WYBUNBURY

'Wybunbury' is a village (at SJ 696 499) and civil parish in the Crewe and Nantwich district of Cheshire, England. The village lies 3¼ miles to the south east of Nantwich and 3¾ miles to the south of Crewe. The parish also includes the settlements of Clannor Heath, Daisy Hill, The Flag, Pinfold and parts of Blakelow, Haymoor Green and Howbeck Bank.^[1] Nearby villages include Hough, Shavington, Stapeley and Walgherton. The A51 runs east–west through the south-western corner of the parish.
The tower of the former church of St Chad's is located in Wybunbury village.^1[2] The parish also includes the lowland raised bog of Wybunbury Moss, a National Nature Reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest.^[3]
According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 1474.^[4]
Wybunbury is pronounced 'Winbury'.¹

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1. Genuki: Wybunbury (accessed 15 August 2007)
2. Geograph: Tower without the church (accessed 15 August 2007
3. National Nature Reserves: Wybunbury Moss NNR (accessed 15 August 2007)
4. Neighbourhood Statistics: Wybunbury CP (accessed 12 August 2007)