, 1995) and Cheshire Community Council ‘Community Pride’ (2005).

Parish council
The Wistaston Parish Council comprises 15 elected councillors, five from each of the three wards of Wistaston (Wistaston Green, St Mary's, and Wells Green). The current Chairman of the Parish Council is Councillor John Moore. The annual Parish Council meeting, to which all local Wistonians are invited, is held in April each year in the Wistaston Memorial Hall.

Local schools
There are two primary schools in the parish, Wistaston Church Lane Academy and St Mary’s Catholic Primary.

Events


Events held in the village each year include:
 * Village Fete (includes crowning of the Rose Queen, as well as Wistonian of the Year) - formerly held every year at St Mary's Church Rectory in mid-June. Since the Rectory grounds were sold to housing developers, the Fete has been held at Wistaston Church Lane Academy School
 * Flower and Vegetable Show - held every year at St Mary's Church Hall in August.

Sport


There are a variety of sports teams in Wistaston, including: archery, badminton, cricket, football, tennis and bowls.

Wistaston Sports and Leisure Association run the Eric Swan Sports Ground and Brittles Pavilion; the ground is located off Church Lane behind the primary school. The association was set up in 1997; it is an independent 'not for profit' organisation set up to encourage sport and leisure activities in Wistaston.