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1822 Map of Cheshire

From an actual Survey made in the Years 1820 & 1821, By C. & I. Greenwood, London. Author: GREENWOOD, Christopher Publication place: London Publisher: Published
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Map

1831 Map of Cheshire

Andrew Bryant’s large-scale map of Cheshire Map of the County Palatine of Chester from an actual Survey by A. Bryant. In the Years 1829, 1830
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Map

1832 Map of Cheshire

Hutchings’ large-scale map of Cheshire A Map of the County Palatine of Chester Divided into Hundreds & Parishes, From an Accurate Survey, Made in the
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Find My Past 1939 Register

1939 Register

Map search: 41 million people recorded in England & Wales at the outbreak of the Second World War, via Find My Past. The 1941 UK
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2011 Census interactive map

2011 Census interactive map

2011 Census data shown on an interactive map, with the option to chose statistics on population, origin, beliefs, health, housing, education, employment, etc.
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3d lidar viewer

3D Lidar Viewer

Click the 3D button to display the current Lidar layer in 3D.
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A Street near you

A Street near you

First World War men and women who died whilst serving in the First World War, who lived in Sandbach.
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ADS Archaeology Search

Archaeology Data Service: Accredited digital repository of heritage data, archives, unpublished reports, journals and metadata records.
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AirBnB holiday home rentals

AirBnB Home Rentals

Holiday homes rentals
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Alamy stock photos

Alamy Stock Photos

Photographs of Sandbach for purchase, that can be filtered by people, location, image type, viewpoint, and date taken.
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ancestry.co.uk

Ancestry.co.uk

The genealogy website, where you can subscribe to information such as census records, birth, death and marriage certificates, for people who lived in Sandbach, and
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Ancient Tree Inventory

Ancient Tree Inventory

From Ashes to Willow, The Ancient Tree Inventory (ATI) is a living database of ancient trees, that includes trees of interest biologically, aesthetically or culturally
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Archaeology Watch Old Hall

Archaeological Watching Brief at Old Hall (2011)

Watching brief during ground works of service trenches, new foundations and a soakaway.
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Archives Hub

Archives Hub

Brings together descriptions of thousands of the UK’s archive collections
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ArchiveSearch: Cambridge University

ArchiveSearch provides access to finding aids and links to digital records for the majority of archives located in the city of Cambridge. It includes many
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Bus timetable: Sandbach

Arriva Bus Timetable

Times of local buses, including route maps and timetables, and ticket purchasing online.
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BBC Domesday Reloaded

BBC Domesday Reloaded

The 1986 BBC project to record a snapshot of everyday life across the UK. On the website, navigate via the menu in the panel at
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BBC North West film archive

BBC North West Film Archive

See also the MMU Film and Video catalogue.
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BBC Weather: Sandbach

BBC Weather

Map and 10-day forecast, temperature highs and lows, wind speed and direction, chance of rain.
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Sandbach Flashes birds

Birds spotted at Sandbach Flashes

Bird sighting at Sandbach Flashes, showing the date, number, and observer. Also available for Watch Lane Flash
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Book page

Bradshaw's Guide

Sandbach is mentioned in Bradshaw's illustrated handbook for tourists in Great Britain and Ireland: Crewe to Stockport and Manchester SANDBACH Cheshire POPULATION, 5,259 Distance from
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Britain from Above

Britain from Above

Aerial photographs of Sandbach from the Aerofilms collection, taken between 1928 and 1951.
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British History Online

British History Online

Brings together material from British history from libraries, archives, museums and academics.
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British Newspaper Library

British Newspaper Library (£)

Archived local newspapers, subscription required.
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British Pathé

British Pathé

British Pathé is one of the finest newsreel archives in the world, consisting of 85,000 films with historical and cultural significance, spanning the years from
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Sam Knows broadband

Broadband Availability

SamKnows provides wholesale UK broadband availability at local telephone exchanges around the country.
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Broadband Providers

Broadband Providers

Helping you compare the UK's leading broadband providers
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Broadband speedchecker

Broadband Speedchecker

Use the map to find out about best broadband providers in your area. The blue markers will enable you to see individual results for different
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Burdett's County map

Burdett's County Map of 1777

Peter Perez Burdett's "Survey of the County Palatine of Chester" was published on 1 Jan 1777.
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Canal and Rver trust

Canal and River Trust

The Canal and River Trust is the charity who look after Britain's 2,000 miles of waterways. Includes information on waterways, fisheries, societies, places to visit,
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Car Parks

Car Parks

Sandbach car parks Name/LocationPostcode*Height RestrictionMaximum StayMaximumCapacityFees Brookhouse Road Car Park CW11 1HZ 2.3 metres 10 hours 147 Free Chapel Street Car Park CW11 1DH 2.0
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Charity Commission

Charity Commission

The regulator of charities in England and Wales is the Charity Commission, who also maintain the charity register.
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Cheshire Archaeology

Cheshire Archaeology

Information from the Cheshire Archaeological Planning Service.
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Cheshire Archives Maps

Cheshire Archive Maps

Tithe maps, Ordnance Survey c1910
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Chronicle Series newsapaper

Chronicle Series newspaper

News from the Chronicle Series newspaper
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Company Check

Company Check

Check companies and directors
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1789 Cheshire Directory Cowdroy

Cowdroy's Cheshire Directory (1789)

The Directory and Guide for the City and County of Chester, by W. Cowdry. Published 1789. The full text for Sandbach reads: Sandbach This town
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Dark skies finder

The main feature of this website is the light pollution map, which has recently been updated with data from 2022. Use it to escape the
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flightradar24 flight traffic

FlightRadar24 Live Air Traffic

Real-time aircraft flight tracking over Sandbach, Cheshire, and the rest of the world.
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fodens heritage

Foden's Band Archive

The Foden’s ‘Heritage’ website has been created to celebrate over 100 years of rich and diverse history of the Foden’s Band, a period during which
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Food hygiene ratings

Food hygiene ratings

Cheshire East food hygiene rating, part of The Food Standards Agency’s six-tier Food Hygiene Rating scheme for England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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freeBMD

FreeBMD (Genealogy)

FreeBMD is the project that aim to transcribe the Civil Registration index of Births, Marriages and Deaths for England and Wales, and to provide free
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Heads (Congleton) photo archive

Heads (Congleton) Photo Archive

Photos from the Chronicle newspaper from the 1960s, including archive and heritage images.
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Heritage Works The Old Hall

Heritage Works: The Old Hall

In 2008, Heritage Works undertook an options appraisal study of The Old Hall.
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High Speed 2 (HS2) Rail map

HS2 High Speed 2 Rail Route

Interactive map showing the route of HS2 through Crewe, as it passes west of Sandbach.
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Indeed jobs

Indeed Jobs

Employment available in Sandbach. Search by category, salary and many other factors
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Heavens Above: International Space Station

International Space Station

The International Space Station appears as a large cross traversing the night sky. Note that Brightness is measured as “magnitude”, and the smaller the number,
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John Rocque's 1790 map

John Rocque's 1790 map

Composite of England and Wales, drawn from the most accurate surveys containing all the cities, boroughs, market towns & villages; in which are included all
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JSTOR journals

JSTOR academic journals

JSTOR provides access to more than 12 million academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.
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Land at Sandbach, report

Land at Sandbach (2008)

Archaeological Desk-based Assessment.
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Land off Abbey Road Sandbach

Land off Abbey Road, Sandbach

Land off Abbey Road, Sandbach, Cheshire East. Archaeological Desk-based Assessment. Blythe, Kathryn (2013) Land off Abbey Road, Sandbach, Cheshire East. Archaeological Desk-based Assessment. Project Report.
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Lidar finder

Lidar laser maps

LIDAR is a technology which uses laser light to create a 3D representation of the earth's surface. It can be used to find archaeological features
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Wikipedia listed buildings

Listed Buildings (Wikipedia)

78 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings.
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Open Train Times Live Signalling

Live railway track signalling

Real-time train information from Network Rail displayed on track diagrams.
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Manchester Airport flights

Manchester Airport Flights

Arrivals and departures
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Cellmapper

Mobile phone masts

CellMapper is a useful app for locating 2G/3G/4G/4G+ base stations.
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Museum of Policing

Museum of Policing

The Museum of Policing in Cheshire is an independent charity located in Warrington that includes records relevant to Sandbach and the surrounding area.
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Newspaper frontpage

Nantwich, Sandbach & Crewe Star £

1888–92 Nantwich, Sandbach & Crewe Star.
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National Biodiversity Network

National Biodiversity Network

The National Biodiversity Network NBN Atlas combines multiple sources of information about UK species and habitats
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National Library of Wales logo

National Library of Wales

Online Welsh Journals at the National Library of Wales. See also: Newspapers
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National Pipe Organ Register

National Pipe Organ Register

Click "Search by address" and enter "Sandbach". Click on a building. Click Details
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NLS maps

NLS Maps

National Library of Scotland historic maps. Ordnance Survey.
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Onshore oil and gas activity

Onshore Oil and Gas Activity

Oil and gas exploration data
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Openbenches

OpenBenches (memorial)

OpenBenches.org is a site dedicated to memorial benches. A quiet reminder of the people gone but not forgotten. A spot to rest your weary legs
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Vision of Britain Ordnance Survey first series

Ordnance Survey First Series (1856)

Ordnance Survey First Series, Sheet 80, showing Sandbach, and location of its racecourse. (Via Vision of Britain website). See also enlarged view of Cheshire Sheet
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Ordnance Survey Map 1881

Ordnance Survey Map (1881/2)

Ordnance Survey Map, 'Sheet 050', in Map of Cheshire (Southampton, 1881-1882), British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/os-1-to-10560/cheshire/050 [accessed 5 June 2020].
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Parish of Sandbach

Parish of Sandbach (1817)

In The history of the county palatine of Chester, by J H. Hanshall.
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Pigot National Directory 1828

Pigot Directory (1828)

Pigot and Co's National Commercial Directory for 1828-1829.
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Public Defibrillators

Public Defibrillators (AED)

Automated External Defibrillators (AED). Note that some are located in buildings with access restricted by opening time. Others are outside buildings and available 24-hours. Locations
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Raildar Junction Map

Rail Junction Map

Live rail junction map of Sandbach and the UK.
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Rightmove property for sale

Rightmove property for sale

Houses and flats for sale, in and around Sandbach. Filter by price, number of bedrooms, and property type.
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Roads of Roman Britain

Roman Roads in Cheshire

King Street: the Roman Road from Wilderspool to Chesterton (Margary Number: 70a), featuring: Elworth, Sandbach - Lidar Image and Route Map Abbeyfields Excavation (SJ 7465
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Sandbch Charity Estate

Sandbach Estates Charity (1848)

"To provide for the better administration of certain Charities, in the Parish of Sandbach, in the County of Chester, and the distribution of the Income
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Sandbach Flashes

Sandbach Flashes

Created by a few devotees interested in maintaining a photo gallery, latest news, sightings and year list information for the local Sandbach flashes
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Sandbach History

Sandbach History

Stewart Green's web site
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Cover

Sandbach Official Guide (1st Ed) (1933)

See booklet below. This little handbook has been published (a) to furnish information to the outside world as to Sandbach's local industries; (b) to advertise
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Sandbach Organisations

Sandbach Organisations

Stewart Green's web site
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Sandbach Over Sixty Years Ago

Sandbach Over 60 Years Ago (1895)

By Mrs G. Linnaeus Banks in Bygone Cheshire, edited by Andrew Williams.
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Sandbach Racecourse

Sandbach Racecouse

History of Sandbach Races at Sandbach Race course. The location of the race course can be seen on the Ordnance Survey First Series map. Races
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Sandbach Crosses

Sandbach Saxon Crosses

Sandbach Crosses (Wikipedia). Also called "Sandbach Crosses", and the "Ancient Crosses". Other resources: Web sites Sandbach Crosses (at English Heritage) Sandbach Anglo-Saxon crosses (at Historic
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Sandbach Shops History

Sandbach Shops History

Stewart Green's resource on this history of the shops in Sandbach (click the PDF link on his website), going back to the 17th century.
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Sandbach Tunnel Network

Sandbach Tunnels

The Sandbach Tunnel Network investigate whether there are hidden tunnels under parts of Sandbach
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War Memorials

Sandbach War Memorials

From The Imperial War Museum (IWP) War Memorial Register.
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ISS and satellites

Satellites predictions

Satellites appear as star-like points of light moving across the sky. Note that Brightness is measured as "magnitude", and the smaller the number, the brighter
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suncalc

Sun position

SunCalc shows the movement of the Sun and sunlight-phase for a certain day at a certain place. You can change the Sun's positions for sunrise,
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Sunrise-Sunset times

Sunrise Sunset

A detailed table and graphics showing the sunsrise and sunset times for Sandbach and more than 100.000 places around the world. What time is it
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Survey of English Place Names

Survey of English Place-Names

The English Place-Name Society was founded in 1923. Its principal aim is to conduct the Survey of English Place-Names, a county-by-county survey which explains the
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History of Chester - Sandbach Parish

The history of the county palatine and city of Chester (1819)

Features a section Sandbach. Description: The history of the county palatine and city of Chester: compiled from original evidences in public offices, the Harleian and
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Sandbach Crosses

The Sandbach Crosses (1946)

"The Sandbach crosses" by A. C. F. Tait, in Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire for the year 1946.
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theyworkforyou-sandbach

They Work For You

You shouldn’t have to be an expert to understand what goes on in Parliament. Your politicians represent you… but what exactly do they do in
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Traksy live train track signalling

Traksy live train signalling

Interactive live diagram showing location of trains, similar to the views used in signal boxes
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Tripadvisor

Tripadvisor

Reviews of accommodation, things to do, and restaurants.
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Twitter feeds

Twitter feeds

Sandbach-related Twitter feeds
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UK onshore geophysical library

UK Onshore Geophysical data

Geophysical information including wells and seismic data
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Special Collections Online

University of Leicester Special Collections Online

Includes: Directory of Manchester & Salford, 1853 Kelly's Directory of Cheshire, 1896 Kelly's Directory of Cheshire, 1902 Kelly's Directory of Cheshire, 1914 Kelly's Directory of
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Wind Forecasts

Wind Forecasts, wind speed, live weather and wind map for kitesurfing and windsurfing
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