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Dist:0.2km<br/>Nantwich Road, Wrenbury.
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Dist:0.2km<br/>Hawk House is a grade-II-listed cottage, dating from the early 18th century, in the centre of Wrenbury village next to the post office (left; see [[344124]]). Formerly the Hawk and Buckle inn, it is among the oldest buildings in the village. A public footpath runs through the gap to the right. For more information, see: http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=422369 & http://www.wrenbury.info/cheshirelife.htm
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Dist:0.2km<br/>The centre of Wrenbury village has a triangular village green by St Margaret's church (right). Elm House, one of several grade-II-listed 17th-century cottages in the village, stands on the junction of Cholmondeley Road (right) and New Lane (left)
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Dist:0.2km<br/>The village bowling green and sports pavilion (right), now adjacent to the new doctor's surgery ([[344206]]). Behind the sports pavilion are football pitches and tennis courts
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Dist:0.2km<br/>A Ministry of Transport signpost dating from the 1920s/1930s with a Cheshire C.C. annulus finial.
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Dist:0.2km<br/>This small post office, set back from the road in the centre of the village, doubles as the only shop in Wrenbury and also serves tourists on the nearby Llangollen branch of the Shropshire Union canal. Few of the surrounding villages have any shops; the one in nearby Ravensmoor closed a year or so ago
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Dist:0.2km<br/>Completed in November 2006, the new doctor's surgery between the primary school ([[183052]]) and the recreational ground ([[344228]]) replaces a tiny bungalow off the village green. The large parking area eases congestion in the village centre
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Dist:0.2km<br/>The Green is being used as a car park for the church.
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Dist:0.3km<br/>Wrenbury War Memorial, standing the Graveyard at St Margaret's Church.
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Dist:0.3km<br/>The early-16th-century red-sandstone parish church dominates the village of Wrenbury. Here the tower is seen peeking between two residential buildings. View from the junction of New Lane and Cholmondeley Road
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Dist:0.3km<br/>Wrenbury School from Nantwich Road, Wrenbury. Not clear whether the scarecrow outside is a pupil or member of staff.
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Dist:0.3km<br/>The parish church dates from the early 16th century and is built with local reddish sandstone; the eastern extension (right) dates from 1806. The church is notable for its dog whipper's pew & memorial to Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere (also commemorated by the nearby [[183655]]). The churchyard contains many mature trees, including the colossal yew on the left
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