In the 15th century, the village had a watermill, the Bate Mill.[3] In the late 1780s, Chelford was one of the larger villages in Cheshire and had several shops.[4]
A large cattle market was held at Chelford every Monday for over a century, but it was closed on 30 March 2017. Business has been transferred to the market at Beeston and the former site is to be used for housing. In November 2019, a Google Earth view showed only the foundations, as the Chelford Market buildings had been demolished.[6]
Geography
Chelford is sited near to the Capesthorne Estate and is surrounded by farmland.
Almost all inhabitants of the village live on one estate, where the only way in or out is via the main road.
Amenities
Local amenities include a post office, the Egerton Arms pub and an agricultural supplies business, Chelford Farm Supplies.
St John's Church is the burial place of former world champion racing cyclistReg Harris and the venue for an annual cyclists' Christmas Carol service.
Transport
The village lies near to the junction of the A537 and A535 roads.
↑J. T. Driver. Cheshire in the Later Middle Ages, A History of Cheshire Vol. 6 (Series Editor: J. J. Bagley), p. 109 (Cheshire Community Council; 1971)
↑J. Howard Hodson. Cheshire, 1660–1780: Restoration to Industrial Revolution, A History of Cheshire Vol. 9 (Series Editor: J. J. Bagley), p. 116 (Cheshire Community Council; 1978) (ISBN0 903119 11 0)
